Category: Politics
Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge.
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Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Bromance With Xi Beyond Reach
President Trump says he wants Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to call him to talk tariffs. Mr. Xi is ghosting Mr. Trump, and markets are plummeting.
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Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of the White House?
The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Sal [...]
Trump Shifted on Tariffs After Bond Holders Got Jittery. He Held Millions Himself.
As of August, the president’s investment portfolio showed significantly more in bonds than in stocks. It is unclear if his personal holdings had any b [...]
John J. LaFalce, Democrat Congressman Who Fought for Consumers, Dies at 85
A 14-term Democrat from Western New York, he sponsored financial reforms to aid consumers and pressed Washington to protect Americans from environment [...]
Top DOGE Officials Moved From Social Security Administration to Justice Dept.
The Elon Musk operatives were abruptly shifted to the department’s immigration enforcement unit as part of an expanding effort to use personal data in [...]
Trump Administration Claims Harvard Failed to Report Large Foreign Donations
The Education Department accused the university of failing to report large foreign donations to the government, as required by law. Harvard disputed t [...]
Under Trump, National Security Guardrails Vanish
America’s adversaries have more room to operate, at least in the disinformation space, cybersecurity experts say.
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House Democrats Criticize Trump’s Smithsonian Order
In a letter to Vice President JD Vance, four U.S. representatives on a committee that oversees the cultural institution urged him to reject President [...]
Trump Calls Florida Shooting a ‘Shame,’ but Signals No Shift in Gun Laws
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the president said he would “always protect the Second Amendment.”
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G.O.P. Lawmakers Visit Syria to Assess Situation Under New Government
The two Republican congressmen were expected to meet with the country’s new leadership and visit areas destroyed during the long civil war.
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White House of Worship: Christian Prayer Rings Out Under Trump
Evangelical leaders are relishing the new atmosphere at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — and greater access to the president.
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Fire services get 50% less than police to cover tax rises
Most fire services in England are facing a shortfall in funding after the government failed to give them the same level of compensation for tax increa [...]
With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will
Since the post-Nixon era, the Internal Revenue Service has had a degree of independence from the White House. President Trump is seeking to change tha [...]
Reform and Greens aim high in volatile mayoral contests
Sam FrancisPolitical ReporterBBCVoters appear to be in a restless mood as Labour faces its first electoral test since its landslide general election v [...]