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Trump’s pick for education chief says Congress needed to shut down department  The Associated Press Live updates: Trump education pick Linda McMahon grilled on Trump cuts, DOGE  NBC News Watch: Confirmation hearing for Linda McMahon, Trump’s education secretary pick  NPR Linda McMahon was

European governments are reeling after the Trump administration signaled that it is planning face-to-face talks with Russia on ending the Ukraine war without involving them, insisted that Kyiv should not join NATO, and said it’s up to Europe to protect

European governments are reeling after the Trump administration signaled that it is planning face-to-face talks with Russia on ending the Ukraine war without involving them, insisted that Kyiv should not join NATO, and said it’s up to Europe to protect

Donald Trump opens the door to Vladimir Putin’s grandest ambitions  Financial Times Russia’s war on Ukraine at critical moment as Trump and Putin push to end conflict  CNN ‘Not very pleasant’ — Zelensky comments on Trump calling Putin first.  Kyiv Independent Putin’s Call

Modi visits White House to talk trade after Trump reveals new tariff plan  BBC.com Trump announces India energy deal after Modi talks  BBC.com ‘Mr Prime Minister, you are great’: Donald Trump’s special gift to Narendra Modi  Hindustan Times Indian Prime Minister Modi takes

As the nation’s health secretary, he would have control of $1.7 trillion in spending for vaccines, food safety and health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

As the nation’s health secretary, he would have control of $1.7 trillion in spending for vaccines, food safety and health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

But local governments are taking immigration into their own hands

A textbook case of how not to cut wasteful government spending

But court filings reveal quite how deep DOGE got