A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to retract directives that prompted the firing of thousands of federal workers, saying that those directives were “illegal” and suggesting that …
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Protesters Rally Against Bill to End Protections for Transgender Iowans
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jonesnew video loaded: Protesters Rally Against Bill to End Protections for Transgender Iowans transcript Back transcript Protesters Rally Against Bill to End Protections for Transgender Iowans Advocates for L.G.B.T.Q. rights …
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Mexico Begins to Release Dozens of Cartel Operatives Into U.S. Custody
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Mexican government on Thursday began sending to the United States nearly 30 top cartel operatives wanted by the American authorities, including one notorious drug lord that U.S. officials had …
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Trump Officials Split Over How Hard to Go on Mexican Cartels
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesInside the White House, Trump officials are embroiled in a debate over whether to carry out military strikes against Mexican drug cartels or instead to collaborate with Mexican authorities to …
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During his first term in office, President Trump described the European Union “as a foe,” established “to hurt the United States on trade.” He repeated the charge at a cabinet …
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Supreme Court Blocks Judge’s Order to Quickly Unfreeze Foreign Aid Work Payments
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesChief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Wednesday night handed the Trump administration a victory for now in saying that the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department …
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Trump Says Ukraine Should Look to Europe for Any Security Guarantees
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump told his cabinet on Wednesday that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was expected to come to Washington to sign a framework agreement enabling the United States to share …
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What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe House passed a budget resolution Tuesday night after the speaker, Mike Johnson, persuaded several Republican lawmakers, including those who have expressed reservations about possible Medicaid cuts, to support the …
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Gabbard Says More Than 100 Intelligence Officers Fired for Chat Messages
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, said on Tuesday that more than 100 intelligence officers from 15 agencies had been fired for sexually explicit discussions on a government chat …
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Dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts voted in favor of a new contract on Tuesday, ending labor turbulence at ports that handle a large share of U.S. trade with …