Politics

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Trump scores trade deal with EU featuring 15% tariffs, billions in U.S. energy exports

President Donald Trump met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday to discuss trade and other issues.

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  • Source: AP News
  • 07/25/2025
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Zelenskyy moves to restore independence of Ukraine anti-graft agencies after protests, EU criticism

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday submitted a new bill that would restore the independence of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies in an effort to defuse tensions following his approval earlier this week of a controversial law that weakened their autonomy.

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  • Source: USA TODAY
  • 07/23/2025
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Obama stands by intelligence conclusion that Russia tried to influence 2016 election

Former President Barack Obama on July 22 said he stood by the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia tried to influence the 2016 election.

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  • Source: News Week
  • 07/22/2025
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Tulsi Gabbard Unveils 230,000 MLK Docs Under Trump Executive Order

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday released more than 230,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., fulfilling a transparency directive issued by President Donald Trump.

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  • Source: AP News
  • 07/21/2025
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Russia launches a major aerial attack on Kyiv hours before high-level talks on support for Ukraine

Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months, only hours before the U.K. and Germany chaired a meeting to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for NATO allies to provide Ukraine with weapons.

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  • Source: Dayton Daily News
  • 07/18/2025
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House sends bill regulating stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency, to Trump

The House has passed two bills intended to boost the legitimacy of the cryptocurrency industry with new regulations as President Donald Trump has pushed to make the U_S_ the “crypto capital of the world.”

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  • Source: AP News
  • 07/17/2025
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Despite scandal and a looming corruption trial, Trayon White wins vote to return to the DC Council

A former Washington, D.C., Council member is returning to his seat, five months after he was kicked out for his involvement in a federal bribery investigation.

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Trump to meet NATO secretary-general as plan takes shape for Ukraine weapons sales

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to meet President Donald Trump this week on the heels of the U.S. leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that they can then pass on to Ukraine.

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  • Source: BBC
  • 07/11/2025
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North Korean defector to sue Kim Jong Un for abuse

A North Korean defector is filing civil and criminal charges against the country's leader Kim Jong Un for abuses she faced while detained in the country.

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  • Source: ctv news
  • 07/10/2025
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Rubio says U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia Thursday.

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Supreme Court declines to lift hold on Florida’s tough immigration law

A Florida immigration law can’t be enforced while it’s facing a legal challenge, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The court issued a one-sentence order denying Florida’s request to carry out enforcement of a law that bars people from entering the state if they don’t have legal authorization to be in the U.S.

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Zelensky: Trump conversation ‘very important and fruitful’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a “very important and fruitful” conversation with President Trump on Friday during which the two leaders discussed the developments on the front lines in Eastern Europe, air defense systems and mutual investments.

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Trump has big plans for Fourth of July 2026. What we know about America’s 250th

As Americans gear up for Fourth of July 2025 festivities, some are already looking to 2026, the celebration of the country's 250th birthday.

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Ukrainian drone hits weapons plant 800 miles deep in Russia, killing at least 3

A Ukrainian drone struck an anti-aircraft missile plant 800 miles deep into Russia on Tuesday — as Kyiv ramps up and prioritizes its UAV production to match Moscow’s bombardments.

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  • Source: NY Post
  • 07/01/2025
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Trump formally lifts Syria sanctions after meeting with ex-Al Qaeda fighter prez in Saudi Arabia

President Trump gave his final sign-off Monday to lifting longstanding US sanctions on Syria after pledging to do so last month during a trip to Saudi Arabia – in spite of the fact that the country’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, is a former leader of al Qaeda.

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Trump's tax and spending cuts bill clears key Senate vote as Republicans race to pass it by July 4

Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance President Donald Trump's package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.