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How Trump Is Gutting Regulatory Agencies Like the SEC, CFPB and EEOC – The New York Times

How Trump Is Gutting Regulatory Agencies Like the SEC, CFPB and EEOC  The New York Times

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Trump hired Musk as a ‘special government employee.’ Here’s what that means

Special government employees, or SGEs, are typically hired on a temporary basis as experts or consultants or serve as members of federal advisory committees. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik)

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Some red states report zero abortions. Doctors and researchers say it’s not true

Roe v. Wade, making it certain abortion would become illegal in Texas. The state is among nearly a dozen with laws criminalizing abortion that report zero or only a handful of abortions in 2023.’/> The reports are from 2023, in

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Dear Life Kit: My friend kissed me and I liked it. Now he wants to take it back!

Plus: how to deal with an awful brother-in-law, what to do with a box of mementos you shared with your ex and how to tell a bestie you don’t want to go on a couples trip.

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Trump’s pick for secretary of education is Linda McMahon. Here’s what to know

McMahon’s confirmation proceedings are likely to focus on how she would handle Donald Trump’s plans to dissolve the U.S. Education Department. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker)

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‘The torture would begin when the sun went down’: Syrian woman on what life was like in an Assad prison

By the standards of other cities I have been in or visited shortly after a revolution, Damascus seems on the face of it relatively calm.

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How every senator voted on Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence – The Washington Post

How every senator voted on Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence  The Washington Post Trump lands key Tulsi Gabbard confirmation following uphill Senate battle  Fox News Senate votes to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence  CNN Four Takeaways From Tulsi

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Narendra Modi seeks to bolster ties with US via trade and energy deals – Financial Times

Narendra Modi seeks to bolster ties with US via trade and energy deals  Financial Times India’s Modi arrives in Washington as deportation of illegal migrants issue simmers  CBC News What Modi and India Can Offer Trump on Tariffs and Trade  The New York

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New Kennedy Center board makes Trump chairman, prompting Shonda Rhimes and others to resign – Los Angeles Times

New Kennedy Center board makes Trump chairman, prompting Shonda Rhimes and others to resign  Los Angeles Times Trump elected chairman of Kennedy Center; former leaders ousted or resigning  WUSA9.com Column | Trump’s attack on the Kennedy Center is petty but powerful  The Washington

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Trump upends US policy on Ukraine, says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war – The Associated Press

Trump upends US policy on Ukraine, says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war  The Associated Press Bolton: Trump has effectively surrendered to Putin in Ukraine negotiations  CNN Trump and Putin Discuss End to War in Ukraine:

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