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News Articles: Donald Trump

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth steps out to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the Pentagon during an honor cordon on Feb. 5.

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  • Politics

Pentagon proposes $50 billion in annual cuts and identifies priorities to expand

The Pentagon has proposed cutting 8% of its budget annually for five years but prioritized funding in areas like drones, military assistance for the southern border and a U.S. Iron Dome.

February 20, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
Yoiker David Sequera (left), Yoiner Purroy Roldán (center), and Mayfreed Durán Arapé (right) are part of the immigrants sent to Guantánamo Bay by the Trump administration.

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  • National

Venezuelan mothers organize on chat group to fight Guantánamo detentions

The mothers met in a Whatsapp group. They have vowed to fight until their sons, who they say have not committed crimes and do not have ties to gangs, are released.

February 20, 2025
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gives her daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

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  • Latin America

Mexico warns the US not to 'invade our sovereignty' in fight against cartels

As the US officially designates six Mexican cartels as terrorist groups, Mexico's president warns the United States against any violation of its territory.

February 20, 2025
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By:
  • Eyder Peralta
President Trump delivers remarks at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Trump  criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "dictator."

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  • Politics

GOP senators fact check Trump's Ukraine rhetoric, while still backing his strategy

Lawmakers sought to dispel Kremlin talking points echoed by the president that Ukraine was responsible for the war with Russia. But they said Trump should be given room to negotiate.

February 19, 2025
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By:
  • Susan Davis and
  • Claudia Grisales
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with his son X Æ A-Xii and President Trump in the Oval Office on Feb. 11. Musk has been tapped by President Trump to lead federal cost-cutting efforts.

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  • Technology

Trump says Elon Musk's $10 million settlement over Twitter suit was 'a big discount'

It's the second tech company to agree to a payout after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol prompted Trump to be kicked off numerous social media platforms.

February 19, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Protestors outside the state Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • News

Hundreds of Georgians protest Elon Musk's role in federal government

Protestors gathered at the state Capitol in Atlanta and City Hall in Athens to call for the removal of billionaire Elon Musk from his position in the Trump administration.

February 17, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee and
  • Sarah Kallis
President Donald Trump signs an executive order withholding federal funding from schools and universities that impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the Oval Office on Feb. 14, 2025. Many of Trump's executive actions are facing legal challenges in the courts.

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  • Politics

Courts block Trump's DOGE actions — chaos, panic not proving to be best legal strategy

Some legal scholars say that the administration is bungling the chance to expand presidential power.

February 15, 2025
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By:
  • Chris Arnold
In this Nov. 17, 1973 file photo, President Richard Nixon speaks near Orlando, Fla. to the Associated Press Managing Editors annual meeting. Nixon told the APME "I am not a crook."

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  • Politics

After Watergate, Congress curbed the presidency. Now, Trump is testing those limits

President Trump's efforts to cut federal programs and fire watchdogs are drawing attention to 1970s-era government reforms.

February 15, 2025
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
The U.S. Department of Agriculture building in a 2019 file photo. Workers around the sprawling federal agency were told Friday that their jobs had been eliminated as part of sweeping layoffs from the new Trump Administration.

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  • Politics

Layoffs accelerate at federal agencies with more cuts to come

Federal agencies continued to lay off workers Friday. The cuts come after President Trump signed an executive order this week directing agencies to prepare for "large-scale" reductions in force.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • Shannon Bond,
  • Jennifer Ludden,
  • and 3 more
Shonda Rhimes attends the <em>Wicked</em> premiere at the Museum of Modern Art on Nov. 14, 2024, in New York.

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  • Arts & Life

Shonda Rhimes, Issa Rae have cut ties with the Kennedy Center now that Trump is chair

The Kennedy Center was created by bipartisan legislation signed by former President Eisenhower in 1958. President Trump appointed himself and members of his administration to the board.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta.

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  • News

CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration job cuts

Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out under the Trump administration's move to get rid of all probationary employees. That's roughly one-tenth of the agency's workforce. The agency's leadership was notified of the decision Friday morning.

February 14, 2025
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  • Associated Press

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  • Perspective

The revolution will be screenshot (hopefully)

Code Switch's B.A. Parker takes a look at the many ways our digital world is being erased.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • B.A. Parker
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delivers remarks alongside President Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Rounding up what happened with Elon Musk and DOGE this week

Elon Musk has emerged as a key figure in President Trump's plans to reshape the government. Here's a recap of this week with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team he leads.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Who is this child? Plus, Monty the dog and Kendrick Lamar.

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  • National

Which dog breed got robbed — AGAIN — at Westminster? Find out in the quiz!

This week, we've got little kids, loser dogs, the Super Bowl, '90s power ballads and too much government.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • Holly J. Morris
People walk past the U.S. Department of Energy building in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

Sweeping cuts hit recent federal hires as Trump administration slashes workforce

Employees across several agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education and Department of Energy, have all been affected, with many being given notice Thursday.

February 14, 2025
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  • Shannon Bond,
  • Geoff Brumfiel,
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