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US and Iran express optimism following second round of nuclear talks

What to know about the Supreme Court’s midnight Alien Enemies Act order

Supreme Court temporarily pauses deportations under Alien Enemies Act

US Naval Academy canceled author’s lecture that would have criticized book bans

Comics like Tim Dillon helped Trump reach young men. Democrats want in on the joke

Supreme Court to debate if elementary schools may skip parental notice for LGBTQ+ reading

Trump admin continues releasing information to paint Abrego Garcia as violent gang member as outcry against deportation grows

Trump’s pick for acting IRS commissioner is ousted days after his appointment

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Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during an Economic Club of Chicago event in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Powell again stressed the central bank's focus on preventing potential tariff-driven price hikes from triggering a more persistent rise in inflation.

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As tariffs darken the economic outlook, Trump sizes up Powell as a scapegoat

How the battles Trump loves to wage explain his presidency

Can the president revoke a university’s tax-exempt status?

Why Trump is relishing his duel with Harvard and other elite schools

The real stakes in Trump’s confrontation with Harvard

As he lionizes a strongman, Trump flexes power over the law, top colleges and the media

Trump’s showdown with China deepens, with huge stakes for the economy

Trump’s retribution sends a chilling message to dissenters

Why Trump is scrambling for allies in his trade war with China

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Fact check: Trump makes false claims about China, Japan and the EU at Cabinet meeting

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 07: U.S. President Donald Trump answers a reporters question during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Trump’s pick to be DC’s top prosecutor failed to report nearly 200 appearances on far-right media outlets to Senate

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‘The policy may very well fail’: JD Vance doubted Trump’s first-term trade policies, previously bashed tariffs

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event with auto racing champions at the White House on April 9, 2025.

Trump 2.0 is in a state of permanent emergency

Fault Lines

A supporter of the Democratic Party holds placards calling for voting in support of Democrats in Clarkston, Georgia, on November 4, 2024.

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Fact check: Trump falsely claims gas prices hit $1.98 in some states

Appeals court backs judge in Abrego Garcia case, saying Trump DOJ ‘would reduce the rule of law to lawlessness’

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Supreme Court to hear arguments in May in challenge to Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship

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