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Acting IRS commissioner plans to resign after data-sharing deal with immigration authorities
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHIGTON) — The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is planning to resign following the agency’s data sharing agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to support the Trump administration’s efforts [Read More…]
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US stocks climb, defying fears of escalating global trade war
CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (NEW YORK) –U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, marking the latest swing in volatile trading and defying fears of a global trade war as China and the European Union slapped retaliatory [Read More…]
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In brief: Mariska Hargitay to direct documentary about her mother and more
Mariska Hargitay is set to make her feature directorial debut with a documentary about her mother, Jayne Mansfield. The film, called My Mom Jane, will premiere in June on HBO. It will also be available [Read More…]
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Army to go ‘bigger’ to mark its 250th. Could it be the military parade Trump wants?
Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Army says it’s looking at options to make its 250th birthday celebration in June “bigger,” with possible demonstrations and vehicle displays on the National Mall in a multi-day [Read More…]
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Trump tariffs: How much more importers could pay in your state
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — California importers could be hit hardest by the new import tariffs — potentially paying over $170 billion more for imports than they did last year, according to newly released data [Read More…]
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State Department says talks with Iran are not a negotiation, will be direct
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of expected talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend, the State Department pushed back on the idea that the discussion would be a negotiation [Read More…]
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Texas governor under fire after pushing special election to November
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (AUSTIN, TX) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a proclamation Monday afternoon that the special election to fill the seat vacated following the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, for the [Read More…]
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Trump signs executive order to expand ‘clean’ coal, but there’s no such thing
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to expand the mining and use of coal in the U.S., calling it “beautiful, clean coal.” During a ceremony at the [Read More…]
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RFK Jr. claims curve is flattening in Texas measles outbreak. Does the data agree?
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images (AUSTIN, TX) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seemed to imply in recent days that the measles outbreak in western Texas was slowing down. In a post on [Read More…]
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Finn Wittrock, Alexandra Daddario to star in Hershey chocolate biopic
Scott Olson/Getty Images The story of the Hershey chocolate company will be told in an upcoming biopic. Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario are set to star in the new live-action film Hershey, according to The [Read More…]
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Stock markets slide as Trump’s new China tariffs go into effect
CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (TAIWAN) — Asian stocks plunged during Wednesday’s trading session after President Donald Trump’s latest batch of sanctions on China came into force, helping wipe off Tuesday’s limited gains and compounding [Read More…]
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Trump moves full steam ahead on politically risky tariffs despite market tumult
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After days of market tumult, President Donald Trump on Wednesday makes good on his long-sought goal of imposing aggressive tariffs against dozens of U.S. trading partners. But his gamble comes [Read More…]
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Lawyer for man deported in error to El Salvador expects him to be returned to US
The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The attorney for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was deported in error to El Salvador, said Tuesday that he expects Abrego Garcia to be [Read More…]
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Report: Robert Pattinson favored to join cast of ‘Dune 3’
Dominique Charriau/WireImage via Getty Images It seems Robert Pattinson may be heading to Arrakis. The actor is being considered to join the cast of Dune 3, according to Deadline. The outlet reports that no formal [Read More…]
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Dozens dead, including former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel, after roof collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub
Photo by FRANCESCO SPOTORNO/AFP via Getty Images (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) — The death toll has continued to rise after the roof of a Dominican Republic nightclub collapsed during a concert. At least 58 people were killed [Read More…]
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Judge gives Trump administration 24 hours to provide evidence of Mahmoud Khalil’s removability
Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images (JENA, La.) — An immigration judge has given lawyers representing the Department of Homeland Security a little over 24 hours to provide Mahmoud Khalil’s legal team with evidence that [Read More…]
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Johnson again relying on Trump to bring GOP holdouts in line on budget plan
Win McNamee, Pool via AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson met Tuesday at the White House with President Donald Trump and House Republicans holding out against voting for the Senate-approved budget bill to [Read More…]
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National Park Service restores Harriet Tubman feature on webpage after criticism over removal
Library of Congress via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad has been restored to its original state months after it was changed to remove abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman [Read More…]
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Musk and top Trump adviser feud over tariffs: ‘Dumber than a sack of bricks’
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk took another shot at Peter Navarro on Tuesday over tariffs, calling President Donald Trump’s top adviser on trade and manufacturing a “moron” and “dumber than a sack of [Read More…]
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Trump touts falling oil prices, borrowing costs. Experts say they’re warning signs.
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted a drop in oil prices and borrowing costs as a sign that sweeping new tariffs bode well for the U.S. economy. Experts who spoke [Read More…]