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U.S. allies hit back as Trump administration imposes metals tariffs  NBC News

DENVER — When President Donald Trump gave his joint address to Congress last week, he boasted that in his first few weeks back in the White House he had “brought free speech back to America.” But First Amendment advocates say

The Department of Education said it will cut around 50% of its workforce. And, the U.S. has announced it will be resuming military aid to Ukraine. (Image credit: Gent Shkullaku)

Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda could keep the world hooked on oil and gas  The Guardian US

Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, has arrived in the Netherlands to face charges linked to the deadly crackdown on drugs he oversaw while in office.

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%. The world’s

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Senate Democrats appear ready to back down in government shutdown fight  The Hill Democrats divided on whether to shut down government or vote with GOP  The Washington Post Senate Democrats Debate Whether to ‘Burn the Village Down’ as Shutdown Looms  The Wall Street

Senate Democrats appear ready to back down in government shutdown fight  The Hill Democrats divided on whether to shut down government or vote with GOP  The Washington Post From troublemakers to team players: House Freedom Caucus softens as Trump transforms GOP  NBC News

Trump made the stock market a marker of success. Now he’s hedging as markets dip.  NBC News