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Trump begins reclassifying federal employees for swift removal if necessary
The White House said the change would empower federal agencies to "swiftly remove employees in policy-influencing roles for poor performance, misconduct, corruption, or subversion of presidential directives, without lengthy procedural hurdles."
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Former Rep. Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayor’s race
Lee will serve in the role until 2026 when the next election will be held.
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GOP Rep. Collins mocks Democrat Sen. Van Hollen's visit to El Salvador to meet deportee
Collins posted a photo of Sen. Van Hollen's office sign with El Salvador replacing Maryland
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NC Supreme Court allows 60,000 votes to be counted in high court's November election
The court also ruled that 267 voters who have never resided in the state would have their votes removed.
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Halfway down in unrelated story, NYT admits Russia collusion was bogus
Historian Ashley Rindsberg says the claim is a backhanded correction at a time when media trust and credibility has hit rock-bottom.
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Honda announces plan to produce Civic hybrid model in US, cites Trump tariffs as factor
Honda Motor Co. announced they plan to shift production of its five-door hybrid model from central Japan to Indiana.
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California Gov. Newsom sues Trump over administration's tariffs
Newsom announced the lawsuit with California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday.
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Trump says he will attend meeting with Japan officials to negotiate tariff deal
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said that he would be helping lead trade negotiations with Japan.
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Trump admin to offer stipend, free flights for self-deportation
President Donald Trump said he plans the stipends as part of his initiative to encourage illegal immigrants to self-deport rather than face deportation enforcement action.
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Democrat Sen Van Hollen going to El Salvador to try to visit man at center of deportation dispute
The Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to work on getting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a citizen of El Salvador, back to the U.S.
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Trump administration sues Maine over male athletes in girls sports
At issue is whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex.
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Trump to appoint Hunter Biden whistleblower Shapley as acting IRS commissioner: report
Shapley recently returned to his role as deputy chief of IRS criminal investigation.
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Two protesters tased at Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall
One disrupter was tased by police officers as he was being removed from the event.