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NEW YORK — New York Mayor Eric Adams’ lawyer asked, top officials in President Donald Trump’s Justice Department agreed, and seven prosecutors resigned in protest. Now, it’s up to Dale E. Ho, a second-year federal judge in Manhattan, to decide

Trump says he will introduce 25% tariffs on autos, pharmaceuticals and chips  Reuters

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments. Over the past few days, President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk have said on

It’s around this time of year that Jill Tacon’s nose begins to twitch. Having lived in the Mount Eliza neighborhood south of Melbourne for over 50 years, the retiree is all too familiar with the early signs of approaching wildfires,

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees who maintain and clean parks, educate visitors and perform other functions as part of its broad-based effort to downsize government. The firings, which weren’t publicly

Brazil charges former president Jair Bolsonaro over alleged coup plot  Financial Times Jair Bolsonaro: Former Brazilian president charged over alleged coup plot to poison successor  Sky News Brazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup  The New York Times Brazil charges Bolsonaro with attempting

Hurricane, Dog Who Protected Obama White House From Intruder, Dies at 15  The New York Times

INTERVIEW OF PRESIDENT TRUMP AND ELON MUSK BY SEAN HANNITY, “THE SEAN HANNITY SHOW”  The White House Musk and Trump put on lovefest in Sean Hannity interview  The Guardian US President Trump Signs Executive Orders at Mar-a-Lago  C-SPAN ‘I didn’t know that’: Musk

Trump Signs Order That Seeks White House Control Over Independent Agencies  The Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed wealthy financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary Tuesday, putting in place a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump’s hardline trade polices. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] At the Commerce Department, Lutnick, who was CEO at the investment firm