Donald Trump celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Monday by inviting Irish UFC star Conor McGregor to the White House. McGregor has long been the subject of controversy, and just a few months ago was found liable for rape in a civil case in Ireland. Trump lauded McGregor last week when …
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Sen. Chris Murphy cautioned lawmakers that continuing to engage in norms during the Trump administration could bring an end to American democracy. His comments come after 10 Democratic senators, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, voted with Republicans to pass Trump’s spending bill and avert a government shutdown. “If we continue …
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The Trump administration deported to El Salvador hundreds of immigrants it accused of being members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang or MS-13, and the deportations may have taken place after a court explicitly ordered they be halted and any planes in the air turn around. On Friday, Trump …
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An outgoing Commerce Department official in charge of expanding rural broadband authored an email to colleagues warning that the Trump administration is preparing to further enrich billionaire Elon Musk by diverting money for rural broadband to Musk’s satellite internet company. “Stranding all or part of rural America with worse internet …
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The U.S. stock market has lost $5 trillion in value over the last three weeks due to upcoming tariffs threatened by the Trump administration and rising inflation, leaving many Americans worried about their investments. But Trump’s treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said he isn’t concerned. In fact, he claimed the stock …
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday seeking the dismantling of seven more federal agencies, including one that oversees government-funded media outlet Voice of America (VOA). “This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary,” the White House said …
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Donald Trump controls the White House. Republicans control the House of Representatives and the Senate. As the president and his administration disassemble the federal government, the shred of power Democrats still have is the Senate filibuster, which they could use on Friday to block the Republican continuing resolution to keep …
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The Department of Health and Human Services is already headed by a vaccine skeptic, and the Trump administration would like to install a TV doctor to run the nation’s most vital health care systems. Dr. Mehmet Oz sat today for a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee to discuss his …
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Donald Trump, in his speech at the Department of Justice on Friday, said it “should be illegal” for people to criticize judges, adding that it “probably is illegal in some form.” It’s not the first time the president has expressed this sentiment — on the campaign trail last year, Trump …
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President Donald Trump is threatening to levy a 200-percent tariff on wine and liquor products imported from the European Union after the alliance levied its own tariff on American whiskey products — the latest in a tit for tat tax battle with Trump. “If this Tariff is not removed immediately, …
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