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Opinion | Farewell, Justice Department Independence
Over just a few days last week, the Trump administration made a laughingstock of the U.S. Department of Justice. The…
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After a series of plane crashes, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says “of course” it’s safe to fly
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sought to alleviate fears about flying amid a spate of plane crashes and incidents in recent…
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Trump’s D.C. Prosecutor Ed Martin Declares: ‘We Will Protect DOGE’
Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the permanent top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia is promising to use…
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Free speech in America will die if this Supreme Court decision is overturned
The past decade or so has been a particularly grueling era for nonpartisan defenders of free speech. From the beginning…
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Nearly 300 deportees from U.S. held in Panama hotel : NPR
Panama’s Minister of Public Security Frank Alexis Abrego, speaks to reporters after watching people board a repatriation flight bound for…
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State takes on ‘woke’ language, introduces bill to ban terms such as “pregnant person” and “chestfeeding”
West Virginia lawmakers on Monday introduced a bill that bans “woke words” and agendas from state government content, citing concerns…
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Opinion | How Trump Is Quietly Upending Federal Rules
There are plenty of ways to upend the workings of the federal government. There is the blunt-force approach: firing people,…
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U.S., Russia agree to “begin working on a path” to end Ukraine war, in meeting in Saudi Arabia with no Ukrainians
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Senior officials from Russia and the U.S. met in Saudi Arabia Tuesday to begin talks on…
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Protesters Denounce Donald Trump and Elon Musk on ‘No Kings Day’
Demonstrators from New York to Atlanta to San Francisco have taken to the streets Monday in the largest mass-protests since…
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Delta flight arriving in Toronto from Minneapolis upside down on runway
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Everybody ‘is critical’ to travel:…
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