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Trump admin must seek return of another man who was improperly deported to El Salvador, judge rules — A Trump-appointed judge ruled that the administration deported a 20-year-old Venezuelan man last month in violation of a legally binding, court-approved settlement agreement.
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Nayib Bukele, 2028 Republican Frontrunner
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Fox News Poll: The first 100 days of President Trump's second term — 82% are extremely or very concerned about inflation, down from 89% in January — As Donald Trump approaches the 100th day of his second term, a Fox News survey finds voters pleased with the job he is doing on border security …
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72% of American Jews disapprove of Donald Trump's performance so far, poll finds … Nearly three quarters of American Jews disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as president and most dislike how he is handling antisemitism in the United States, according to a new survey.
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Trump's Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows
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Trump to target ActBlue in presidential memorandum — The action is expected to come Thursday. — In a shot at ActBlue, the left's major online donation platform, President Donald Trump plans to sign a presidential memorandum on Thursday cracking down on foreign contributions in American elections …
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Judge Halts Trump's Anti-Voting Executive Order — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., Thursday blocked federal agencies from carrying out parts of President Donald Trump's sweeping executive order on elections. — The Democratic Party, the League of United Latin American Citizens …
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Election officials from across the US meet to consider Trump's order overhauling election operations
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The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor — Martin's career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show. Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried …
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Exclusive: Trump nominee apologizes for praising Nazi sympathizer while awaiting Senate confirmation hearing
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‘I Like That Question’: Trump Approves After Reporter Asks if He Deserves a Nobel Peace Prize — President Donald Trump expressed approval Thursday after a reporter asked Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre whether Trump should be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
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Trump Tells Putin to ‘STOP!’ After Deadly Russian Attack on Kyiv — The attack, which killed at least 12 people, was the deadliest on Ukraine's capital in nearly a year. President Trump called on President Vladimir V. Putin to “STOP!” in a post on social media.

Trump writes ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ after Russia launches deadliest strikes on Kyiv since last summer
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China tells US to ‘cancel all unilateral tariffs’ if it wants talks — Beijing says claims it is nearing a deal with Washington to resolve the trade war are ‘fake news’ — Beijing has called on the US to “completely cancel all unilateral tariff measures” if it wants trade talks …
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Hounded by Wall Street, Trump tempers his populist rhetoric
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The Permanent Tariff Damage
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Trump's Tariffs Bump Into Reality as Economic Strategy Wavers
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100 days of DOGE: lots of chaos, not so much efficiency — At the Social Security Administration, lawyers, statisticians and other high-ranking agency officials are being sent from the Baltimore headquarters to regional offices to replace veteran claims processors who have been fired or taken buyouts from the Trump administration.
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‘He gets him what he needs’: Hegseth's new favorite adviser helped set up Signal on one of secretary's computers at Pentagon — Last month, after news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was using Signal to discuss sensitive military operations in violation of Pentagon policy …
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Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer
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Runaway Tren — How a Colorado slumlord's psyop turned into a brand-new ‘forever war’ on Venezuela — Earlier this month, a middle-aged woman with shaggy, silvery hair and a pleasant smoker's contralto flew from Denver to Washington to testify before the House Judiciary Committee.
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Trump Is a Virus — Chaos is about to take its toll — Hammering out a few words before getting on the bike. — It has been amazing to watch the stock market gyrating in response to things that aren't even policy changes — they're hints and rumors of policy changes.
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Stacey Abrams considers third run for governor as some Georgia Democrats move on — After two losses, Abrams still commands attention and respect. But her political machine has faded and the primary field is filling up. — Eight years ago, Stacey Abrams delivered a speech at an Atlanta union hall …
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Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson shoot down millionaire tax hike — Some Republicans had debated breaking from party orthodoxy by allowing taxes to go up on wealthy Americans to help pay for a massive bill for Trump's agenda. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson …
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Trump Slams Door on Higher Tax Rate for the Rich
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If A.I. Systems Become Conscious, Should They Have Rights? — As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious. — One of my most deeply held values as a tech columnist is humanism.
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Musk Goons Purged Living U.S. Citizens from Social Security — RESURRECTION DAY — Elon Musk and his DOGE foot soldiers effectively killed the financial lives of “countless” citizens through their database meddling. — What might be called Day of the Dead Living is being continually played …
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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton becomes the first to launch a bid for Dick Durbin's Senate seat — Stratton, who came into office alongside Gov. JB Pritzker in 2018, announced on Thursday she will seek Durbin's spot in the Senate. — CHICAGO — And the race is officially on.


U.S. Texts Barnard Employees and Asks if They Are Jewish — A questionnaire from a federal commission also inquired about whether professors and other college staff members had been harassed. — The personal cellphones of dozens of current and former Barnard College employees pinged Monday evening …
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Exclusive: Trump administration moved Venezuelan to Texas for possible deportation despite judge's order — President Donald Trump's administration moved a Venezuelan man who had worked in construction in Philadelphia to Texas for possible deportation after a federal judge had issued …
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Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: — Section 1. Purpose. A bedrock principle of the United States is that all citizens are treated equally under the law.
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Trump officials consider shrinking 6 national monuments in the West — Interior Department officials are considering scaling back the boundaries of national monuments in the West to encourage energy development on public lands. — Trump officials are analyzing whether to remove federal protections …
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Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline — Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining vaccination rates continue, a new model shows. — The United States faces millions of measles cases over the next 25 years …


Pentagon to resume medical care for transgender troops — The move is another setback for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has made culture war issues a major part of his role. — The Pentagon will resume gender-affirming care for transgender service members, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO …
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Fact check: Trump lies about the price of eggs, groceries and gas — Gas. Groceries. Eggs. Over the last week, President Donald Trump has lied about the price of all of them — using this repeated deception to try to minimize widespread concerns that his tariffs will fuel inflation.


How I Describe Myself Politically These Days — I struggle these days whenever someone asks me for my political affiliation. But if you really force me, I'd describe myself as a “Waymo Democrat.” Waymos are the self-driving electric taxis started by Google.
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