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Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after bipartisan backlash. The White House initially defended it, then blamed a staffer

A rare admission of a misstep by the White House, the deletion came hours after press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed “fake outrage” over the post.

By Bill Barrow, Josh Boak and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Minneapolis fourth grader says ICE fears leave his 30-person class with just 7 students: ‘The teachers cry’
By Bianca Vázquez Toness and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
USAID division killed by Trump is reborn after 2 mysterious donors give $48 million
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Trump administration accuses China of secret nuclear tests as Obama’s Kremlin pact expires
By Vladimir Isachenkov, Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Trump boasts that tariffs are an American economic miracle. The real data tells a different story
By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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By Mike Stobbe and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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By Jeff John RobertsFebruary 6, 2026
InvestingDow soars by 1,200 points to top 50,000 for the first time as chipmakers and airlines lead ferocious stock market rebound
By Stan Choe and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
CEO and co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei speaking on stage.
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By Beatrice NolanFebruary 6, 2026
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By Joseph HostetlerFebruary 6, 2026
LawTrump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentMany 2026 Super Bowl ads share a common theme, revealing a truth about America’s current mindset
By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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PoliticsTrump slams Democratic congressman as disloyal for not switching parties after pardon and vows ‘no more Mr. Nice guy’ next time
By Bill Barrow and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2025
PoliticsRepublican lawmakers in Indiana face ‘a very dangerous and intimidating process’ as threats pile up while Trump pushes redistricting
By Thomas Beaumont, Isabella Volmert and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2025
PoliticsSupreme Court to reconsider a 90-year-old unanimous ruling that limits presidential power on removing heads of independent agencies
By Mark Sherman and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2025
PoliticsU.S. vaccine advisers end decades-long recommendation for all babies to get a hepatitis B shot at birth
By Mike Stobbe and The Associated PressDecember 7, 2025
PoliticsNational Park Service drops free admission on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth while adding Trump’s birthday
By David Klepper and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2025
PoliticsHegseth likens strikes on alleged drug boats to post-9/11 war on terror, saying Trump can order use of force ‘as he sees fit’
By David Klepper and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2025
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PoliticsTrump finally meets Claudia Sheinbaum face to face at the FIFA World Cup draw
By Will Weissert and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2025
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Arts & EntertainmentOlivia Nuzzi to leave Vanity Fair while denouncing ex-fiance Ryan Lizza’s Substack attack as ‘fiction-slash-revenge porn’
By David Bauder, Hillel Italie and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2025
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By Patrick Kulp and Tech BrewDecember 5, 2025
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Politics‘This is a bad idea made worse’: Senate Dems’ plan to fix Obamacare premiums adds nearly $300 billion to deficit, CRFB says
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 5, 2025
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PoliticsTrump finally got his peace prize—from a soccer federation widely known for corruption
By Seung Min Kim, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressDecember 5, 2025
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Politics4 times in 7 seconds: Trump calls Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
By Laurie Kellman and The Associated PressDecember 5, 2025
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PoliticsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. turns to AI to make America healthy again
By Ali Swenson and The Associated PressDecember 5, 2025
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By Amanda Seitz and KFF Health NewsDecember 5, 2025
Scott Bessent speaks with Andrew Ross Roskin at Dealbook Summit
LawTreasury Secretary Bessent insists Trump’s tariff agenda is ‘permanent,’ saying the White House can re-create it even with a Supreme Court loss
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezDecember 5, 2025
Letitia James
LawPiling on Trump DOJ’s legitimacy issues, Letitia James challenges appointment of U.S. attorney suing her
By Michael Hill and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
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PoliticsCongress flatlines in attempt to regulate college sports with bill ‘not ready for prime time’
By Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
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Politics‘We fixed inflation, and we fixed almost everything’: Trump travels to Pennsylvania to talk affordability while denying it’s a problem
By Josh Boak and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
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PoliticsTrump administration shows a pattern of firing Black leaders across government, former Transportation officials claim
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
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PoliticsBari Weiss to moderate prime-time ‘town hall’ with Erika Kirk on CBS News
By The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, in front of a brick building, smiles as he holds a press conference.
Real Estate‘There is no Mamdani effect’: Manhattan luxury home sales surge after mayoral election, undercutting predictions of doom and escape to Florida
By Sasha RogelbergDecember 4, 2025
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BankingMarket doubts Hassett can deliver at Fed, PGIM’s Peters says
By Ruth Carson and BloombergDecember 4, 2025
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EuropeAustralia wants to end the era of kids on social media with international ban hailed as ‘first domino’ in global movement
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 4, 2025
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PoliticsWhite House tour is shorter this Christmas because the president has destroyed several of the historic rooms
By Darlene Superville and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
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Politics‘There’s this fake narrative that the Democrats talk about, affordability’: Trump keeps dismissing cost of living as his party struggles to hold seats
By Meg Kinnard, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
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By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
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PoliticsDelta took $200 million hit from longest government shutdown in history, filings reveal
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
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Big TechNvidia’s Jensen Huang meets behind closed doors with Trump, then Republican senators
By Matt Brown and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC on December 2, 2025.
EconomyTwo months into the new fiscal year and the U.S. government is already spending more than $10 billion a week servicing national debt
By Eleanor PringleDecember 4, 2025
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PoliticsBillionaire spacewalker pleads his case to lead NASA, again, in Senate hearing
By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressDecember 3, 2025
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