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Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury's Power Struggle With Elon Musk — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge. — The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is being replaced …
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Trump is replacing the acting IRS commissioner, part of a dispute between treasury and Elon Musk — The move comes after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Trump that Gary Shapley was placed in the position without his knowledge and at Elon Musk's direction.

With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will
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Abrego Garcia's deportation case exposes a rift among Democrats over how to take on Trump — As some Democrats vocally push for the release of the man the administration says was mistakenly deported, others have sought to steer clear and focus on high prices and economic issues.
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Should Democrats focus on immigration or the economy? — It is possible for parties to walk and chew gum at the same time … I have seen political analysts suggest or imply a few times now that Democrats should not be trying to fight Republicans on immigration in general …
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Rubio Says Trump to ‘Move On’ From Ukraine Peace Talks if No Progress Soon — “If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed meetings in Paris. — The United States will abandon efforts to end the war in Ukraine …
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Trump ready to ‘move on’ from Ukraine peace talks if no progress, Rubio says
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US will abandon Ukraine peace push if no progress ‘within a matter of days,’ Rubio says
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The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights — The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions …


‘You caved’: El Salvador president ripped for posting photos from US Senator's meeting — Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) received applause Thursday after he succeeded in meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador who has become the face …
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Senator Meets With Wrongly Deported Maryland Man in El Salvador
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia meets with Maryland senator in El Salvador, weeks after mistaken deportation
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Trump Is Flirting With Economic Disaster — By threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve, the president risks undermining many of his key goals. — According to President Donald Trump, the banker he picked to lead the Federal Reserve is “WRONG.” His reports are a “complete ‘mess!’”
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Don't fall for the tariff panic; Trump has already crushed inflation


The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains? — As an attorney I'm deeply alarmed by an incident that occurred just this week and feel compelled to share it—to raise awareness of the legal and constitutional crossroads we are rapidly approaching.


Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label — The immigrants are among more than 6,000 who were falsely added to a deaths database by DHS and the U.S. DOGE Service in a bid to pressure them to leave the United States. — Immigrants falsely labeled dead …


Trump is wrapping up 100 days of historic failure — America has seen ruinous periods, but never when the president was the one knowingly causing the ruin. — By any reasonable measure, President Donald Trump's first 100 days will be judged an epic failure. — He has been a legislative failure.
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Judge orders halt to mass firings at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — About 1,500 employees were set to be jettisoned at the bureau. — A security officer works inside of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau building headquarters Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington.
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DOGE is slashing 90% of a federal agency designed to prevent another financial crisis
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House Democrats fume at David Hogg's plan to oust lawmakers — Democratic National Committee vice chair David Hogg's plan to spend $20 million to primary older Democratic incumbents in Congress has sparked intense anger from some lawmakers. — Why it matters: House Democrats told Axios that …
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No, Gavin: Trump Disappearing People Isn't a ‘Distraction’
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What's Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal. — In the beginning there was agony. Under the empires of old, the strong did what they willed and the weak suffered what they must. — But over the centuries, people built the sinews of civilization …
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White House pushes COVID lab leak theory with new website — The Trump administration recast the White House's COVID information website on Friday to declare a virus leaking from a Chinese lab as the “true origins” of the pandemic. — Why it matters: President Trump has pushed …
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THE ORIGIN — 1. — The virus possesses a biological characteristic that is not found in nature.
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DHS tells US citizen and immigration advocate to leave the country … Aldo Martinez received an email April 11 from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), telling him to leave the country or he would be removed. It read: … “I was born in National City, California,” Martinez said.
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Chart of the week: Trump is losing voters on the economy — Inflation got Donald Trump elected in 2024. Now, his ratings on economic issues are at their lowest point ever, even worse than during COVID-19 — The numbers on the economy are basically unanimous and relatively straightforward …
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YouGov, New Republic, Rochester Democrat … and The Economist


Travel to the U.S. from almost everywhere is falling under Trump — Charts show the scale of a steep drop in visitors from key countries and regions after President Donald Trump returned to office. — Overseas travel to the United States has declined sharply since President Donald Trump returned to office.


Wisconsin governor can lock in 400-year school funding increase using a veto, court says — The Democratic governor of Wisconsin's creative use of his uniquely powerful veto can lock in a school funding increase for 400 years, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
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Scoop: Trump revamps “Schedule F,” making it easier to cut federal workers — The Trump administration on Friday will announce that it's moving ahead with a new rule, previously known as “Schedule F,” that will make it easier to remove federal employees it believes are undercutting President Trump's agenda.


The Trump Administration Is Disappearing People Like the Soviet Union — The courts can only do so much to protect us. Will more people be doomed to the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia? — Last week, the Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return …


Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump — Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar. Currencies rise and fall all the time because of inflation fears, central bank moves and other factors.
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Trump Shifted on Tariffs After Bond Holders Got Jittery. He Held Millions Himself. — As of August, the president's investment portfolio showed significantly more in bonds than in stocks. It is unclear if his personal holdings had any bearing on his decisions regarding tariffs.


'I don't want to give money to this America': tourists' fears of US travel under Trump — With US visits down 11.6% in March compared with last year, people share their views and experiences on the US border — Last year, while Joe Biden was US president, Jenny and her husband booked a trip to Boston for June 2025.


Get Out by Good Friday, Feds Say to Afghan Christians — The Department of Homeland Security has revoked immigration status of some Afghans who fled to the U.S. — The first time a young Christian from Afghanistan heard music at a church service where he understood at least some of the language …
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Trump administration eyes elimination of program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes — The Trump administration is considering support for the end of a program that helps low-income people heat and cool their homes. — A draft budget request document reviewed …
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Trump's United States of Emergency — In his first 100 days, President Trump has declared more national emergencies — more creatively and more aggressively — than any president in modern American history. — Why it matters: Powers originally crafted to give the president flexibility …
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SCOTUS Can Let the President Break the Law; They Can't Change It … We are now cranking up another edition of the “will he or won't he” Trump song and dance, this time about firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Trump manages to add an additional pungency to these dramas by trying to fire the guy who is actually his own Fed Chair.


The Declaration of Independence's warning for Trump — “The king violated their rights time and time again, and he basically ‘un-kinged’ himself.” — ∙ Paid … 🦅🗽🦅 … Donald Trump is having ICE agents grab people off the streets and sending them to a gulag …