A federal judge on Tuesday directed the Trump administration to unfreeze foreign aid funding within two days after indications that it was failing to comply with a previous court order …
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Alarmed by cuts already made to federal agencies that help safeguard elections, and fearful that more could be coming, a bipartisan group of the nation’s top state election officials has …
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President Trump and President Emmanuel Macron of France traded compliments during a meeting at the White House. But they struck different tones on the war in Ukraine.
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A federal judge cleared the way on Monday for the White House to continue barring The Associated Press from covering news events with President Trump, extending a legal fight over …
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How Denmark’s Social Democrats Are Succeeding With Stricter Immigration Policies
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThese policies made Denmark an object of scorn among many progressives elsewhere. Critics described the Social Democrats as monstrous, racist and reactionary, arguing that they had effectively become a right-wing …
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Frank G. Wisner, Diplomat With Impact on Foreign Policy, Dies at 86
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFrank G. Wisner II, a veteran American diplomat, Washington insider and foreign affairs specialist who relished the prestige of ambassadorial life as much as the back-channel cajoling and arm-twisting of …
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Greenpeace Is Going to Trial in $300 Million Suit That Poses Bankruptcy Risk
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGreenpeace is set to go on trial on Monday before a North Dakota jury in a bombshell lawsuit that, if successful, could bankrupt the storied group. The Dallas-based company Energy …
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The military transported about 15 immigration detainees from Texas to the U.S. base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Sunday, bringing in new migrants who have been designated for deportation days …
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Some Agencies Urge Staff Not to Comply With Elon Musk’s Performance Email
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSeveral Trump-appointed agency leaders urged their staffs not to comply with Elon Musk’s order to summarize their accomplishments for the past week or be removed from their positions, even as …
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Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSome came with complaints about Elon Musk, President Trump’s billionaire ally who is carrying out an assault on the federal bureaucracy. Others demanded guarantees that Republicans in Congress would not …