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Opinion | Settlements With Trump Are Weakening Press Freedoms
Judge Learned Hand, revered for his eloquent and consequential defense of free speech at the height of World War I,…
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Former USAID official on possible agency merger, funding cutbacks: “It’s not an overhaul. It’s a destruction”
Former USAID Global Health director Dr. Atul Gawande criticized the Trump administration’s plan to merge the United States Agency for…
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Musk, Trump Prosecutor Targeting People Who Share Names of DOGE Staff
As a cabal of Elon Musk flunkies works around the clock to infiltrate and sabotage various federal agencies on behalf…
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How Trump’s federal aid freeze endangers people with disabilities
Multiple federal judges have temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s federal aid freeze, but litigation continues over how long it will…
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How corporate America got DEI wrong : NPR
An American flag flies outside a Walmart store in Miami. In 2020, Walmart was one of many large U.S. companies…
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Musk’s DOGE takes aim at ‘viper’s nest’ federal agency
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is led by tech billionaire Elon Musk, is taking aim at the U.S.…
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Transcript: Hanna Siegel on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 2, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with Hanna Siegel, niece of freed hostage Keith Siegel, on “Face the…
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Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
This is an edited transcript of an audio essay on “The Ezra Klein Show.” You can listen to the conversation…
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Trump slaps tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Rep. Robert Garcia on the…
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Trump fires Rohit Chopra as CFPB director : NPR
Rohit Chopra, who led the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since 2021, has been fired by President Trump. Andrew Harnik/AP hide…
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