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President Trump arrives to speak on his first 100 days at Macomb County Community College Sports Expo Center on April 29 in Warren, Mich.

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  • Politics

In first 100 days, Trump tests limits, creates chaos and turns from allies

From foreign policy and tariffs to immigration changes and targeting of DEI, here's a look back at some of the major moves made in the past 100 days of President Trump's second administration.

April 30, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appear during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Feb. 26.

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  • Politics

Trump thinks Hegseth will 'get it together' amid Pentagon staff chaos

As questions swirl around the fate of the secretary of defense, former colleagues paint a troubling picture of Hegseth's Pentagon.

April 28, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends an Oval Office meeting with President Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store at the Oval Office on April 24.

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  • Politics

New senior staff announced as White House looks to 'right the ship' at the Pentagon

The defense department has announced new senior level positions after recent firings and resignations. But with Pentagon head Pete Hegseth under fire for missteps, the way ahead is still unclear.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • Quil Lawrence
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his wife, Jennifer, attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 21.

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  • Politics

Hegseth is in hot water again over sharing attack plans. But this time it may be worse

Military lawyers question Pentagon head Pete Hegseth's defense that he didn't share anything revealing in Signal chat group with his wife and brother.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence and
  • Tom Bowman
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, the day after <em>The New York Times </em>reported that he shared information last month to a second private Signal group chat about upcoming strikes in Yemen.

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  • Politics

Exclusive: The White House is looking to replace Pete Hegseth as defense secretary

This comes as Hegseth is again mired in controversy over sharing military operational details in a group chat.

April 21, 2025
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By:
  • Tom Bowman and
  • Quil Lawrence
President Donald Trump, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen to a question from a reporter during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13.

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  • Politics

Signal chat fallout, tariff tension — and 3 more takeaways from Trump's week

Here, five takeaways from a week when the Trump administration has had to deal with the Signal chat leak, announced new tariffs and made more deportations.

March 28, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
A House lawmaker points to text messages by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a hearing on March 26. The hearing, held by the House Intelligence Committee, addressed Trump administration officials inadvertently including a journalist on a high-level Signal group chat in which plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen were discussed.

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  • National

Trump officials downplay the Signal leak. Some military members see a double standard

The news of the leak of life-and-death operational details to a reporter lands differently with veterans and active-duty troops, who can be prosecuted for much less significant "spillage" incidents.

March 27, 2025
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
A new version of the Yik Yak app is only available currently in the Apple App Store in the United States. Here's a March 2014 photo illustration of the app in the Google Play store.

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  • Technology

Yik Yak, The Anonymous App That Tested Free Speech, Is Back

Before shutting down in 2017, Yik Yak was used in hate speech and cyberbullying across college campuses and local schools. The app's new owners vow to take a strong stance against abuses.

August 17, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin

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