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Trump proposes $163 billion cut to US budget that slashes domestic spending

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Trump proposes $163 billion cut to US budget that slashes domestic spending
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DOGE expands presence at Wall St regulator, sources say

Presidential adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is expanding its presence at the U.S.

DOGE expands presence at Wall St regulator, sources say
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Trump signs order to cut federal funding for NPR, PBS broadcasters

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to cut federal funding for NPR and PBS, two U.S. broadcasters that rely partially on

Trump signs order to cut federal funding for NPR, PBS broadcasters
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‘This was not what you promised’: Harvard students have largely backed their school against Trump. That could start to change

‘This was not what you promised’: Harvard students have largely backed their school against Trump. That could start to change

‘This was not what you promised’: Harvard students have largely backed their school against Trump. That could start to change
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Trump offers advice to University of Alabama graduates in speech interspersed with politics

President Donald Trump has offered some encouraging words and advice for graduating students at the University of Alabama

Trump offers advice to University of Alabama graduates in speech interspersed with politics
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Trump plans to unveil federal budget proposal on Friday

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to unveil his budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year on Friday and send it to Congress, according to a White House official.

Trump plans to unveil federal budget proposal on Friday
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Trump ousts White House national security adviser Waltz, replaces him with Rubio

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Trump ousts White House national security adviser Waltz, replaces him with Rubio
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Waltz out as national security adviser and tapped for UN ambassador

Waltz out as national security adviser and tapped for UN ambassador

Waltz out as national security adviser and tapped for UN ambassador
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Automakers could still face up to $12,000 impact per car from tariffs

A Michigan-based economic consulting group said on Thursday that automakers will still face a $2,000 to $12,000 tariff impact per vehicle despite the White

Automakers could still face up to $12,000 impact per car from tariffs
Opinion|Political|US

Kamala Harris condemns Trump in speech

Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris blasted President Donald Trump's performance since taking the White House.

Kamala Harris condemns Trump in speech
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GM cuts 2025 profit forecast, expects up to $5 billion tariff impact

General Motors cut its 2025 profit forecast on Thursday after receiving some clarity and a reprieve from the White House this week on automotive tariffs.

GM cuts 2025 profit forecast, expects up to $5 billion tariff impact
Business|Economy|Technology

Musk defends his work as he prepares to wind down at DOGE but gives hazy answers on future

Elon Musk is defending the work of the Department of Government Efficiency as he prepares to scale back from his government role and spend more time at his businesses

Musk defends his work as he prepares to wind down at DOGE but gives hazy answers on future
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White House views Harvard’s recent changes as ‘positive’ but says more needs to be done, signals additional funding cuts

White House views Harvard’s recent changes as ‘positive’ but says more needs to be done, signals additional funding cuts

White House views Harvard’s recent changes as ‘positive’ but says more needs to be done, signals additional funding cuts
Arts|Business|Economy|Technology

Trump Cabinet gives Musk a seemingly friendly send-off — at odds with his tumultuous tenure

Trump Cabinet gives Musk a seemingly friendly send-off — at odds with his tumultuous tenure

Trump Cabinet gives Musk a seemingly friendly send-off — at odds with his tumultuous tenure
Business|Economy

Trump appears to suggest he knows more about interest rates than Fed's Powell

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to suggest he knew more about interest rates than Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and that rates should be cut.

Trump appears to suggest he knows more about interest rates than Fed's Powell
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US appeals court will not allow DOGE to access Social Security data

A divided federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's bid to lift an order blocking the U.S.

US appeals court will not allow DOGE to access Social Security data
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Trump: Canada's Carney wants to make a deal, will visit White House soon

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to make a trade deal and will visit the White House within the next week.

