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US Secret Service approached South Side school, not ICE agents, officials say — Chicago Public Schools officials initially claimed they denied ICE entry to Hamline Elementary Friday morning — US Secret Service approached Hamline Elementary School in Back of the Yards …
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ICE agents ‘showed up’ at Chicago school amid heightened concerns of raids
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Francia Garcia Hernandez / Block Club Chicago:
Secret Service Agents — Not ICE — Denied Entry At Chicago School Despite Initial Reports, CPS Source Says
Secret Service Agents — Not ICE — Denied Entry At Chicago School Despite Initial Reports, CPS Source Says
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Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight — The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump's unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have required Mexico's assistance. — WASHINGTON — Mexico denied a U.S. military plane access to land Thursday …
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Donald Trump in fiery call with Denmark's prime minister over Greenland — US president insisted he wants to take over Arctic island — Donald Trump insisted he was serious in his determination to take over Greenland in a fiery telephone call with Denmark's prime minister, according to senior European officials.

State Department issues immediate, widespread pause on foreign aid — The “stop-work orders” appear to apply to US aid for all countries except Israel and Egypt. — Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday issued new guidance halting spending on most existing foreign aid grants for 90 days.
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Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide — Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days. — The Trump administration has halted disbursement …
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Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
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Trump has pulled Fauci's security detail, source says — President Donald Trump has terminated Dr. Anthony Fauci's security detail that was being provided and paid for by the National Institutes of Health, a source familiar with the situation tells CNN. It was pulled on Thursday night.
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Trump returns — and so does his astounding ignorance — If you feel off-kilter, you're in good company. The president seems downright bewildered. — “I think we're going to do things that people would be shocked at,” President Donald Trump declared on his second day in office.
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Trump recommends ending FEMA ahead of California fire site visit
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Trump cites voter ID, water flow as conditions for LA wildfire aid
Trump cites voter ID, water flow as conditions for LA wildfire aid
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Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled pick for defense secretary, wins Senate confirmation — Pete Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement at two veterans' groups he ran to narrowly win Senate approval to become Donald Trump's defense secretary.
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Senate is preparing to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary in late evening vote
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Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Hegseth Confirmation on the Line With Senate Vote Outcome Uncertain
Hegseth Confirmation on the Line With Senate Vote Outcome Uncertain
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Wall Street Banks Prepare to Sell Billions of Dollars of X Loans — Banks are hoping to sell the X debt at around 90 to 95 cents on the dollar — Banks are getting ready to sell billions of dollars in debt borrowed by Elon Musk's X, bringing Wall Street a step closer to exiting …
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Trump signs anti-abortion policies after speaking to March for Life — Those impacted include overseas health organizations that distribute contraception and help combat HIV. — President Donald Trump's campaign-trail promise to leave abortion regulation to the states lasted just a few days into his presidency.
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Sensing Political Support, Abortion Opponents Raise Ambitions
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Supreme Court to hear church-state fight over Oklahoma bid to launch first publicly funded religious school — An attempt to authorize the Catholic school was challenged as a violation of the First Amendment, which limits government involvement in religion.
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The immigrant crackdown has begun. Its first target might surprise you. — Trump is not just going after foreigners who break the law. — Donald Trump promised to crack down on illegal immigration, a vow many Americans support. But so far, his administration has been much more fixated …
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Dems Worry Sen. Whitehouse Considering Vote for RFK Jr — Wanted to share some information on the RFK Jr. nomination before the Senate. — It probably won't surprise you that RFK Jr., along with Tulsi Gabbard, are among the few Trump nominees who might actually not get confirmed.
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Experts saw Samoa's plunging vaccination rates as a crisis. RFK Jr. saw an opportunity. — New details show how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then chair of an anti-vaccine group and now Trump's pick for health secretary, sought to exploit a deadly vaccine accident.
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Team Trump Says Mark Zuckerberg Has ‘More Ass-Kissing’ to Do — Trump's aides and allies aren't ready to buy the Facebook chief's right-wing conversion. “He can't just snap his fingers and make the past not happen” … The Meta CEO and Facebook co-founder reportedly promised the administration …
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Facing FBI investigation that Trump could halt, Andy Ogles proposes allowing third term for president — The Tennessee congressman, who was effusive in his praise of President Trump, faces an FBI investigation over allegations of fraud in reporting a $320,000 personal loan to his campaign.
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Trump Officials Pause Programs to Let In Immigrants, Including Ukrainians — The pause on several initiatives that allowed immigrants to enter the country temporarily will block the entrance of people fleeing some of the most unstable and desperate places in the world.
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Judiciary Dems bring in psychologists to help them prep for Trump era … During a retreat last week for Judiciary Democrats, Raskin — the new ranking member of the key panel — hosted Jim Coan, a University of Virginia professor of psychology, and Hal Movius, a consultant who specializes in …
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Trump's Obscene Jan. 6 Pardons Will Live in Infamy — As Inauguration Day neared, Donald Trump and his associates put out a reassuring message: while the new president would pardon many Jan. 6 rioters, as he had promised supporters, he would do so in a responsible and prudent way.
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Trump enlists attorney general to investigate Biden administration — President has thrown weight of justice department behind two politically charged reviews into his personal grievances — Donald Trump has tasked the attorney general in two executive orders to conduct far-reaching investigations …

RFK Jr. skipped meeting where officials planned fight against a future pandemic — The session between Trump and Biden administration officials is required of transitions and included other Trump Cabinet nominees. — As Biden officials packed up the White House last week …

Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times — The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says. — For two and a half decades, Paul Krugman's columns in the New York Times were beacons of intelligence and common sense.

Madison and Nashville School Shooters Appear to Have Crossed Paths in Online Extremist Communities — A month after a student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, another killed a classmate at Antioch High School. Both were active in an internet subculture that glorifies mass shooters …
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Inside the room: Where House Republicans are looking to slash … We got our hands on the presentations that House committee chairs made during a closed-door Republican conference meeting this week. — They lay out a road map of where the GOP's hunt for spending cuts is heading right now.
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Target's Belonging at the Bullseye Strategy — We remain focused on driving our business by creating a sense of belonging for our team, guests and communities through a commitment to inclusion. Belonging for all is an essential part of our team and culture, helping fuel consumer relevance and business results.
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U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden's Book Ban Hoax — The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that it has dismissed 11 complaints related to so-called “book bans.” The complaints alleged that local school districts' removal of age-inappropriate …
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RFK Jr.'s financial disclosures reveal millions in both debt and income as he awaits HHS confirmation — As Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary nominee, awaits his confirmation hearing, financial disclosures released Wednesday show that he is saddled …
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Justice Dept. to cut back prosecution of abortion clinic protest cases — The change reflects President Donald Trump's position that abortion clinic protesters have been unfairly prosecuted under the FACE Act. — The Justice Department said Friday it will scale back Biden-era efforts …
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