Politics
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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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Where Trump’s Cabinet nominees stand in Senate confirmation process
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel testified before Senate committees on Capitol Hill on Thursday as urgency…
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New York doctor indicted for prescribing abortion pill in Louisiana
New York doctor facing charges for sending abortion pill to Louisiana New York doctor facing charges for sending abortion pill…
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D.C. Attorney General Fires Fed Prosecutors Who Worked on Jan. 6 Cases
As the second administration of President Trump continues its crackdown on veteran federal workers deemed insufficiently loyal — or just…
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Opinion | Trump is Already Failing. That’s the Key to a Big Democratic Rebound.
The Democrats are a party controlled by elites, liberals and special interest groups. They are out of touch with America’s…
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Elon Musk’s DOGE Wants Access to the Treasury’s Payment Systems
Senior Treasury Department official David A. Lebryk is expected to step down from his position as fiscal assistant secretary after…
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Trump tariffs could take effect tomorrow
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. NTSB on ‘fact-finding mission’ to…
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RFK Jr. is called out on his ‘dangerous’ position on vaccines and race : Shots
Senator Angela Alsobrook, a Democrat from Maryland questioned RFK Jr.’s suggestion that Black people should be on a different vaccine…
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Trump orders assessment of aviation safety, names acting FAA administrator
American Airlines fuselage in the Potomac A crew retrieves wreckage of American Airlines Flight 5342, which was involved in a…
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Opinion | A Conversation With Opinion Writers About Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Alexandra Sifferlin, a health and science editor for Times Opinion, hosted an online conversation on Wednesday with the Opinion columnist…
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