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In what will be seen as a signature act of the new Trump administration, the president and his team have denounced and dismembered the US government’s international assistance arm, USAID, in a matter of three weeks.

President Donald Trump required Department of Education employees to attend “diversity training” during his first term. Now, he’s suspending them as he seeks to root out Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) from the federal government. A new piece in Monday’s

Israeli police have confiscated books and arrested Palestinian booksellers following a raid on two famous East Jerusalem bookshops.

Vance questions authority of US judges to challenge Trump  BBC.com Musk calls to impeach judge whose order blocks DOGE from Treasury systems access  CNBC Vance Challenges Courts’ Power, and Trump Targets the Penny  The New York Times George Conway: J.D. Vance is telling

Trump Muses About a Third Term, Over and Over Again  The New York Times

It wasn’t even close. DeJean got a pick-6 on his 22nd birthday, Sweat tormented Mahomes and the Eagles routed the Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday to secure the franchise’s second Super Bowl championship.

For many Palestinian Americans, Trump’s Gaza plan evokes legacy of displacement  The Guardian US Trump Says Palestinians Wouldn’t Have Right to Return to Rebuilt Gaza  The Wall Street Journal Moscow doesn’t reject Trump’s Gaza plan outright; Turkey, Hamas say it’s doomed  The Times

What happened when Donald Trump imposed steel tariffs in 2018  Financial Times Trump says he’ll announce yet another new tariff Monday  CNN Trump will slap 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports  USA TODAY China Is at the Heart of Trump Tariffs on

Third judge blocks Trump’s order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally  The Associated Press Trump birthright citizenship executive order blocked by third federal judge  Fox News Third Judge Blocks Trump’s ‘Wildly Unconstitutional’ Attack on Birthright Citizenship  Common Dreams How

2 storms to bring some of the highest snow totals of season to major cities  ABC News Another series of winter storms to bring snow and ice to millions across the U.S. this week. Here’s the latest forecast.  Yahoo Multiple Winter Storms