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A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of “economic resistance” to protest what the group’s founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on

White House bars AP, Reuters and other media from covering Trump cabinet meeting  Reuters

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks followed an understanding reached during President Donald Trump’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and contact between senior Russian and U.S. diplomats and other officials in Saudi Arabia.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the talks followed an understanding reached during President Donald Trump’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and contact between senior Russian and U.S. diplomats and other officials in Saudi Arabia.

U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered the Office of Personnel Management to inform certain federal agencies that it had no authority to order the firings of probationary employees, including the Department of Defense.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer continued a week of Oval Office diplomacy today, arriving at the White House for meetings with President Trump and his team. Starmer is the second of three critical European allies to meet with the president

Watch What to Expect From Zelenskyy’s White House Visit  Bloomberg

US judge halts Trump administration’s calls for mass firings by agencies  Reuters Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass firings of federal workers  The Washington Post Judge orders Trump admin to rescind memo directing mass firing of federal workers  NBC News OPM tells court it

The head of Canada’s largest Pride festival said major corporate sponsors, which also do business in the United States, have withdrawn support to avoid being seen as favorable to LGBTQ initiatives. Kojo Modeste, the executive director of Toronto Pride, declined

A UN investigation into year’s deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh found that up to 13% of the victims were children, with most deaths likely caused by security forces.