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Bill Gates and the New Trumpian Tech Oligarchs
The Microsoft founder discusses vaccine skepticism, his fellow-billionaires’ political pivots, and his dinner with the President at Mar-a-Lago.
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Donald Trump fires at least 17 independent federal inspectors
The Trump administration sacked more than a dozen independent inspectors general at government agencies overnight on Friday, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress say violates federal law. Internal government watchdogs are charged with preventing and detecting fraud, waste and abuse of power.
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Eric Adams’s Totally Predictable MAGA Turn
A tale of two New York politicians, meant for each other.
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J.D. Vance casts tie-breaking vote to secure Pete Hegseth's nomination as U.S. defence secretary
Believed to be just 2nd such Cabinet confirmation requiring a tie-breaking vote by a VP
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order
A Seattle judge issued a 14-day restraining order in response to a lawsuit from states calling the president’s effort unconstitutional.
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In first days, Trump deals ‘death blow’ to DEI and affirmative action
President Donald Trump moved quickly to eviscerate the surviving remnants of affirmative action, upending decades of policy — actions that observers say are sure to touch every aspect of American life.
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Donald Trump Demands Apology From Bishop Who Hurt His Feelings
Right Rev. Mariann Budde had appealed to Trump to have mercy and compassion during an interfaith service.
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Tech Elites Take Center Stage at Trump Inauguration
The CEOs of the world’s largest companies sat alongside Trump’s family and cabinet
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