5 of the most problematic things ICE is doing

President Donald Trump and his administration have adopted a rather confusing posture on their highly controversial ...

Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos

The ongoing protests and images coming out of Minnesota have prompted concerns from some Trump administration officials over ...
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Trump’s credibility problem on Venezuela

In 2008, Donald Trump took to CNN to bemoan the dangers of a president lying the United States into war. He said George W. Bush was more worthy of impeachment than Bill Clinton. Why? Clinton’s ...
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Worst-behaved travelers, strange sea-level changes, postmark problems: Catch up on the day’s stories

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This is the Democrats’ plan to solve their biggest long-term problem

For Democrats, few questions may be more consequential than whether they can recover ground among the Black and Hispanic voters who moved sharply toward President Donald Trump in 2024. Now, a new ...
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Venezuela’s economy will be a mess for whoever runs it next

President Donald Trump believes US companies can revive Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry, benefiting both that nation and America. But even if that happens, it would be a fraction of changes ...
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Many people who come off GLP-1 drugs regain weight within 2 years, review suggests

Many people who stop using weight loss drugs will return to their previous weight within two years, a new review of existing research has found. This rate of weight regain is significantly faster than ...
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Why some Americans who make a lot of money feel so poor

The American Dream has never felt further out of reach. And it’s not just because the house with the white-picket fence and the nanny to care for the children are unaffordable. They’re also, for many, ...
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Trump’s controversial ballroom could solve a decades-long problem — and is taking the first formal steps for construction

President Donald Trump’s sprawling new East Wing ballroom project has attracted widespread controversy — but promises to solve a problem identified by first families and their social secretaries on ...
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From Greenland to Iran: Trump’s threats stretch far and wide since his Venezuela strike

Since the seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US forces at the weekend, US President Donald Trump and members of his administration have issued warnings to several other governments — ...
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December 28, 2025 — Trump and Zelensky meet

• Zelensky’s visit: President Donald Trump says negotiators are getting “closer” to a Ukraine peace deal after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Florida resort today, though he ...
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What’s new, what’s not: Parsing the rhetoric around the Minnesota child care fraud firestorm

A conservative influencer’s viral video alleging widespread fraud at taxpayer-funded child care centers in Minnesota’s Somali community kicked off a political firestorm years in the making. Democratic ...