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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Should U.S. gun manufacturers who flood weapons dealers in border states with the guns that drive cartel violence in Mexico be held liable in court? The Supreme Court heard arguments last week about whether a case brought by the Mexican government can go to trial. The gun industry is armed …
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Donald Trump’s second term hasn’t even hit the 100-day mark, and the president has already made clear that his priority is not fulfilling the promises of prosperity he made to working class Americans on the campaign trail, but ensuring that the wealthy backers who fueled his victory get their payout. …
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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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Between classes, when throngs of students stream into and out of Columbia University’s campus, the security lines can back up like a TSA checkpoint. There’s a switch-back path of metal fencing that leads into a white tent, where two sets of guards check and then swipe campus ID cards before …
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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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Liz Oyer served as Pardon Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice from April 2022 to March 2025. Throughout American history and regardless of presidential politics, the mission of the Department of Justice has been to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil …
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Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency — the federal agency that oversees more than $7 trillion in mortgage loans — is a man named Bill Pulte. Among the matters Pulte has been pressed on as senators weigh his confirmation is the fact that roughly 24,000 tweets …
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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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