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Watch: Trump hosts annual Ramadan dinner at White House

President Trump hosted the annual Iftar dinner, a feast of breaking bread common for Muslims during the month of Ramadan, at the White House Thursday evening. The dinner came as war rages in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas after a fragile ceasefire, brokered by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt, was halted in Gaza as Israel pushes the Palestinian militant group to release hostages taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on its southern border. The White House is also under pressure after a Sign ...

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Trump assembles task force to crack down on D.C. crime

Updated 1 hour ago President Trump is setting up a task force of federal officials directed to crack down on crime and "maximize immigration enforcement" in D.C. Why it matters: After months of will-he or won't-he, Trump followed through on campaign rhetoric to intervene in the city's management. State of play: Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that sets up a "D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force," which is instructed to work closely with local officials. T ...

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'Crushed' Elise Stefanik 'Scrambled' To Convince Trump To Change His Mind About Pulling Her Nomination

Mar 27th, 2025, 11:02 pm Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) reportedly “scrambled” to get President Donald Trump to reverse course on withdrawing her nomination as Ambassador to the United Nations. On Thursday, CBS News reported that Stefanik was under pressure to withdraw her name from consideration because Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House, which they control 218-213. Four seats are vacant and special elections will be held to fill them within the next few months. Two of those seats ...

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NY county clerk refuses to file Texas' fine for doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills

Updated 8:59 PM EDT, March 27, 2025 A county clerk in New York refused Thursday to file a more than $100,000 judgment from Texas against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, setting up a potential challenge to laws designed to shield abortion providers who serve patients in states with abortion bans. A Texas judge last month ordered Dr. Margaret Carpenter, who practices north of New York City, to pay the penalty for allegedly breaking that state’s law by pres ...

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GOP 'anxiety' persists ahead of Florida special elections in Trump territory

March 28, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT Republicans are looking to add two more seats to their House majority after special elections in Florida next week, giving GOP leaders a little more breathing room in a tightly divided legislative chamber. But they might be holding their breath until the polls close on Tuesday. Voters will cast their ballots next week in Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional Districts, two deep-red seats that President Donald Trump won easily in November. While Republicans are still ...

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Trump Says The U.S. Will 'Go As Far As We Have To Go' To Acquire Greenland

Mar 27, 2025, 10:53 AM EDT President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the purpose of Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Greenland is to reinforce the idea that the U.S. has to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory, warning that Americans will “go as far as we have to go” to get control of the island. In an interview with Vince Coglianese, Trump said a U.S. delegation was traveling to the territory this week “to let them know that we need Greenland for international safety and security.” “ ...

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Canada Announces Bombshell Break With U.S. Over Trump

The new Canadian prime minister announced the two countries' relationship is "over." Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gestures while speaking at a podium David Kawai/Bloomberg/Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney officially broke things off with the United States Thursday, marking a seismic shift in relations between the longtime allies. "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and ...

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Greenland tourism firm cancels Usha Vance visit fearing 'media spectacle'

A Greenland tourism business that was due to host second lady Usha Vance has canceled her visit, fearing it would descend into a “media spectacle”. [snip] The U.S. Consulate initially reached out to Tupilak Travel in Nuuk ahead of the days-long visit, during which the second lady and one of her children would “immerse themselves” in Greenlandic culture and visit the annual dogsled race. [snip] Reacting to the change, Tupilak Travel issued a sternly-worded statement which read: “When the Amer ...

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Trump demands control of Ukraine's minerals and oil

President Trump has demanded Ukraine forfeit control of its minerals, oil and gas as the price for continued US support. A draft deal suggests the US president has hardened his demands as he seeks to extract a greater share of Ukraine’s mineral wealth in exchange for American weapons. Ukrainian officials baulked at the revised deal, with one saying it amounted to “robbery”. The deal, first reported by the Financial Times, proposes transferring all of Ukraine’s mineral resources, including oil ...

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Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology'

Updated 7:48 PM EDT, March 27, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump revealed his intentions to reshape the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order Thursday that targets funding to programs with "divisive narratives" and "improper ideology." Trump said there has been a "concerted and widespread" effort over the past decade to rewrite American history by replacing "objective facts" with a "distorted narrative driven by ideology rath ...

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Core inflation in February hits 2.8%, hotter than expected; spending increases 0.4%

23 min ago - Published Fri, Mar 28 2025 8:33 AM EDT Updated 3 Min Ago The Federal Reserve's key inflation measure rose more than expected in February while consumer spending also posted a smaller than projected increase, the Commerce Department reported Friday. T ... (CNBC)

'Crushed' Elise Stefanik 'Scrambled' To Convince Trump To Change His Mind About Pulling Her Nomination

58 min ago - Mar 27th, 2025, 11:02 pm Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) reportedly “scrambled” to get President Donald Trump to reverse course on withdrawing her nomination as Ambassador to the United Nations. On Thursday, CBS News reported that Stefanik was ... (MEDIAite)

