The White House budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday, potentially paralyzing a …
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Trump Administration Puts Dozens of U.S.A.I.D. Officials on Paid Leave
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration placed several dozen senior officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave in response to what an official characterized as resistance to President Trump’s …
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Tens of millions of dollars flooding into a state election. A nakedly political candidate for a judgeship. Huge policy stakes for a key battleground state. Two years ago, a race …
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Trump Administration Moves Swiftly to Shake Up Top Career Justice Dept. Ranks
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe frenetic scale and speed of leadership changes that the Trump administration has made at the Justice Department in its first week alone indicate the degree to which it intends …
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Charges Dropped Against Doctor Who Leaked About Minors’ Transgender Care
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFederal prosecutors have dropped charges against a surgeon in Texas who was accused of obtaining and sharing private medical information about gender-transition-related treatments for minors at one of the largest …
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A slow-moving rainstorm system settled over Southern California on Sunday, bringing a reprieve from a lengthy dry spell but also the risk of mudslides in areas scarred by this month’s …
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Lindsey Graham Says Trump Was Wrong to Pardon Violent Jan. 6 Rioters
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSenator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a key Trump ally, spoke out Sunday against President Trump’s pardoning of violent rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, several of …
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All they could grab were stuffed animals, toothbrushes, Barbie dolls and blankets. Their bunk beds, cleats and clothes burned with their houses. The New York Times interviewed 10 children and …
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On his first full day back in the White House, President Trump reveled in his return to power and vowed to do what no president had ever done before. “We’re …
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The Santa Ana winds that have fueled wildfires for weeks in Southern California finally stopped blowing on Friday, and an unusually long period of dry weather was on track to …