Politics
Trump fires Democratic board members of credit union watchdog
Todd Harper, chairman of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House has fired two Democratic board members of the National Credit Union Administration, the officials said on Wednesday, as President Donald […]
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California suing Trump to stop his ‘unlawful’ tariffs
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are greeted by California Governor Gavin Newson upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 24, 2025, to visit the region devastated by the Palisades and Eaton fires. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images California on Wednesday is set to […]
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The European Union braces for more U.S. tariffs despite talks
In this photo illustration, a double exposure images shows U.S. President Donald Trump against the EU flag. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The European Union is preparing for more tariffs from the United States, despite conversations with the U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration earlier this week. It’s been an intense back-and-forth over the […]
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Judge orders Trump officials to testify about efforts to return wrongly deported man
A U.S. judge on Tuesday demanded U.S. officials provide documents and answer questions under oath about what it had done to secure the return of a man wrongly deported to El Salvador, ramping up an inquiry into whether the Trump administration defied a court order. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis said at a hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland that she […]
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20,000 IRS employees interested in deferred resignation offer as tax deadline looms
A traffic light is red outside the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building after it was reported the IRS will lay off about 6,700 employees, a restructuring that could strain the tax-collecting agency’s resources during the critical tax-filing season, in Washington, D.C., Feb. 20, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Around 20,000 Internal Revenue Service employees […]
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AOC fundraising soars as the New York rep and Bernie Sanders barnstorm U.S. against Trump
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks during a stop on the ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at Grand Park on April 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raised $9.6 million during the first quarter of 2025, the strongest ever quarter for the New York […]
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Trump ‘looking into’ legality of deporting U.S. citizens to foreign prisons, White House says
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: US President Donald Trump, during a meeting with Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 14, 2025. Al Drago | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump is exploring whether he can legally deport U.S. […]
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Harvard University rejects Trump DEI demands, imperiling $9 billion in federal funding
A person runs past Dunster House at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 17, 2025. Scott Eisen | Getty Images Harvard University on Monday rejected demands by the Trump administration to eliminate its DEI programs and screen international students for ideological concerns, putting nearly $9 billion in federal funding for the university at risk. “No […]
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U.S. businesses sue to block Trump tariffs, say trade deficits are not an emergency
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A group of five small businesses on Monday sued President Donald Trump, seeking to block new tariffs that he has imposed on foreign imports in recent weeks. The lawsuit in the U.S. […]
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DOJ charges man in arson attacks on Tesla showroom, Republican HQ in New Mexico
Republican Party headquarters is damaged in a fire in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., in this handout image released on March 30, 2025. New Mexico GOP | Via Reuters The Department of Justice on Monday said it charged a New Mexico man in connection with arson attacks in Albuquerque targeting a Tesla showroom and the state’s […]
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