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Updated Aug 27, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Multiple FEMA staff put on leave after letter criticizing Trump admin

Man in navy suit and red hat, President Trump, and woman in white hat and white blouse, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, standing in an outside space.
Updated Aug 27, 2025 - Politics & Policy

D.C. mayor: "Masked ICE agents" and out-of-town National Guard are ineffective

Mayor Bowser -- wearing a black blazer -- speaks at a microphone, a man in a suit stands behind her. In the background, a person holds a colorful sign reading "What Trump order won't you obey?"

Reading for pleasure is going out of style

Aug 27, 2025 - Economy

Tariffs may mean earlier holiday deals, fewer choices, report says

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Updated Aug 27, 2025 - Politics & Policy

RFK Jr. limits who is eligible for COVID shots

Man with grey hair in a navy pinstripe suit and blue patterned tie gestures with his raised hand while speaking, seated against a gold curtain background.

Scoop: Tony Blair and Jared Kushner brief Trump on Gaza post-war plans

Two men in suits seated on white chairs during a discussion at the Peace to Prosperity Workshop, with an audience of men in traditional Middle Eastern attire and suits, and a large screen behind them.
Aug 27, 2025 - Economy

Lisa Cook's fate heads to court

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Trump threatens to prosecute George Soros for backing protests

George Soros, billionaire and founder of Soros Fund Management LLC, speaks during an event on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Photo: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

Denmark summons U.S. envoy over Greenland influence campaign with Trump ties

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Updated Aug 27, 2025 - Business

Bessent: Trump not eyeing Nvidia shares, downplays defense industry stake

A man with gray hair and glasses speaks at a microphone while a man with blond hair, wearing a blue suit and red tie, stands blurred in the background indoors.

The growing list of military ousters under Trump 2.0

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Aug 27, 2025 - Economy

Exclusive: Lower-income, Gen Z people are investing at record rates, data shows

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Trump knee-caps America's institutions

Illustrated collage of a pattern of repeating white columns against a red background, mimicking an American flag, with one of the columns replaced with President Trump's signature.

Scoop: Democrats weigh mini-convention before 2026 midterms

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Modi issues buy India-made call as Trump's 50% tariffs take effect

Man with white beard wearing an orange turban and vest, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaks passionately behind a wooden podium adorned with the Indian emblem and marigold flowers, raising his fist in the air.
Updated Aug 26, 2025 - Business

Cracker Barrel returning to "Old Timer" logo after MAGA backlash

White and brown Cracker Barrel Old Country Store sign with orange barrel and man sitting on a chair next to it, mounted on a building with a gray metal roof under a blue sky.
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