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Trump gives Musk's DOGE extra teeth to scour government contracts

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on February 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Feb 26, 2025 - Business

Supreme Court eyes lower bar for white, straight workers to sue for bias

Marlean Ames wearing a black turtleneck and a black jacket outside in the snow, staring away from the camera.

Canada and Mexico tariffs still on, White House says, as markets whipsaw

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Updated Feb 26, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump: Federal employees who didn't respond to Musk email are on firing "bubble"

Doug Burgum, US secretary of the interior, from left, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, US President Donald Trump, and Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025.

Exclusive: GOP staffers told to call occupied West Bank Judea and Samaria

Two Palestinian women approach a checkpoint to cross into the Israeli-controlled Shuhada Street in the divided town of Hebron, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, on January 13, 2020.
Feb 26, 2025 - World

Trump says Ukraine minerals deal done and Zelensky visiting Friday

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Feb 26, 2025 - Business

White House orders agencies to prepare for large-scale firings

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Egg prices could rise by 41.1% this year, USDA estimates

All eggs were sold out at a Florida Target store with empty shelves where eggs usually are
Updated Feb 26, 2025 - Health

Unvaccinated child dies in Texas measles outbreak

A vial containing the measles-rubella vaccine
Feb 26, 2025 - Business

WashPost opinion editor resigns after Jeff Bezos announces changes to Opinion section

Founder of Amazon and Blue Origin Jeff Bezos attends President Trump's inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan.20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.
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Trump teases personal profit in AI video touting Gaza takeover plan

Screenshots from Trump's Truth Social video. Source: Meidas Touch/X
Feb 26, 2025 - World

Non-religious 'nones' are on the rise, study shows

Cuts and a combative vibe emerge at the Pentagon

A landscape of Washington at sunset, including the Pentagon and the Capitol Dome. It looks cold.
Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: Trump's media-control strategy

President Trump tosses a hat reading "Trump was right about everything" toward the press pool after signing an executive order in the Oval Office yesterday. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Mapped: The fastest-warming U.S regions during spring

Feb 26, 2025 - Health

Universities feel ripple effects of DOGE cuts to health

Illustration of a Newton's Cradle made of test tubes.

Nvidia gives Silicon Valley heartburn every three months

Illustration of a computer chip resting on the index finger of a robotic hand.

How much federal workers get paid

Mike Johnson escapes stalemate with stunning 13-minute reversal

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Gabbard to fire more than 100 intelligence officers over "explicit" chats

Tulsi Gabbard, then-President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

DHS announces undocumented immigrants registry that includes fingerprints

Immigrants wait to be transported by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on January 20, 2025 near Sasabe, Arizona.

Trump touts $5 million "gold card" U.S. residency plan

President Donald Trump delivers remarks after Howard Lutnick was sworn in as U.S. Commerce Secretary in the Oval Office at the White House on February 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Lutnick, the former CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Group, was confirmed by the Senate 51 to 45. Vice President JD Vance
Updated Feb 25, 2025 - Politics & Policy

White House envoy may travel to Middle East Sunday in push to extend Gaza deal

US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff walks to an interview after participating in a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz (not pictured), the Russian foreign minister and Russian president's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov.

Senate GOP squirms over U.S. vote with Russia

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S. Dak., arrives for the Senate Republicans' news conference in the U.S. Capitol

Jolted Republicans beg Elon Musk to ease up with DOGE

Illustration of a hundred dollar bill with a slice across Benjamin Franklin's face forming a smile.

Apple says it's fixing iPhone bug that types "Trump" instead of "racist"

President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter in the Oval Office at the White House on February 10, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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