Politics
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Opinion | Ignore the Loose Talk About Recession
The air is thick with recession talk, and stocks are cratering. But it just may be a mirage, a refraction…
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USAID staff instructed to clear out classified safes and shred or burn documents
Washington—Some U.S. Agency for International Development employees have been directed to clear out classified safes and personnel documents from the…
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En Allemagne, les Verts menacent de bloquer le plan de Merz pour la défense
BERLIN — Le plan de dépenses historique de Friedrich Merz pour l’Allemagne repose sur la coopération d’un parti que nombre…
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Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights Appear to Have Gotten DOJ Official Fired
On Saturday night, actor and Donald Trump Hollywood “ambassador” Mel Gibson sat next to FBI Director Kash Patel at a…
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Eric Adams’ case is likely over. The fight over what really went down is beginning.
Last month, over the objections of multiple career prosecutors, President Donald Trump’s Justice Department sought to dismiss the criminal case…
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Republicans say Medicaid cuts won’t happen. But does their budget work without them? : NPR
Republicans say medicaid cuts are off the table, but the Congressional Budget Office says the budget they’re proposing doesn’t work…
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Teamsters-endorsed Trump nominee confirmed to lead Labor Department
The Senate confirmed former Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to head the Department of Labor, marking the completion of President Donald…
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Opinion | There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk
Democrats have a problem that runs deeper than the 2024 election. They have a problem that runs deeper than Elon…
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Hospital gun-violence prevention programs may be caught in federal funding crossfire
Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She rushed to check…
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How Britain’s slickest energy lobbyist wooed Labour
LONDON — When Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson appeared on Desert Island Discs in 2023 — one of the U.K.’s…
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