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As Donald Trump and Elon Musk continue to run roughshod over the federal government with seeming impunity, there are at least three areas of restraint that could stand in their way, according to analysis by The Washington Post. “So far

Correspondents in Kyiv, Mumbai, Johannesburg, and Mexico City give examples of the effects of the Trump administration’s gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

This Super Bowl Sunday, some will be watching the football game, some will watch for the ads, and others will be tuning in just to see what Taylor Swift is up to. Not only will she be in New Orleans

A new telescope could launch as early as late February. SPHEREx will look into deep space and also search for organic molecules. (Image credit: BAE Systems/NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Nonprofits, NGOs scramble to provide global aid amid USAID uncertainty  ABC News Trump 2nd term live updates: Consumer watchdog agency virtually shut down, funding ‘now being turned off’  ABC News Visualizing the international reach of U.S. funding cut by Trump  The Washington Post

BANGKOK — Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, Pongsak Thaenna, 36, and Bannawat Saethao, 27, were freed on

Democrats plot strategy in shutdown fight against Trump: ‘Not a lot of good options’  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News

Israel’s military withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor under the cease-fire with Hamas. During the war, troops patrolled the zone that splits the territory, preventing evacuated Palestinians from returning north.

As Trump steamrolls Washington, courts flex their power to slow him down  POLITICO Federal Courts Are the Frontline for Those Opposing Trump Executive Orders  The New York Times Trump’s executive actions are getting challenged as ‘arbitrary.’ What does that mean?  NPR Analysis |

The proposal President Donald Trump floated this week for the United States to assume control of the Gaza Strip, expel its Palestinian residents, and transform it into a “Riviera of the Middle East” has sent shockwaves across the world. But