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News Articles: Trump administration

Jeanine Pirro, who just left Fox News' <em>The Five </em>to become the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., attends FOX Nation's 2024 Patriot Awards on Dec. 5, 2024.

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  • Analysis

The Fox-to-Trump Funnel sweeps up Jeanine Pirro of 'The Five'

Jeanine Pirro is the latest Fox News personality to join the Trump administration. She will serve as the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., replacing Ed Martin whose confirmation ran into problems in the Senate.

May 10, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
The U.S.-Canada border, as seen in this satellite map, mostly runs along the 49th parallel — and wasn't chosen at random.

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  • Politics

Trump calls the U.S.-Canada border an 'artificial line.' That's not entirely true

President Trump has repeatedly described the U.S.-Canada border as an "artificially drawn line." But experts say just because it was man-made doesn't mean it's not legitimate.

May 09, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The logo of the big data analytics software company Palantir Technologies on display during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on Jan. 23, 2025.

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  • Technology

Former Palantir workers condemn company's work with Trump administration

In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Gain-of-function research became especially controversial and politically polarized during the COVID-19 pandemic. One theory states the SARS-CoV-2 virus spilled out of a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, China.

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  • Research News

Trump restricts funding for 'gain-of-function' research — calling it dangerous

President Trump issued an executive order Monday banning federal funding for any research abroad that involves a field of scientific study known as "gain-of-function" research. Here's what it means.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Rob Stein
An asylum seeker with a canceled appointment to enter the United States waits to speak to a Mexican immigration official as he reviews the CBP One app at the El Chaparral border crossing port in Tijuana, Mexico, in January 2025.

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  • National

Trump offers $1,000 incentive to migrants who leave the country voluntarily

The Homeland Security Department pitched the monetary incentive as a more "dignified" way to leave the country, while saving taxpayers money.

May 06, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
President Harry Truman signs the Marshall Plan on April 3, 1948, in Washington. The plan played a key role in the reconstruction of Europe after World War II and was part of the wide-ranging moves by the U.S. to establish a new international order that still defines the world to this day.

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  • Politics

The U.S. set the global order after WWII. Trump has other plans

From the ashes of World War II, President Harry Truman helped create global institutions that have defined international order. President Trump is moving aggressively to scale back that U.S. role.

May 01, 2025
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  • Greg Myre
Former second gentleman Doug Emhoff, speaking at a rally in November, was among the Biden appointees the Trump administration removed from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's board of trustees.

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  • Politics

Trump fires Biden appointees, including Doug Emhoff, from the Holocaust Museum board

Critics see the terminations as an effort to politicize the Holocaust museum. The White House says Trump will appoint new board members "who are also steadfast supporters of the State of Israel."

April 30, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
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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  • Domenico Montanaro
Protesters gather outside federal court during a hearing with lawyers for Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities, in Boston.

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  • National

Appeals court pauses Tufts student's transfer to Vermont in immigration detention case

The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a three-judge panel would hear arguments on May 6 in the case of Rumeysa Ozturk. She's been detained for five weeks as of Tuesday.

April 29, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
President Trump boards Air Force One in February. He hits the 100-day mark of his presidency this week.

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  • Politics

10 key numbers that sum up Trump's 1st 100 days

While the 100-day mark of a presidency is a made-up milestone, it's still worthwhile to take stock of a new administration. Here's where Trump stands on 10 key benchmarks.

April 29, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
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
During impromptu remarks to reporters outside the White House on April 23, President Trump said the U.S. will "have a fair deal with China." 

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  • Politics

4 takeaways from the week — from a softer approach on trade to Hegseth in hot water

After much volatility because of Trump's trade war, the stock markets responded positively to a softened tone toward both China and the Fed chair. This, plus four more takeaways from this week.

April 25, 2025
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
The Department of Education says it will resume collections on defaulted student loans on May 5, affecting some 5 million borrowers nationwide.

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  • Education

What to know as the government begins collections on defaulted student debt

The Department of Education says it will resume collections on May 5 and send wage garnishment notices "later this summer." Here's how to know — and what to do — if you'll be affected.

April 24, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
People gathered to protest the Trump administration during the 'Hands Off' protest on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on April 5, 2025.

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  • Climate

Environmental groups say Trump administration violated their free-speech rights

A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration violated the free-speech rights of nonprofits and municipalities that have had federal funding for climate and environmental projects frozen or cancelled.

April 23, 2025
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  • Michael Copley
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