When Jason Kilburn searched for his toddler daughter’s birth certificate, he was shocked to find that because of an error, she was legally named “Unakite Thirteen Hotel.” To make matters …
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Trump Announces Investigation That Could Lead to Tariffs on Foreign Copper
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing his commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, to begin an investigation into whether foreign production of copper and imports of the material into the …
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As G.O.P. Eyes Medicaid Cuts, States Could be Left With Vast Shortfalls
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHouse Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share of Medicaid spending, including a proposal that would effectively gut …
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Government Watchdog Moves to Protect Probationary Federal Workers
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA government watchdog lawyer whose dismissal by President Trump has been stalled by the courts announced on Monday that his office would seek to pause the mass firings of some …
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Acting I.R.S. Commissioner Doug O’Donnell to Announce Retirement
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is expected to announce on Tuesday that he is retiring, according to three people familiar with the move, the latest agency head …
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Stefanik’s Confirmation Is on Ice as Republicans Guard Their Scant Majority
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSpeaker Mike Johnson revealed on Monday why Representative Elise Stefanik of New York has yet to have her confirmation vote to serve as ambassador to the United Nations: He cannot …
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Hawaii Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Is Freed After 30 Years
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA Hawaii man who spent more than 30 years behind bars for a murder he had long insisted he did not commit, was released on Friday on the orders of …
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Dan Bongino, a former New York City police officer and Secret Service agent turned right-wing pundit and podcaster, will be the next deputy director of the F.B.I., President Trump said …
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Trump Appointees Fire 2,000 U.S.A.I.D. Employees and Put Others Worldwide on Leave
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTrump administration appointees in charge of the U.S. Agency for International Development sent employees an email on Sunday afternoon saying that they were firing 2,000 workers and putting up to …
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Trump’s Frustration With Generals Led to Picking Dan Caine for Joint Chiefs Chairman
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesBy late last week, President Trump had decided to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replace him with one of two …