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How DOGE led a ‘hostile takeover’ at the IRS to use taxpayer data for immigration crackdowns

IRS employees expect to learn their layoff fate around Tax Day, their busiest time of the year

Ex-January 6 prosecutors urge attorney disciplinary board to investigate Trump’s controversial pick to be DC’s top prosecutor

Trump’s doctor says president in ‘excellent health,’ citing results of physical and ‘frequent victories’ at golf

What to know about Abrego Garcia’s deportation case as White House and Bukele make clear he won’t be returned to US

Shapiro arson suspect faced charges in domestic violence case, financial and legal turmoil

White House and Bukele make clear Abrego Garcia won’t be returned to US

In a federal workforce racked by stress and fear, one family shares a story of death

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks he meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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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 drive against top universities could carry a big economic cost

Trump’s retribution sends a chilling message to dissenters

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

A US-China trade war could be catastrophic. What is Trump’s endgame strategy?

Trump’s day of tariff mayhem contains a scary lesson for his second term

Trump 2.0 is in a state of permanent emergency

Trump’s tariff onslaught against China escalates a battle the US may not be able to win

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For Wisconsin liberals, upcoming Supreme Court race is first test of ‘lessons learned’

Canadians in crosshairs of trade war call Trump’s tariffs a ‘bad dream’

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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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Fact check: Trump falsely claims Biden ‘terminated’ South Korea deal Biden actually made

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance arrives for a "Make America Wealthy Again" trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as "Liberation Day", Trump announced sweeping new tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. on countries including China, Japan and India. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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

Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Ben Ferguson at the Gaylord National Resort in Oxon Hill, MD on Thursday, 20, 2025.

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Trump Justice officials demanded charges for Hillary, Biden for classified docs scandals. They’re silent on SignalGate

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President Donald Trump announces new tariffs in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday, April 2.

Congress gave presidents power over tariffs. They could aways take it back

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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Democrats have image problems. That may not matter much in 2026

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US-Iran negotiators hold ‘constructive’ nuclear talks, will meet again next week

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Students, parents say anti-DEI push is a hindrance to learning at DOD schools

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported. In a tense hearing, DOJ wouldn’t say where he is. What happens next?

Trump can shrink consumer protection agency but cannot dismantle it entirely, appeals court says

Trump authorizes military to take control of federal land along US southern border

Texas Army base chosen to house migrants, defense officials say

Justice Department tasked with enforcing Trump’s transgender sports ban in Maine

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Painting of iconic Trump raised-fist scene from Butler rally now hangs in Grand Foyer of White House

Trump administration lists thousands of immigrants as dead in new policy

US removes commander in Greenland following Vance’s controversial visit

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet announces run for governor

House passes bill targeting noncitizen voting - already illegal in federal elections - in Trump-aligned push

Judge will halt Trump administration from ending humanitarian parole for people from four countries

Justice Department dropping charges against man they accused of being MS-13’s ‘leader for the East Coast’

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