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Trump is putting his ‘touches’ on the White House with flagpoles, art and an Oval Office overhaul – AP News

Trump is putting his ‘touches’ on the White House with flagpoles, art and an Oval Office overhaul  AP News

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‘Bluster and lies’: Diplomat shocked by Trump’s question time

American diplomat Ned Price, who served as deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, blasted President Donald Trump’s “pernicious lies” made at a Thursday Oval Office news conference with Norway’s prime minister. MSNBC anchor Chris Jansen introduced Price

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Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv – BBC

Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv  BBC Trump Tells Putin to ‘STOP!’ After Deadly Russian Attack on Kyiv  The New York Times Trump says Russia has made ’pretty big concession’ to end war in Ukraine by

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Judge orders return to U.S. of second migrant deported to El Salvador – The Washington Post

Judge orders return to U.S. of second migrant deported to El Salvador  The Washington Post Trump-appointed judge orders administration to return second deported migrant  Fox News After a scathing rebuke, judge grants DOJ an extension in deportation case  NPR Maryland judge orders return

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Pope’s doctor recounts final moments, says Francis died ‘without suffering’

Dr. Sergio Alfieri said that the pope “died without suffering, at home.” The doctor found the pontiff with his eyes open and breathing normally, but unresponsive when he was called to the Vatican early Monday morning.

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U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Exposed Flaws in Anti-Congestion Pricing Case – The New York Times

U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Exposed Flaws in Anti-Congestion Pricing Case  The New York Times Feds accidentally publish secret plan to kill NYC congestion pricing  Gothamist DOJ accidentally files document outlining flaws with Trump administration’s plan to kill NYC congestion pricing  ABC News Transportation

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Voters Should Pick their Candidates, Not Party Bosses

Before I became chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), I spent my life working at every level of my party. My first boss was the late Senator Paul Wellstone, a progressive champion who took bold stances—like voting against the

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‘Yuck’: Columnist conjures ‘skeevy’ image to deflate Musk theory

A Washington Post opinion editor cited Elon Musk’s “skeevy approach to parenthood” to argue that the tech entrepreneur and father of 14 is not all that good with numbers. David Von Drehle recounted a “copiously documented report in the Wall

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What the U.S. is offering and demanding in latest Ukraine ceasefire proposal

It was a pivotal day of diplomacy and declarations for the future of the war in Ukraine, now mired in its fourth year. Ukrainian and American officials convened in London in what had been billed as a make-or-break meeting. Ukraine

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