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Trump's 3rd week saw more executive orders, a trade war that wasn't and a Mideast jolt

President Donald Trump keeps cranking out executive orders designed to remake the government while his ally and adviser, billionaire Elon Musk, hunts for more ways to upend the federal workforce. In his third week, Trump also provoked and then called off trad…

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Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Israel is releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, part of a ceasefire that has paused the war but whose future is uncertain. Israel views the security prisoners as terrorists, while Palestinians see them a…

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Israel confirms it has received 3 hostages freed by Hamas

Israel has begun releasing dozens of Palestinian prisoners after Hamas freed three Israeli hostages. It is the latest such exchange under the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that took hold last month. Associated Press reporters saw a bus carrying a few dozen Pale…

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Trump says he's firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman

President Donald Trump says he is firing members of the board of trustees for the Kennedy Center and naming himself chairman. He also indicated that he will use the post to dictate programming at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions. He wrote on …

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Federal judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing sensitive records

A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Treasury Department records that contain sensitive personal data such as Social Security and bank account numbers for millions of Americans. U.S. District Judge Paul En…

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False and misleading social media posts about USAID funding are spreading online

False and misleading social media posts are circulating online as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development. They raise questions about funding for certain projects and organizations, often claiming without evid…

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Justin Trudeau reportedly says Trump’s talk of making Canada a US state is 'a real thing'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says President Donald Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st state is “a real thing” and is linked to the country’s rich natural resources. Trudeau’s comments to business and labor leaders in a closed-door session were mistakenly…

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Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under a Trump plan to gut the foreign aid agency

Forced leaves have begun in Washington and worldwide for most employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Under a Trump administration plan, the agency is to be left with fewer than 300 workers out of many thousands. The leaves at USAID starte…

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Kids in New York keep dying while 'subway surfing' on top of trains. Can they be stopped?

New York City is trying to deter dangerous “subway surfing” through education programs, but some transportation advocates and lawmakers say it's not enough. They say making trains harder to climb and train surfers more easy to detect might need to be part of …

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Are Americans paying attention to Musk and Trump's DOGE? Here's what people in Iowa had to say

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. So has Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. Their constituents are following the cost-cutting effort closely. Unlike their top elected officials, several of the c…