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    Wilbur Ross, U.S. commerce secretary, listens as U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 23, 2018.

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    A mural painted by high school students perched atop a New Hampshire bakery is the flashpoint for a major First Amendment showdown

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    Musk’s SpaceX moves closer to creating its own Starbase city as Texas county approves vote

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    Senate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s intelligence chief as GOP falls in line—except for one senator

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    Ken Griffin says he is ‘so appreciative’ of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts but slammed Trump’s tariffs, saying they’re ‘what you do in the death throes of a nation’

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    Federal judge clears key hurdle for Trump and Musk’s government employee buyout plan

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    Denver Public Schools sues Trump administration to keep ICE agents off school grounds
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    Denver Public Schools sues Trump administration to keep ICE agents off school grounds

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    February 13, 2025
    Modi looks to avoid tariffs in meeting with Trump, who calls India the ‘tariff king’
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    Modi looks to avoid tariffs in meeting with Trump, who calls India the ‘tariff king’

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    Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government
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    Some federal workers are ‘getting wealthy at taxpayer expense,’ says Elon Musk, whose companies have received at least $20 billion from the government

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    Inflation, egg prices, and gas prices all rose in January; Trump blames Biden

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    February 13, 2025
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    Doctor and architect who fled Cuba only to get stuck south of the border turn to their Plan B: ‘Now, it’s the Mexican dream’

    By Megan Janetsky and The Associated Press
    February 13, 2025
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    Trump keeps joking about a third term. Here’s what the constitution says

    By Nicholas Riccardi and The Associated Press
    February 13, 2025
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    House Republicans join Elon Musk’s DOGE crusade to slash ‘stunning’ national debt

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    Trump just made his boldest move yet in an attempt to cut down the federal workforce

    By Brit Morse and Azure Gilman
    February 12, 2025
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    DOGE—tasked with trimming federal spending—has more than doubled its budget already, disclosures show

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    Grimes rips Elon Musk for parading around their 4-year-old during Trump’s press conference: ‘He should not be in public like this’

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    The U.S. just hit its lowest score ever on an international corruption measure

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    Rate cuts put on ice as consumer inflation surges to a 9-month high

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