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News Articles: President Donald Trump

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been carrying out President  Trump's vision to shrink government. On Monday, they announced an executive order aimed at drug prices.

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  • Health

RFK Jr. got rid of an 'alphabet soup' of health agencies. Now, Congress gets a say

On Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. goes to Capitol Hill to promote and defend his massive overhaul of HHS, and President Trump's plans to change it even more.

May 13, 2025
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  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
An empty elementary school classroom is seen on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021 in the Bronx borough of New York. Nationwide, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened after COVID-forced closures. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year.

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  • Race

If you see something (woke), say something

Code Switch's Gene Demby looks into the Department of Education's new end-DEI portal that asks Americans to narc on their local public schools.

March 07, 2025
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  • Gene Demby
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists during press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday.

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  • Europe

The U.S. and Ukraine are close to agreeing on a framework deal for critical minerals

President Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will come to the U.S. Friday to sign a deal.

February 26, 2025
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis
Gov. Brian Kemp steps out of a Rivian truck at December 2021 press event announcing the the electric vehicle maker will build a factory in Georgia. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

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  • News

Courts protect Biden’s clean energy policies and Georgia EV jobs from Trump’s ax — for now

The beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term at the White House was marked by a flurry of executive orders rolling back environmental regulations. Most prominent environmental organizations involved in climate issues in Georgia and across the country expected Trump’s recent announcements on environmental policy, but the promptness caught them off guard.

February 03, 2025
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  • Stanley Dunlap
The battle over key election rules is still set to play out before the Georgia Supreme Court. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia election board set to resume next week after court setbacks delayed Trump’s agenda

The right wing of the Georgia State Election Board that champions rules favored by GOP supporters of President-elect Donald is set to get back to its agenda after court decisions thwarted past attempts to implement the changes before November.

November 12, 2024
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Students and parents file out of the campus of Appalachee HIgh School in Winder, Ga., after being released from lockdown following the school shooting there Sept. 4, 2024.

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  • Elections

Guns: Where do Trump and Harris stand?

A mass shooting at a Georgia high school in September thrust the issue of gun violence to the forefront of the presidential race. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump agree that gun violence is a major problem, but they offer strikingly different views on how to address it.

October 18, 2024
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By:
  • Ariana Figueroa
A Donald Trump cutout outside Trump’s Presidential rally in Savannah, GA, Sept. 24, 2024. Justin Taylor/The Current

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  • Elections

After Trump’s rally, who’s up, who’s down: Will former president’s name-dropping help propel political allies?

For observers, any campaign rally is an opportunity to gauge who’s up and who’s down, who’s in and who’s out. Case in point: Trump’s speech at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on Tuesday, which was prime viewing for Georgia GOP watchers in a state where the Republicans are experiencing a Cold War.

September 25, 2024
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  • Craig Nelson
An aerial view of the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Bryan County, Georgia. Taken August 6, 2024. Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group

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  • News

Georgia GOP rep. wants to save Biden’s energy tax credits. Trump says he’ll repeal them

A Georgia Republican who has endorsed former President Donald Trump is concerned about the potential repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act, which has brought billions of dollars of clean energy investment to Georgia.

August 14, 2024
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By:
  • Kala Hunter
President Joe Biden looks on at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 16, 2024. Photo by Tom Brenner/Reuters

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  • Elections

UPDATES: Georgia voters react to Biden dropping out of election

Across the state, GPB reporters asked voters their thoughts and concerns with Biden stopping his bid for reelection. Stay tuned to GPB's blog here for more reactions!

July 22, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Lamont Hart, a voter protection volunteer for the New Georgia Project, waits to speak with voters outside the Cobb County Senior Wellness Center in Marietta, Ga. He was one of many election monitors during May’s primary. Matt Vasilogambros/Stateline

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  • Politics

Election monitors nervously practice for the ‘big dance in November’

Just after 3 p.m. on the third Tuesday of May, Lamont Hart began his shift outside a suburban Atlanta precinct as a scorching Georgia sun reflected heat off the white-bricked Worship with Wonders Church. Tall, thin, wearing a backward flat cap and holding a notebook, Hart introduced himself to exiting voters and asked whether they’d had any issues casting their ballots.

June 03, 2024
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  • Matt Vasilogambros
 Booking photos from the Fulton County conspiracy case charging Donald Trump and allies with trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. Photos from Fulton County Sheriff’s Office

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  • Politics

Fulton 19 update: Lawmaker wants case tossed, Yeezy’s ex-publicist changes counsel

The Fulton County 2020 presidential election interference case is pressing ahead with court hearings taking place for several of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sweeping racketeering case.

June 03, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Judge Juan Merchan presides over proceedings Tuesday as Stormy Daniels, far right, answers questions on direct examination by assistant district attorney Susan Hoffinger in Manhattan criminal court as former President Donald Trump and defense attorney Todd Blanche look on.

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  • Law

Judge in hush money trial denies Trump's second request for a mistrial

New York Judge Juan Merchan on Thursday denied the attempt to toss out the trial following two days of testimony from adult film star Stormy Daniels.

May 09, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Former President Donald Trump, left, following a recess at Manhattan criminal court in New York on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Trump ordered to pay $9,000 for violating gag order in criminal hush money trial

Judge Juan Merchan previously issued a gag order that specifically bars Trump from making or directing others to make public statements about potential jurors, court staff or family members of staff.

April 30, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Former President Donald Trump, flanked by attorneys Todd Blanche (left) and Emil Bove (right), arrives for his criminal trial as jury selection continues at Manhattan court on Thursday.

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  • Politics

12 jurors selected in Trump hush money trial

Former President Donald Trump is present in the courtroom while New Yorkers answer personal questions about their ability to serve on the jury.

April 18, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference on Wednesday in Charleston, S.C.

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  • Elections

Nikki Haley suspends her presidential campaign, but doesn't endorse Trump

The former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador was the last major candidate to challenge former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination.

March 06, 2024
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  • Sarah McCammon and
  • Jeongyoon Han
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