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Will the Supreme Court Preserve the Rule of Law? Chief Justice Roberts May Have the Answer

Less than a month after President Donald Trump took office, numerous federal judges have issued orders temporarily blocking and restraining parts of his agenda. From Trump’s executive order attempting to eliminate the constitutional right of children of undocumented immigrants to

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White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute – The Associated Press

White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute  The Associated Press

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Trump’s Pick for Education Chief Seeks Approval to Lead Agency She Would Be Asked to Tear Down

WASHINGTON — Linda McMahon faces an unusual test on Thursday as she seeks Senate approval to lead an agency the president wants her to destroy. If President Donald Trump has his way, his pick for education secretary would be the

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Trump Bets He Can Threaten His Way to Ending the Israel-Hamas War

There’s nothing like the drama of a deadline. But when President Donald Trump told Hamas it had until Saturday afternoon to release all of the Israeli hostages or “all hell is going to break loose,” he escalated the stakes of

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I Came to Congress to Gut Foreign Aid. I Was Wrong

You don’t often hear politicians concede their mistakes, but that’s the pill I’ll swallow today, February 13, as a witness before the same foreign affairs congressional panel under which I was previously a subcommittee chair from 2017-2019. I first came

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Galentine’s Day Isn’t Just for Single People

As the buildup to Valentine’s Day intensifies, you might feel the need to prioritize romantic love above all. But there’s a holiday we shouldn’t forget: Galentine’s. There aren’t enough holidays that celebrate friendship, one of the most important types of

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U.S. denies Trump peace push a ‘betrayal’ of Ukraine

by Max DELANY Donald Trump’s defense chief denied Thursday the US president was betraying Ukraine by opening talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, as blindsided European powers insisted they and Kyiv must have a seat at the table. Trump on Wednesday

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Oil prices fall on potential Ukraine peace talks – Reuters

Oil prices fall on potential Ukraine peace talks  Reuters Russia’s war on Ukraine at critical moment as Trump and Putin push to end conflict  CNN Putin goes from pariah to negotiating partner as Trump announces meeting  NBC News Donald Trump starts “immediate” talks

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New York, Paris, Berlin to mark anniversaries of iconic Christo art

by Ana FERNÁNDEZ New York, Paris and Berlin are celebrating the anniversaries this year of iconic art installations that saw some of their most prominent landmarks wrapped in fabric by the late artists known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Forty years

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Grenade blast in French bar wounds 12

Twelve people were wounded when a grenade exploded in a bar in France’s southeastern city of Grenoble on Wednesday, officials said. “Someone came in and threw a grenade, apparently without saying a word, and ran away,” prosecutor Francois Touret-de-Courcy told

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