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Constitutional law professor analyzes Trump’s clash with the judiciary

Despite a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts earlier this week, President Trump’s criticisms of the judiciary continue. Amna Nawaz spoke with Steve Vladeck, a constitutional law professor at Georgetown University, to explore the legal ramifications of the president’s

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‘We had an awful choice’: Schumer defends voting with GOP saying shutdown would be worse

Democrats have few options for challenging President Trump and GOP majorities in Congress. Some on the left say they had a chance last week, but top Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer voted with the GOP and supplied the needed votes to

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The Trump-Putin phone call gave the Kremlin leader a chance to pivot away from the war in Ukraine – The Associated Press

The Trump-Putin phone call gave the Kremlin leader a chance to pivot away from the war in Ukraine  The Associated Press What the White House and Kremlin said about the Trump-Putin call  The Associated Press After Trump-Putin call, Russia agrees to limited

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Faith leaders gather around Trump to pray in Oval Office: ‘incredible day’ – Fox News

Faith leaders gather around Trump to pray in Oval Office: ‘incredible day’  Fox News

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Trump administration live updates: Ukraine agrees to partial ceasefire plan after Zelenskyy speaks with Trump – NBC News

Trump administration live updates: Ukraine agrees to partial ceasefire plan after Zelenskyy speaks with Trump  NBC News

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The Olympics’ own Conclave begins – as hotly contested race for IOC president reaches climax

Electing the new boss of the Olympics first required a grandly titled “sacred pilgrimage” to ancient Olympia – to pay homage to the birthplace of what’s become a multibillion-pound behemoth.

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Trump is taking a hammer to traditional pillars of soft power

The argument for international aid is in part a moral one, but it’s also been about U.S. interests. As then-senator Marco Rubio put it in 2017: “I promise you it’s going to be a lot harder to recruit someone to

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Trump is taking a hammer to traditional pillars of soft power

The argument for international aid is in part a moral one, but it’s also been about U.S. interests. As then-senator Marco Rubio put it in 2017: “I promise you it’s going to be a lot harder to recruit someone to

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Top researchers ousted by Trump poised to be poached by Europe: report

President Donald Trump’s purge of U.S. government staff could soon pay dividends — for other countries. According to Politico, a group of countries in the European Union have hatched a plan to poach ousted researchers from the United States. “Twelve

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Trump just wants a deal – who will blink first?

The tone has changed totally. It’s a remarkable turnaround from the Oval Office meltdown to the perfect phone call.

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