Politics
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German minister hits back against Vance's complaints on the state of European democracy
Germany's defense minister pushed back hard against U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's complaints Friday about the state of democracy in Europe,...
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Where U.S. adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending - but polling also shows that many Americans, including Republicans, think the...
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CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration job cuts
Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - roughly one-tenth of the agency's workforce - are being...
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Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to federal government's payment system
The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal...
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Trump cans thousands of 'probationary' federal workers
President Trump's latest move against the federal bureaucracy came this week when the administration moved to fire thousands of recently hired...
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Annexing Canada? At Niagara Falls, Trump's idea gets eye rolls but not support
At Niagara Falls, the iconic honeymoon and tourist destination on the U.S.-Canadian border, visitors from both countries took in President Donald...
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Judge sets a 5-day deadline for the Trump administration to start lifting its USAID funding freeze
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump's administration to temporarily lift a funding freeze that has shut down U.S. humanitarian aid...
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Vance chastises Europe over threat from 'within,' rails against censorship, migrant flood
Vice President J.D. Vance scolded European leaders on Friday for failing to address unchecked migration or uphold free speech principles and...
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Vance urges European officials to stem illegal migration, says voters don't want 'floodgates' open
Vice President J.D. Vance urged European officials to stem illegal migration on the continent during his speech Friday before the Munich Security...
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New HHS chief RFK Jr. says he will address physical and 'spiritual' health crisis
Newly confirmed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says many Americans confront both a "health crisis" and a "spiritual"...
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Judge orders Trump to lift freeze on foreign aid funds temporarily
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that has shut down U.S. aid and development...
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White House blocks Associated Press from RFK Jr., Modi events over 'Gulf of America' flap
For the third day in a row, the White House blocked Associated Press reporters from attending official events on Thursday because it refuses to use...