Harvard professors are suing the Trump administration over its review of about $9 billion in federal funding for the university following pro-Palestine protests, calling the move a “gun to the head.” In the lawsuit, the professors argue that reviewing the funding is discriminatory and undermines free speech. The move comes …
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A State Department official said on Saturday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man that Donald Trump’s administration illegally deported to El Salvador, is “alive and secure” in the Central American nation’s notorious mega-prison. “It is my understanding based on official reporting from our Embassy in San Salvador that Abrego …
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) appeared to draw his largest crowd ever as part of his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour in Los Angeles near City Hall on Saturday. About 36,000 people gathered for the rally, according to his team. Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers, Neil Young performed leading up to Sanders’ speech, and …
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Donald Trump has taken extreme measures in his second term to deport foreign nationals legally residing in the U.S., such as revoking the visas of students involved in pro-Palestine protests on campuses around the country. Now, as The New York Times reports, the administration will look to widen the scope …
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President Donald Trump seems perfectly willing to plunge the United States into a full-blown trade war with China, and China is not backing down. Trump on Wednesday paused many of the most extreme tariffs he announced last week, but jacked up the tax on Chinese goods. The White House said …
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It’s grand to be a big Trump donor. The White House is at your beck and call. Just take it from Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook executive turned venture capitalist. He used to be a big donor to Democrats but has recently doffed a MAGA cap, helping raise millions for …
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B en Vizzachero had his dream job, working as a wildlife biologist with the Los Padres National Forest in California. He was moving up the ladder, had recently received a positive performance review, and was “making the world a better place,” he says. Yet, over Presidents’ Day weekend in February, …
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Egg prices hit record highs in the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, alongside increases in the average prices in other staple food categories. The increase comes as retailers continue to brace for the effects of President Donald Trump’s global 10 percent tariff rate — which remains in effect despite …
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Donald Trump blinked, and his massive new trade war has been drastically scaled back. Or, maybe not? Perhaps he’s just tweaking the details during a partial 90-day pause, and he preps other, different, and more magnificent tariffs. Regardless, the president of the United States will continue to hold the American …
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Donald Trump blew up his tariff agenda on Wednesday, writing in a Truth Social post that he is instituting a “90-day pause” on the bulk of the import taxes he had announced a week earlier. The surprising reversal came as financial markets were tanking, and as the president and his …
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