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Trump moves to block U.S. entry for foreigners planning to study at Harvard University
A Harvard sign is seen at the Harvard University campus in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 27, 2025. Rick Friedman | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from an international […]
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Trump orders investigation of Biden’s use of an autopen, claiming White House cover-up
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to investigate former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign pardons and other documents, increasing the pressure on his predecessor as House Republicans also requested interviews with members of Biden’s inner circle. An autopen is a mechanical device that is used to replicate a person’s […]
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Trump announces travel ban affecting a dozen countries set to go into effect Monday
US President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to US Steel – Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, May 30, 2025. Saul Loeb | AfP | Getty Images President Donald Trump is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, signing a proclamation Wednesday night preventing people from a dozen countries from entering the […]
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Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting family of Colorado attack suspect
A man reads a note placed on a memorial at the scene of an attack that injured multiple people, outside the Boulder County Courthouse, in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 2, 2025. Mark Makela | Reuters A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting the wife and five children of Mohamed Soliman, […]
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After Trump pulled NASA nomination, Musk ally Jared Isaacman says stint in politics was ‘thrilling’
Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands for a portrait in front of the recovered first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket at Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) on February 2, 2021 in Hawthorne, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Days after his nomination for […]
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Trump administration loses bid to lift bar on Education Department layoffs
A U.S. Department of Education employee leaves the building with their belonging on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images The Trump administration on Wednesday lost a bid to lift a federal district court order temporarily barring the U.S. Education Department from laying off about half of its employees. The administration […]
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Musk whips opposition to Trump tax plan: ‘KILL the BILL’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Elon Musk on Wednesday ramped up his attacks against the massive tax-cut bill President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to pass, claiming it will condemn America […]
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Education Department says Columbia University fails to meet accreditation standards
Students are seen on the campus of Columbia University on April 14, 2025, in New York City. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday that Columbia University has failed to meet the standards for accreditation because it “is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws” for allegedly tolerating harassment of […]
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Sen. Ron Johnson rips into ‘immoral’ GOP spending bill: ‘I can’t accept it’
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Wednesday blasted President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” as “immoral” and “grotesque,” and reiterated that he will vote against it unless his GOP colleagues make major changes. “This is immoral, what us old farts doing to our young people,” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” after sounding alarms that […]
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Trump administration threatens to pull $4 billion from California high-speed rail project
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy holds a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he announced the reopening of a major runway at the airport, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule on June 2, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The future of a high-speed rail project in California is under […]
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