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Are white South Africans facing a genocide as Donald Trump claims?  BBC The Road to Trump’s Embrace of White South Africans  The New York Times Afrikaner resettled by Jewish-affiliated group denies antisemitism claims  The Washington Post What to know as Trump brings a

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James Comey: Ex-FBI boss investigated for seashell photo seen as threat to Trump  BBC

U.S. officials who specialize in terrorism prevention are bracing for their office to be eliminated or broken up as the State Department readies to root out what Secretary Marco Rubio calls a “radical political ideology” embedded in a “sprawling bureaucracy.”

When a computer bulldozes through the barriers humans build to keep it in check, the consequences are usually pretty grave—at least in sci-fi media. We can be hunted through time, turned into biological batteries, and even locked out of the

Trump’s big bill faces next hurdle in Congress as GOP conservatives warn they may vote against it  AP News Trump Live Updates: News on the Middle East Trip, Tariffs and Budget  The New York Times House Budget Committee punts megabill vote as

The U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments over birthright citizenship yesterday. And, week one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial featured testimony from witnesses and alleged victims. (Image credit: Alex Wong)

Comey under investigation for ‘86 47’ social media post, Trump team says  The Washington Post Former FBI Director James Comey takes down Instagram post after conservative uproar  CNN Was ex-FBI chief Comey’s ’86 47′ post calling for Trump assassination?  Al Jazeera James Comey

The opposition of a pair of right-wing lawmakers who are pressing for deeper spending cuts appeared to be enough, at least for now, to block the bill from advancing past its next hurdle and to the House floor.

The surprise firing of the head of the Library of Congress and efforts to install Trump loyalists at the iconic institution have stirred bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill.