Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea

President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea.

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He Was Deported to a Country He’d Never Heard Of. He May Never Go Free. (Gift Article)

As the Trump administration sends a growing number of immigrants to countries they have no connection to, some find themselves imprisoned with no way out.

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Trump says USS Lincoln’s deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’ | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed fo...

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Expert Explains the Real Danger Behind Trump's Midterm ‘National Emergency’ Threat | Common Dreams

President Trump's potential election emergency raises concerns about voter intimidation and election subversion. Experts warn of constitutional limits.

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Presidential Term Clock - Presidential Term Countdown

Live countdown tracking the days until the end of the next presidential term. Follow along as we count down to January 20, 2029.

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Trump Teases Wild Election Power Grab: 'Stranger Things Have Happened'

Trump responded “stranger things have happened” after Wayne Allyn Root suggested using emergency powers to impose new voting restrictions without Congress

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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes

A Syrian court has sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad and his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity during Syria's 14-year conflict.

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They bought homes at the peak of Austin's housing boom. Now they're taking devastating losses.

Homeowners who bought at the peak of Austin's real estate frenzy are eating huge losses or crossing their fingers for a comeback.

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Freedom Fuel, praised by Trump, sells cheap gasoline. But how?

Despite recent price hikes, the mysterious company is still offering a significant discount at 29 stations across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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A new type of flu shot is coming after FDA approves mRNA-based vaccine

The agency’s former top vaccine regulator declined to review the Moderna shot, and it’s now likely to face pushback from allies of the health secretary.

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Trump, Hegseth clashed at Camp David over Iran missile depletion concerns

At a Camp David summit this weekend, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over extreme munitions shortages.

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C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana (Gift Article)

The task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island, with the goal of creating fissures among the Cuban political elite.

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'Lying' Trump caught using made-up story to justify slashing national monument: NY Times

President Donald Trump claimed hikers, hunters and anglers were locked out of Utah's Bears Ears National Monument and used that story to justify slashing its size by more than 1.2 million acres. Newly...

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'Bottomless pit of need': Trump mocked after claiming victory at his own golf tournament

President Donald Trump was ridiculed by critics on Sunday after he claimed victory at one of his golf tournaments. Trump, 80, bragged on Truth Social that he won the Bedminster Club Championship with...

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Trump says Mideast allies have reached outlines of deal to end Iran war, says US to stop new strikes

President Donald Trump is claiming that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and says that he would hold off on ordering new strikes in the five-month old conflict ...

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Justice Dept. admits Reflecting Pool renovation was ‘hasty and botched,’ drops case against former Olympian | CNN Politics

The Justice Department is admitting that President Donald Trump’s $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was “hasty and botched,” and it is dropping the criminal case against f...

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At typically tranquil Camp David, Trump publicly lashes out at political enemies

The president criticized a GOP senator, a Democratic governor and Iranian leaders at what he said was the first televised Cabinet meeting from the retreat.

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Cut Off From Fuel, Cuba Is Still Surviving (Gift Article)

President Trump has tried to strangle Cuba by blocking its oil imports. But six months later, the island is finding ways to endure.

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Poll: Voters Want Solutions for Government Corruption

Overwhelming majorities across parties see corruption as a major problem and back measures to limit self-dealing by officials and the influence of money in politics.

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Police vetted dubious allegation only after Buttigieg was separated from children

The Michigan attorney general’s office is investigating how the accusation that prompted the ex-Cabinet secretary's separation from his 4-year-old twins was handled.

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Hegseth Is Pushing Testosterone. The VA Has Already Struggled With the Treatment.

“Men who take testosterone will have a reduction in their sperm counts,” one medical professor said. There’s no stated plan for continuing care.

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After Trump’s order, West Point curbed faculty speech. One professor said no.

Tim Bakken argues that the Pentagon's attempt to stifle what teachers can say and write makes the military more susceptible to bad decisions.

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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him

Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.

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