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Trump Seeks Supreme Court Shield for Elon Musk’s Secretive Government Office
Washington, D.C., USA: Solicitor General D. John Sauer appealed to the Supreme Court to let the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) keep...
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Ethics Furor as Qatar’s $400 Million Jet Gift for Air Force One Raises Red Flags
Washington, D.C., USA: The Pentagon confirmed it accepted a $400 million Boeing 747 from Qatar to be retrofitted as Air Force One, sparking...
CBS News Chief Departs Amid Quest for Trump Lawsuit Settlement
New York, USA: CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon abruptly resigned as parent company Paramount pursues a multi-billion-dollar settlement with President...
Supreme Court Greenlights End to TPS for Venezuelans
Washington, D.C., USA: The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for roughly 350,000...
GOP Skeptics Stall Trump’s $4 Trillion Tax-Cut Budget
Washington, D.C., USA: House Republicans narrowly advanced President Trump’s sweeping budget, which extends 2017 tax cuts and demands big spending...
Court Greenlights Trump’s Push to Curb Federal Unions
Washington, D.C., USA: A federal appeals court lifted an injunction on President Trump’s order restricting collective bargaining rights for many...
Elections in Poland, Romania, and Portugal Reshape Europe’s Political Landscape
Warsaw, Bucharest, Lisbon: Poland’s presidential election heads to a June 1 runoff, with a liberal mayor slightly outpacing a conservative...
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar Indicted After Protest at ICE Detention Center
El Paso, Texas, USA: Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar was charged with obstructing federal operations and trespassing, following her...
Trump Invites Pope Francis to White House in Outreach to Catholics
Washington, D.C., USA: President Donald Trump invited Pope Francis to visit the White House this year, marking an unusual outreach meant to...
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