Politics

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  • Source: News Week
  • 03/06/2025
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Donald Trump Takes a Major Stand on Abortion Issue

President Donald Trump's administration moved Wednesday to drop a federal case challenging Idaho's strict abortion ban, according to the Associated Press, marking one of the administration's first major actions on reproductive rights since the president took office in January.

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  • Source: AP News
  • 03/04/2025
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US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, China Mexico and Canada retaliate

President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States’ North American allies.

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Elon Musk Claims Social Security Is 'The Biggest Ponzi Scheme of All Time' During Latest Joe Rogan Interview

"However bad the financial situation is right now for the federal government, it'll be much worse in the future"

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Trump shocks as he makes huge concession to Russia: 'Putin's on the inside now'

Donald Trump has signaled both publicly and privately that he no longer considers Russia a major cyber threat to US national security and critical infrastructure.

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Donald Trump says 'we will' secure Ukraine peace deal, as Starmer arrives at White House – video

US president Donald Trump said he was confident a deal could be agreed to end the war in Ukraine as the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, arrived at the White House for a bilateral meeting

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US economy grew 2.3% in fourth quarter

Fourth quarter GDP was 2.3%, the same as the Commerce Department's prior estimate

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Trump Threatens Legal Action Over Writers' Use of 'Anonymous Sources' He Insists Don't 'Even Exist'

The president suggested that his administration might introduce a new law to prevent such reporting

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DeSantis launches DOGE task force in Florida to gut 'bureaucratic bloat'

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced that his administration is launching a state-level Department of Government Efficiency, stating that he took inspiration from the federal agency and Elon Musk's efforts to eliminate government waste.

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Trump Promises $5 Million ‘Gold Cards’ for Foreigners to Buy Citizenship

President Donald Trump says he wants to replace the EB-5 visa program that sells green cards to wealthy investors with a higher-cost “gold card” program.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces The Roosevelt Hotel’s “Asylum Arrival Center” is Closing Down

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that The Roosevelt Hotel’s Asylum Arrival Center and Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center is in the process of closing down.

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  • Source: Yahoo
  • 02/25/2025
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Trump Says Planned Tariffs on Canada, Mexico ‘Going Forward’

President Donald Trump said tariffs scheduled to hit Canada and Mexico next month were “on time” and “moving along very rapidly” following an initial delay, even as a US official cautioned the schedule could be less certain.

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  • Source: AP News
  • 02/24/2025
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The UN will vote to demand Russia pull troops out of Ukraine. But the US wants a softer approach

On the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. General Assembly is expected to vote Monday on dueling resolutions — Ukraine’s European-backed proposal demanding an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces from the country and a U.S. call for a swift end to the war that never mentions Moscow’s aggression.

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Gov. Hochul says she won't remove NYC Mayor Adams from office

Gov. Kathy Hochul will not remove embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, saying his fate should be left to the voters to decide at the ballot box.

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Lara Trump hired to host Fox News show; what to know about Donald Trump's daughter-in-law

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, is set to return to Fox News as the host of her own show in a move weeks after she stepped down as the Republican National Committee's co-chair.

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Washington state lawmakers pass hate crime bill amid concerns over ‘absolute freedom of conscience’

Republicans warn bill could run afoul of the state constitution guarantee of free speech and thought.

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Mexico awaits new response from Google on Gulf dispute

Mexico said Monday it's awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit.