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Trump will sign an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing

Feb 5, 2025 10:57 AM EST

Associated Press,

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday designed to prevent people who were biologically assigned male at birth from participating in women’s or girls’ sporting events.

Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports

Feb 5, 2025 10:38 AM EST

Associated Press,

A sweeping new U.S. tariff on products made in China is expected to increase the prices American consumers pay for a wide array of products, from the ultra-cheap apparel sold on online shopping platforms to toys and electronic devices such as computers and cellphones.

Trump orders Iran to be ‘obliterated’ if it kills him

Feb 4, 2025 6:42 PM EST

Associated Press,

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s given his advisers instructions to obliterate Iran if it assassinates him.

Trump suggests displaced Palestinians in Gaza be ‘permanently’ resettled outside war-torn territory

Feb 4, 2025 6:39 PM EST

Associated Press,

President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be “permanently” resettled outside the war-torn territory.

First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart, official says

Feb 4, 2025 2:39 PM EST

Associated Press,

The first U.S. military flight to deport migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay was set to depart Tuesday, a U.S. official said.

Sen. Tim Scott and South Carolina’s governor will chair Lindsey Graham’s reelection bid

Feb 4, 2025 11:28 AM EST

Associated Press,

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest congressional allies, is kicking off his pursuit of a fifth term with two of his home state’s top Republicans chairing his 2026 campaign, an early show of strength in a race where the longtime lawmaker is expected to face primary challengers.

Senate committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination to be health secretary

Feb 4, 2025 10:49 AM EST

Associated Press,

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic, cleared his first hurdle on Tuesday to become the nation’s top health official when the Senate finance committee voted to advance his nomination for a floor vote.

Justice Department restores funding for programs that provide guidance in immigration courts

Feb 3, 2025 2:49 PM EST

Associated Press,

Two days after nonprofit groups sued the federal government over a stop-work order targeting programs that provide information and guidance to people facing deportation, the U.S. Justice Department reversed course and ordered that funding to the programs be restored.

US tariffs on Mexico ‘paused for a month,’ 10,000 Mexican troops head to border

Feb 3, 2025 11:40 AM EST

Associated Press,

U.S. tariffs imposed on Mexico have been “paused for a month,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a post on X Monday shortly after speaking to President Donald Trump.

The DNC’s outgoing chair says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in 2024

Jan 31, 2025 12:16 PM EST

Associated Press,

As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race.

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Trump will sign an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing

Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports

Trump orders Iran to be ‘obliterated’ if it kills him

Trump suggests displaced Palestinians in Gaza be ‘permanently’ resettled outside war-torn territory

First military flight to send migrants to Guantanamo Bay is set to depart, official says

Sen. Tim Scott and South Carolina’s governor will chair Lindsey Graham’s reelection bid

Senate committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination to be health secretary

Justice Department restores funding for programs that provide guidance in immigration courts

US tariffs on Mexico ‘paused for a month,’ 10,000 Mexican troops head to border

The DNC’s outgoing chair says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in 2024

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