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Bodies of three out of four US soldiers whose vehicle was submerged in Lithuania are recovered
‘A betrayal of the government’: Congressional leaders say VA needs to better serve families of veterans who die by suicide
Supreme Court likely to side with Catholic Charities seeking exemption from state taxes
Elon Musk goes all in on Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Democrats hope it will mobilize their voters
House GOP leaders look to hold off push to impeach judges by prioritizing hearings, bill to limit reach of rulings
Florida’s special elections give Trump, GOP leaders more reasons to sweat slim House majority
Trump says ‘there are methods’ for seeking a third term, adding that he’s ‘not joking’
Trump criticizes Putin and threatens adversaries with new tariffs as he barrels toward April 2 deadline

Analysis

President Donald J Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Monday, March 24 in Washington, DC.
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Trump sounds dead serious about a third term, no matter what’s in the Constitution
Why Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff transformation is so risky
A warning sign flares as the Trump White House refuses to moderate its shock politics
Why the American consumer is fed up
Trump’s favorite F-word is getting a workout
The White House says the Yemen security breach is a hoax. Here’s why it’s not
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Fact check: Trump exaggerates trade deficits, his 2024 vote total, Ukraine aid, border crossings and fentanyl deaths
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‘Nobody is above the law’: Trump officials who criticized Clinton’s emails now under scrutiny for leaked war plans
California Gov. Gavin Newsom in Atlanta in June 2024.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. sits on a couch and speaks on the telephone after encountering a white mob protesting against the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, in May 1961.
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Trump wants to speed release of FBI’s MLK spying files. But why?

Fault Lines

President Donald Trump and White House senior adviser and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk deliver remarks next to a Tesla Model S on the South Lawn of the White House on March 11, 2025, in Washington, DC.
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Trump’s moves to hollow out government could be difficult to undo

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