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Judge Sets Monday Deadline to Release Foreign Aid Funds
A federal judge set a deadline for the Trump administration to release millions of dollars in foreign aid payments to U.S. Agency for International Development contractors and nonprofits who challenged President Donald Trump's executive order freezing nearly all such funds.
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DOJ to Ramp Up Staffing for Immigration Cases
The Justice Department will focus on hiring prosecutors in offices near U.S. borders to enforce President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration, despite a federal hiring freeze, according to the new U.S. deputy attorney general. The directive is designed to boost ...
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Paramount, CBS: Dismiss Trump's '60 Minutes' Suit
Paramount and CBS moved Thursday to dismiss President Donald Trump's lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" Kamala Harris interview, calling it an "affront to the First Amendment," Variety reported.
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Energy, Interior Secretaries Hail Natural Gas Exports
The planned expansion of a massive liquified natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for a U.S. energy policy that doubles down on oil and gas exports under President Donald Trump, two members of his Cabinet told a crowd of cheering workers Thursday.
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Consumer Watchdog OKs Some Offices to Resume Work
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has allowed some of the agency's offices to return to operation while the Trump administration faces a lawsuit over the closing of the consumer watchdog group, the Hill reported Thursday.
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US B-52 Joins Israeli Jets in Mediterranean Drill
U.S. and Israeli air forces conducted a joint operation over the eastern Mediterranean this week, the third U.S. Bomber Task Force mission to the Middle East in two weeks.
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Dem Leadership ’Very Unhappy’ With Trump Disruptors
House Democrat leadership privately confronted the roughly dozen progressives who flouted requests for decorum during President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress earlier this week, Axios reported Thursday.
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Georgetown Law: DEI Threat 'Constitutional Violation'
Georgetown Law School is pushing back against a hiring threat from interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, who warned he would not consider applicants from institutions that continue to teach diversity, equity, and inclusion, The Hill reported.
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Bibles to Be Distributed to Some Oklahoma Classrooms
Oklahoma's State Education Superintendent has teamed up with singer Lee Greenwood to get Bibles into state classrooms.
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Trump Calls for ‘Disgraceful’ MSNBC Hosts to Be Fired
President Donald Trump said Thursday that MSNBC hosts Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow should be fired for their "disgraceful" comments about the teenage cancer survivor that Trump featured in his joint address to Congress earlier this week.
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Second Person in US Dies From Measles
A second person in the U.S. has died from measles, according to news reports.
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US to Use AI to Revoke Hamas Backers' Student Visas
The U.S. State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students it perceives as supporters of Palestinian Hamas militants, Axios reported on Thursday, citing senior State Department officials.
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Trump again Casts Doubt on His Commitment to NATO
President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed doubts over his commitment to the NATO alliance, saying countries that are not spending adequately on their militaries do not deserve defense."If they don't pay, I'm not going to defend them," he told reporters in the Oval...
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Attorneys File Appeals for Thousands Fired by Trump
Attorneys said Thursday they've filed class action appeals to a federal board for thousands of workers fired by President Donald Trump. Several appeals already have been filed against multiple federal agencies, with plans to bring about 15 more on behalf of thousands of ...
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More Fallout From Democrat Disturbances During Trump Speech
There is an attempt in Washington to have some Democrat members of Congress removed from committee assignments following how they acted during President Donald Trump's speech to Congress on Tuesday night.
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Pentagon Official Accused of Being Antisemitic
Several Jewish groups have voiced outrage over the Pentagon's new deputy press secretary regarding social media comments they considered antisemitic.
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Trump Nixes Security Clearance for 'Russiagate' Firm
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that suspended the security clearances for employees of the Perkins Coie law firm, which played a central role in the 2016 Russia investigation.
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13-Year-Old Cancer Survivor: Stop Being Mean to Trump
D.J. Daniel, the 13-year-old brain cancer survivor who showed great courage at President Donald Trump's address, has advised the president's adversaries to back off.
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Adnan Syed Free After Judge's Ruling in 'Serial' Case
Adnan Syed, whose case amassed a worldwide following of "Serial" podcast listeners, will remain free even though his murder conviction still stands, a Baltimore judge ruled on Thursday. The judge agreed to reduce Syed's sentence to time served under a relatively new state ...
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Trump Won't Change Daylight Saving Time Routine
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House he won't interfere with the decades-old process of daylight saving time.
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NPS Takes Down Web Pages on Trans Activists
The National Park Service has taken down web pages that discuss transgender activists and LGBTQ history, according to an NPR report.
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US Issues Travel Warning for Turks and Caicos
The State Department has issued a Level 2 travel advisory for Turks and Caicos, warning Americans to "exercise increased caution" due to crime, the Daily Mail reported.
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Stop News Browsing, Social Security Workers Told
Social Security Administration employees were warned Thursday that they are no longer allowed to read "general news" on work devices, among other internet-use restrictions, NBC News reported.
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Dems Urge DOJ to Probe Musk, X Over Ad Pressure Campaign
Five Democrat senators are calling on the Justice Department to investigate the social media platform X and billionaire owner Elon Musk over an alleged pressure campaign to bully advertisers into bringing their business back to X, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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Nasdaq in Correction Amid Trade Policy Uncertainty
Wall Street stocks finished lower Thursday, with the Nasdaq confirming it has been in a correction since December, weighed down by market jitters over the current uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy.