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Mass firings sweep across federal agencies as Trump administration defends itself in court

Courtrooms across the country are hearing challenges to President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to shrink the federal government. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest as the administration defends itself in five separate cases.

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News Wrap: Black Hawk crew may have missed key instruction before DC collision, NTSB says

In our news wrap Friday, NTSB investigators shared new details about the moments before last month’s deadly aircraft collision in D.C., a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to lift its funding freeze on foreign aid, Hamas named three more

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Vance lectures European allies on democracy at security summit in Munich

In Munich on Friday, Vice President Vance met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and with German political leaders, including the head of the far-right AfD party. The latter meeting came after Vance critiqued America’s European allies at the Munich Security Conference,

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Vance lectures European allies on democracy at security summit in Munich

In Munich on Friday, Vice President Vance met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and with German political leaders, including the head of the far-right AfD party. The latter meeting came after Vance critiqued America’s European allies at the Munich Security Conference,

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SoCal hit by mudslides, flooding as powerful storm slams region – ABC7 Los Angeles

SoCal hit by mudslides, flooding as powerful storm slams region  ABC7 Los Angeles Worst of year’s biggest storm passes, but mudslide and debris flow risk remains  LAist Pacific Coast Highway went from smoldering to flooded in just few weeks: California’s drought-to-deluge cycle

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EU’s foreign policy chief discusses the future of Ukraine amid shifting U.S. support

Europeans have been receiving mixed messages on Ukraine from the Trump administration all week. Ukraine’s defenders say Russia is not serious about peace, pointing to a Russian drone that hit a radiation shield protecting the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on

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Adams to sue over Trump’s clawback of $80 million in migrant grants – POLITICO

Adams to sue over Trump’s clawback of $80 million in migrant grants  POLITICO

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Trump’s immigration crackdown by the numbers: Deportations, arrests and more – NBC News

Trump’s immigration crackdown by the numbers: Deportations, arrests and more  NBC News

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Brooks and Capehart on the Trump administration’s challenge to the judiciary branch

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the ongoing challenge to constitutional guardrails and the position of the United States on the global stage.

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