Trump: Canada's Carney wants to make a deal, will visit White House soon
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Trump offers automakers some relief on his 25% tariffs, after worries they could hurt US factories

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to relax some of his 25% tariffs on automobiles and auto parts

Trump offers automakers some relief on his 25% tariffs, after worries they could hurt US factories
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues to block Trump from firing 3 board members

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes funding to PBS and NPR stations, sued the White House late Monday after President Donald Trump

Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues to block Trump from firing 3 board members
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A ‘p*ssed’ Trump called Jeff Bezos after learning Amazon considered breaking out a tariff charge

A ‘p*ssed’ Trump called Jeff Bezos after learning Amazon considered breaking out a tariff charge

A ‘p*ssed’ Trump called Jeff Bezos after learning Amazon considered breaking out a tariff charge
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Hegseth announces he’s ending Pentagon involvement in Trump initiative empowering women championed by Ivanka Trump and Rubio

Hegseth announces he’s ending Pentagon involvement in Trump initiative empowering women championed by Ivanka Trump and Rubio

Hegseth announces he’s ending Pentagon involvement in Trump initiative empowering women championed by Ivanka Trump and Rubio
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Trump’s first 100 days: What he did, and how the world responded, as told through AP alerts

Donald Trump’s second presidency has produced a seemingly constant stream of news

Trump’s first 100 days: What he did, and how the world responded, as told through AP alerts
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PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST 100 DAYS (6aET)

Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views of what he’s done so far have turned deeply negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Julia Benbrook reports from The White House.

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST 100 DAYS (6aET)
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Trump to tout US investments from Nvidia, J&J, Hyundai, Toyota

CEOs and senior executives from Nvidia, Johnson & Johnson, Hyundai Motor, Toyota Motor, and SoftBank Group are among the more than two-dozen business leaders

Trump to tout US investments from Nvidia, J&J, Hyundai, Toyota
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Trump celebrates the Super Bowl champ Eagles at White House, but star QB Jalen Hurts skips ceremony

President Donald Trump hosted the 2025 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles at the White House, but several players, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, skipped the event

Trump celebrates the Super Bowl champ Eagles at White House, but star QB Jalen Hurts skips ceremony
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‘Nothing will ever be perfect’: Trump touches on immigration crackdown and Hegseth in Atlantic interview

‘Nothing will ever be perfect’: Trump touches on immigration crackdown and Hegseth in Atlantic interview

‘Nothing will ever be perfect’: Trump touches on immigration crackdown and Hegseth in Atlantic interview
Business|Opinion

Inside The Atlantic magazine's circuitous route to interviews with Trump

At first President Trump granted The Atlantic magazine an interview

Inside The Atlantic magazine's circuitous route to interviews with Trump
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Former Jan. 6 prosecutor warns Trump's pardons could encourage future political violence

A former supervisor of the team that prosecuted the 1,500 plus people charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol says he fears President Donald Trump's pardons could embolden right-wing extremists and encourage future political violence

Former Jan. 6 prosecutor warns Trump's pardons could encourage future political violence
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Trump administration is sending ‘a message to chill the judiciary’ with Wisconsin judge’s arrest, her peer says

Trump administration is sending ‘a message to chill the judiciary’ with Wisconsin judge’s arrest, her peer says

Trump administration is sending ‘a message to chill the judiciary’ with Wisconsin judge’s arrest, her peer says
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Trump criticizes Putin after meeting with Zelensky: ‘Maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war’

Trump criticizes Putin after meeting with Zelensky: ‘Maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war’

Trump criticizes Putin after meeting with Zelensky: ‘Maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war’
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US judge blocks Trump from ending union bargaining for many federal workers

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the administration of President Donald Trump from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal employees of the ability to

US judge blocks Trump from ending union bargaining for many federal workers
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Attorney General Bondi rescinds Biden-era protections for journalists in leak investigations

Attorney General Bondi rescinds Biden-era protections for journalists in leak investigations

Attorney General Bondi rescinds Biden-era protections for journalists in leak investigations
Economy|Education|Health|Political

