National Politics

Trump’s moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here’s what the law says

Written by Lindsay Whitehurst WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite city officials pointing to data indicating a decline in violence, President Donald Trump took historic steps ...

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U.S. and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies

By Didi Tang and Paul Wiseman Washington (AP) President Donald Trump at least postponed another risky confrontation between the two largest economies in the ...

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Judge pauses Trump administration’s push to expand fast-track deportations

By Elliott Spagat and Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Washington (AP) In a decision that might save hundreds of thousands of individuals, a federal judge ...

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Judge allows the National Science Foundation to withhold hundreds of millions of research dollars

By Associated Press’s Aditi Ramakrishnan NEW YORK (AP) A federal court said Friday that the National Science Foundation can keep denying hundreds of millions ...

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Biden aide denounces GOP probe into former president’s health as baseless and denies any cover-up

By Michelle L. Price and Matt Brown, Associated Press Washington (AP) In testimony to senators on Wednesday, a longtime close adviser to President Joe ...

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US to share biometric data with Chile ‘to track criminals,’ Homeland Security’s Noem says

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noems announced Wednesday during a visit to the South American country that the United States will ...

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Trump signs order to justify 50% tariffs on Brazil

By Associated Press’s Josh Boak Washington (AP) On Wednesday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order threatening to slap 50% tariffs on Brazil, citing ...

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US wants back millions in COVID relief from local governments over missing reports

By Associated Press’s DAVID A. LIEB Missouri’s Jefferson City (AP) The U.S. Treasury is attempting to recover millions of dollars in COVID-19 pandemic relief ...

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Senate confirms Trump’s pick for counterterrorism agency, a former Green Beret with extremist ties

By Associated Press’s Stephen Groves Washington (AP) As Republicans ignored his ties to right-wing radicals and his endorsement of conspiracy theories regarding the Jan. ...

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Judge orders Trump administration to explain why order to restore Voice of America wasn’t followed

By Associated Press’s David Bauer On Wednesday, a federal court effectively charged that the Trump administration had disregarded his directives to resume Voice of ...

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