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Trump changes tune on giving aid to Ukraine, says US will send more weapons
The comment comes after the Pentagon paused its shipment of supplies last week because it believed it depleted its own reserves.
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Veteran Affairs drastically reduces layoff plan, will instead terminate just 30k employees
The department said it would be reducing the workforce by nearly 30,000 people by the end of fiscal year 2025, which includes the 17,000 employees that have already been laid off because of a federal hiring freeze, deferred resignations and retirements.
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OMB Director Russell Vought claims there is 'no downside' to Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill'
“It is a home run. There’s like, no downside to this bill," Vought said. "This is not one where you have to say pros and cons. It’s all good.
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Noem says ICE arrested two Ukrainian nationals for voting illegally in 2024 election
"Under President Donald Trump, if you come to our country and break our laws, you will face the consequences," Noem says
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Rubio slams Germany's move to label opposition party as 'extremist'
The designation will now allow authorities to exercise increased oversight and surveillance of the party's actions.
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White House 2026 budget plan includes proposal to phase out funding for NASA rocket
The NASA budget would include $7 billion for lunar exploration and introduce $1 billion in new investments for Mars-centered programs.
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FAA to launch investigation into Army helicopter forcing jets to shift course near DCA
The incident occurred on Thursday when the helicopter flew too close to the inbound planes, which were heading to the same airport where a passenger plane and military helicopter collision in January killed all 67 people on both vehicles.
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Judge rules Trump order pulling security clearances from law firm unconstitutional
The president signed an executive order in March that pulled the security clearances of some of the firm's staff, claiming the law firm engaged in “dishonest and dangerous activity," and essentially barred its attorneys from federal buildings.
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Maine, Trump admin settle funding freeze suit over trans sports policies
Maine sued the department in response to the pause, but agreed to drop the lawsuit on Friday in exchange for the restoration of federal funding.
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Mangione's legal team asks judge to dismiss NY state murder charges
Mangione's lawyers also asked the court to bar the evidence law enforcement gathered in the arrest from the trial if the state charges are not dismissed.
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Trump admin asks SCOTUS to weigh in on DOGE access to Social Security data
The emergency appeal is directly related to the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Wednesday that the data DOGE wanted exceeds what “all but the few most experienced and trusted” at the agency are allowed to review.
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Biden deportation data inflated by 'turnarounds' at border, a stat that now masks Trump success
It turns out that the dataset from the Biden era was inflated by counting as "deported" those stopped from entry and turned around. The Trump administration appears to be removing illegal aliens from the country’s interior at a higher rate than Biden during its record-breaking FY2024.
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State Department designates violent Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations
Gang violence has been an issue in Haiti for decades, but escalated after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.