Trump's 2026 budget proposal plans billions in cuts, New York Times reports

President Donald Trump's administration aims to cut billions of dollars from programs that support child care, health research, education and housing in its fiscal 2026 budget proposal, the

Trump's 2026 budget proposal plans billions in cuts, New York Times reports
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Stocks rise with tech-related shares, notch weekly gains; dollar up

Most stock indexes climbed on Friday, with Wall Street buoyed by technology-related shares, while the dollar had its first weekly rise in over a month as

Stocks rise with tech-related shares, notch weekly gains; dollar up
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US National Security Council thinned by recent firings, sources say

At least 20 people have been fired from the White House National Security Council in recent weeks, a broader exodus than previously reported, leaving parts of

US National Security Council thinned by recent firings, sources say
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Trump offers private dinner to the top investors in his meme coin

Trump offers private dinner to the top investors in his meme coin

Trump offers private dinner to the top investors in his meme coin
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Trump will hold a rally in Michigan next week to mark his first 100 days in office

President Donald Trump will travel to Michigan next week to celebrate his first 100 days in office

Trump will hold a rally in Michigan next week to mark his first 100 days in office
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Trump to hold Michigan rally next week to mark first 100 days

President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Michigan on Tuesday to celebrate his first 100 days in office, the White House said.

Trump to hold Michigan rally next week to mark first 100 days
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Trump is putting his 'touches' on the White House with flagpoles, art and an Oval Office overhaul

President Donald Trump is putting his “touches” on the White House with new flagpoles, new artwork and a complete redecoration of the Oval Office

Trump is putting his 'touches' on the White House with flagpoles, art and an Oval Office overhaul
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Trump's cabinet ready to take back power with Musk stepping back, sources say

Members of President Donald Trump's cabinet will likely move to limit the influence of Department of Government Efficiency employees and

Trump's cabinet ready to take back power with Musk stepping back, sources say
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US calls EU fines on Apple and Meta 'economic extortion'

The White House said on Wednesday that fines on Apple and Meta Platforms by the European Union were a "novel form of economic extortion" that

US calls EU fines on Apple and Meta 'economic extortion'
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy moving in wrong direction on peace talks, White House says

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy moving in wrong direction on peace talks, White House says
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Elon Musk’s government role gets even murkier

Elon Musk’s government role gets even murkier

Elon Musk’s government role gets even murkier
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White House would consider cutting China tariffs as part of talks, source says

The Trump administration would look at lowering tariffs on imported Chinese goods pending talks with Beijing, a source familiar with the matter said on

White House would consider cutting China tariffs as part of talks, source says
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Jen Psaki stepping up for MSNBC as Rachel Maddow returns to once-a-week schedule

Jen Psaki is stepping up into a more prominent role at MSNBC, taking over the flagship 9 p.m. time slot on Tuesdays and Fridays as Rachel Maddow returns to a once-a-week television schedule

Jen Psaki stepping up for MSNBC as Rachel Maddow returns to once-a-week schedule
Opinion|Political

Justice Department lawyers work for justice and the Constitution – not the White House

Some Department of Justice attorneys have recently been fired or have resigned, refusing to follow directives from the Trump administration that they felt violated the law, legal ethics or both.

Justice Department lawyers work for justice and the Constitution – not the White House
Environment|Political

White House says not taking aim at green group tax status

The White House has no immediate plans to strip climate-focused non-profit organizations of their tax exempt status, a White House official said on Tuesday, as those groups

White House says not taking aim at green group tax status
MidEast|Political|US

Trump stands behind Hegseth after attack plans shared in second Signal chat

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he stood behind U.S.

Trump stands behind Hegseth after attack plans shared in second Signal chat
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Trump says gray skies for the White House Easter egg roll mean no worries about sunburn

President Donald Trump says overcast weather for the annual White House Easter egg roll means no one has to worry about getting sunburned

Trump says gray skies for the White House Easter egg roll mean no worries about sunburn