Trump assembles task force to crack down on D.C. crime

1 hr ago - Updated 1 hour ago President Trump is setting up a task force of federal officials directed to crack down on crime and "maximize immigration enforcement" in D.C. Why it matters: After months of will-he or won't-he, Trump followed through on campaign ... (Axios)

GOP 'anxiety' persists ahead of Florida special elections in Trump territory

1 hr ago - March 28, 2025, 5:00 AM EDT Republicans are looking to add two more seats to their House majority after special elections in Florida next week, giving GOP leaders a little more breathing room in a tightly divided legislative chamber. But they might b ... (NBC News)

NY county clerk refuses to file Texas' fine for doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills

2 hrs ago - Updated 8:59 PM EDT, March 27, 2025 A county clerk in New York refused Thursday to file a more than $100,000 judgment from Texas against a doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, setting up a potential challenge to laws d ... (AP)

University of Michigan, longtime champion of progressive values, to close DEI office

2 hrs ago - Published 6:09 p.m. ET March 27, 2025 The University of Michigan is closing its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a major retreat for a school that has long championed its progressive values in the wake of executive orders from President Don ... (USA Today)

At Least 1,400 Academics Call To Boycott Columbia For Free Speech Crackdown

3 hrs ago - Mar 27, 2025, 08:28 PM EDT A steadily climbing list of academics have committed to boycott Columbia University and Barnard College over the schools’ decisions to punish students and faculty who speak against Israel’s U.S.-backed destruction ... (Huff Post)

US judge says she can't give jobs back to agency watchdogs fired by Trump

3 hrs ago - March 27, 2025 6:03 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago March 27 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday said President Donald Trump's firing of eight independent agency watchdogs was likely illegal but suggested that requiring them to be reinstated would be ... (Reuters)

GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely

4 hrs ago - March 27, 2025 5:23 PM ET Florida Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna is accusing leaders from her own party of threatening and bribing other lawmakers to block her effort to allow proxy voting for new parents in the House of Representatives. ... (NPR)

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Myanmar with damage hundreds of miles away in Bangkok

4 hrs ago - Summary A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar, the United States Geological Survey says The epicentre was located 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing at a depth of 10km, the USGS adds Strong tremors exten ... (BBC)

Trump aides pledge in court to preserve Signal messages about Yemen attack

4 hrs ago - Published 5:14 p.m. ET March 27, 2025 WASHINGTON – Officials from the Trump administration assured a judge Thursday they are preserving messages shared on the Signal app about an attack on Houthis in Yemen, despite the app's option to automatica ... (USA Today)

Watch: Trump hosts annual Ramadan dinner at White House

4 hrs ago - President Trump hosted the annual Iftar dinner, a feast of breaking bread common for Muslims during the month of Ramadan, at the White House Thursday evening. The dinner came as war rages in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas after a fragile ce ... (The Hill)

Fully in power, GOP targets Planned Parenthood

5 hrs ago - Posted March 27, 2025 at 4:22pm Lobbyists are pushing Capitol Hill and the White House to elevate pregnancy resource centers and to fulfill promises to slash funding for Planned Parenthood ahead of Supreme Court arguments next week that will examine ... (Roll Call)

US economic growth to slow in the next 30 years, fueled by debt and declining birth rates, CBO says

5 hrs ago - Updated 3:40 PM EDT, March 27, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Weak population gains and increased government spending will result in slower overall economic growth over the next 30 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Thursday. The CB ... (AP)

Museums and parks must remove some items related to race and gender: Executive order

8 hrs ago - President Donald Trump signed an executive order behind closed doors on Thursday directing federal agencies and the Smithsonian to eliminate what the order calls "divisive" and "anti-American" content from museums and national parks, sources familiar ... (ABC News)

US to provide short-term funding for program tracking abducted Ukrainian children

9 hrs ago - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that short-term funding was being given to an initiative documenting abducted Ukrainian children, after Republican President Donald Trump's administration decided to pause the program on January 25. -snip- " ... (Reuters)

Putin suggests temporary administration for Ukraine to end war

9 hrs ago - Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Ukraine be placed under a form of temporary administration to allow for new elections and the signature of key accords to reach a settlement in the war, Russian news agencies reported early on Friday. -snip- ... (Reuters)

Bondi signals chat investigation unlikely, despite long history of similar inquiries

12 hrs ago - Mar 27, 2025 2:10 PM EDT WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel was not part of a Signal chat in which other Trump administration national security officials discussed detailed attack plans, but that didn’t spare him from being question ... (PBS News/AP)

Russian scientist working at Harvard detained by Ice at Boston airport

12 hrs ago - A Russian scientist from Harvard Medical School has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to her friends and colleagues. On Wednesday, Cora Anderson, a friend and colleague of Kseniya Petrova, shared the news of Petrova&# ... (Guardian)

Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology'

13 hrs ago - Updated 9:05 PM EDT, March 27, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order that targets funding for programs that advance "divisive narrativ ... (AP)

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