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House Hearing Ends In Clash After Rep. Sarah McBride Misgendered By Republican
Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., the first openly transgender member of Congress, responded by calling Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, “Madam Chair.”
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Greenland Voters Weigh Independence In Election As Trump Eyes Control Of Island
Trump has said the United States will “get” Greenland “one way or the other,” though citizens and prominent figures in the territory have expressed reluctance to the idea of becoming part of the United States.
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Education Department Cuts Nearly 50% Of Workforce
Some Education Department employees were preparing for significant staff reductions after leadership announced offices would be closed Wednesday.
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House Approves Spending Bill Ahead Of Government Shutdown Deadline
One House Republican, Rep. Tom Massie, R-Ky., voted against the legislation.
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Trump Gets Behind The Wheel Of A Tesla To Support Elon Musk As Company Stock Falls
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk appeared outside of the White House together so Trump could look at Teslas to purchase.
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‘Intolerable Risk’: NTSB Finds Long Pattern Of Close Calls With Helicopters At D.C.’s Reagan National Airport
Six weeks after 67 people perished in a D.C. midair collision, the NTSB’s preliminary report exposes a history of near misses between commercial jets and helicopters at the airport.
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Can Marco Rubio Revoke Mahmoud Khalil’s Green Card? What To Know About Little-Known Law Used To Justify Protester’s Arrest.
The rarely used law allows Secretary of State Marco Rubio to declare immigrants deportable—but still entitles Khalil to due process.
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Dow Sinks Nearly 500 Points To New 6-Month Low—As Trump Brandishes Another Set Of Tariffs
“Markets are going to go up and they’re going to go down but, you know what, we have to rebuild our country," Trump said Tuesday, addressing the recent stock market woes.
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Trump’s Steel And Aluminum Tariffs Take Effect Tomorrow—Here’s How They Could Impact Prices
Trump’s 2018 metals tariffs created job growth in the steel industry, but ultimately cost consumers more money as a result of job losses in industries that rely on steel and aluminum, studies have shown.
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Trump Feuds With ‘Grandstander’ GOP Rep. Massie For Defying Anti-Government Shutdown Bill
Trump, for years, has attacked Massie, a fiscal conservative who often votes opposite of the majority of his party.
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Ontario Suspends 25% Electricity Charges After Trump Threatens Double Tariffs
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Ukraine Agrees To 30-Day Ceasefire Proposal—But Russia Hasn’t Accepted Yet
The U.S. will lift its pause on intelligence sharing and security assistance for Ukraine.
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Measles Outbreak: Cases In Texas Surpass 220 As No New Deaths Reported
There has been one confirmed measles death while officials in New Mexico determine if a recent death in the state was caused by measles.
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Girl Scouts Sued Over Alleged Heavy Metals And Pesticides In Popular Cookies
The nonprofit denied claims its cookies include metals, arguing some pesticides are found “nearly everywhere in the food chain.”
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A Timeline Of Elon Musk’s Terrible 24 Hours—A Dark Day For X, Tesla And More
There’s a “black cloud over Tesla’s stock,” remarked one analyst as Musk’s primary company suffered its worst loss since 2020, while Musk’s X attack on Sen. Mark Kelly and a halting appearance on Fox Business did him no favors.
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Trump Doubling Tariffs On Canadian Steel And Aluminum In Retaliation For Ontario Electricity Charges
A 25% global tariff on steel and aluminum was set to take effect Wednesday.
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4 Major U.S. Airlines Just Cut Their Forecasts—Citing Dip In Consumer Confidence And Economic Uncertainty
Four major U.S. carriers—Delta, American, Southwest and JetBlue—have dimmed their outlooks for early 2025, acknowledging softer demand and lower consumer confidence.
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Here’s What We Know About Trump And Musk’s Social Security Plans—As Musk Calls Entitlement Fraud ‘The Big One To Eliminate’
The Social Security Administration announced Friday it's cutting 7,000 jobs, as Trump and Musk have claimed there's fraud at the agency.
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Trump Administration Investigates These 60 Colleges Over Antisemitism Allegations
Columbia University had $400 million in federal grants canceled after the Trump administration said the school failed to protect Jewish students.
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Odell Beckham Jr And Druski Deny Allegations In Diddy Accuser’s Lawsuit: Here Are All The Major Accusations Against Diddy
Tony Buzbee two more lawsuits against Sean "Diddy" Combs on behalf of a man and women who claim Combs assaulted them.
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Judge Orders DOGE To Release Records: Here’s Where Trump And Musk Are Winning—And Losing—In Court
Dozens of lawsuits have been filed challenging the Trump administration’s policies.
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Southwest Airlines Will Start Charging For Checked Baggage From May 28
The low-cost carrier will end its trademark “bags fly free” policy to help shore up earnings.
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Federal Judge Says Musk’s DOGE Must Make Records Public—Questions ‘Unusual Secrecy’
The lawsuit against the Elon Musk-led agency was filed by a watchdog group after its request for disclosures under the Freedom of Information Act was rejected.
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U.S. To See Best ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse Until 2029 This Week
On the night of March 13-14, 2025, all 50 U.S. states will witness a total lunar eclipse — the best “blood moon” until 2029. Totality will last 65 minutes.
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Philippines’ Former President Rodrigo Duterte Arrested After ICC Warrant—What To Know
The International Criminal Court is investigating alleged crimes against humanity carried out by the former president as part of his deadly war on drugs.
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