Elections
Labor Dept. accused of echoing Nazi slogan in social media post
A sign is displayed at the U.S. Department of Labor Frances Perkins Building on June, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Carter | Getty Images A controversial social media post from the Department of Labor has poured gasoline on already-smoldering accusations that the Trump administration is amplifying rhetoric and imagery linked to extreme right-wing ideologies. The […]
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Trump to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor Vázquez in campaign finance case, official says
Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez speaks at a news conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico Jan. 19, 2020. Ricardo Arduengo | Reuters President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, a White House official said Friday. Vázquez pleaded guilty last August to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that authorities say […]
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Trump wants Greenland. If it were for sale, it could cost trillions
A 3D-printed miniature model of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the Greenland flag are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Greenland’s icy landscape may not match its name, but its potential value certainly does. President Donald Trump is, once again, openly pining for the U.S. to take over Greenland. […]
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George Conway, persistent Trump critic, is running for Congress in New York
Trump critic, George Conway, attends an event for the group Principles First off site of the RNC on day three of the convention at Pabst Best Place on July 17, 2024. Sara Stathas | The Washington Post | Getty Images George Conway, who was once married to a former adviser to the president before becoming […]
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announces he will not seek reelection
Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee, watches as US Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, speaks at Howard University in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump to concede the election to the President-elect, a senior aide to the Vice President told Bloomberg. Al Drago […]
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Military-backed party in Myanmar takes lead in first phase of polls
People walk past campaign posters for the second round of the general election in downtown on December 29, 2025 in Yangon, Myanmar. Lauren Decicca | Getty Images News | Getty Images Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media showed, […]
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Ilya Lichtenstein, Bitcoin hacker behind massive crypto theft, credits Trump for early prison release
The Russian-U.S. national who hacked crypto exchange Bitfinex and stole nearly 120,000 bitcoin said he has been freed from prison early thanks to the bipartisan prison-reform law signed by President Donald Trump. Ilya Lichtenstein, 38, had been sentenced in November 2024 to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a money laundering conspiracy charge […]
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Trump’s first vetoes of his second term hit bipartisan infrastructure projects, draw accusations of retribution
President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term Tuesday, blocking bills that would support a pair of bipartisan infrastructure projects in Colorado and Florida. Trump’s veto of the Colorado bill, the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, which Congress unanimously approved earlier in December, enraged the state’s lawmakers. The bill would reduce […]
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Crypto laments loss of key ally on Capitol Hill after Lummis announces retirement
Senator Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., listens during a panel titled ”Make the Greatest Economy in the World Work for All Americans” at the America First Policy Institute America First Agenda Summit in Washington, July 26, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters The cryptocurrency industry is mourning the loss of its fiercest advocate on Capitol Hill after Sen. […]
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Trump prosecutor Jack Smith defends probes in House testimony
Former special counsel Jack Smith arrives for a closed-door deposition with members of the House Judiciary Committee on the prosecutions of President Donald Trump, in Rayburn building on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Jack Smith, the former U.S. Justice Department special counsel who brought two now-dropped criminal cases against President Donald Trump, […]
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