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Trump administration launches plan to dismantle Education Department

The Trump administration is implementing its widely-telegraphed plan to shutter the Education Department by transferring critical responsibilities to other federal agencies. Six department offices ...

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Judge rules Meta doesn't have a social media monopoly

Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp did not create an illegal social media monopoly, a federal judge ruled, a decision that solidifies the future of the $1.5 trillion tech giant.Judge Jame...

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‘I don’t want to get jammed by the Senate’: House Republicans race to develop a health care plan

Republicans in the House are just starting to have serious discussions about how to address skyrocketing health insurance premiums. They’ll have to move fast to catch up with their Senate counterpa...

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How the shutdown broke America’s food chain — and what happens next

In a dramatic twist of political defections and contentious concessions, the longest-ever federal shutdown came to a close late last Wednesday as Congress finally managed to agree upon a deal to re...

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MORNING GLORY: Israel is America’s most important ally

If you love America and want it to flourish — and most Americans do — it is necessary to understand that America’s most important ally is Israel. Period. Full stop. In early October, Pew Research f...

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Trump’s Nearly $2 Billion Postelection Windfall

On the morning after he won a second term as president, Donald Trump placed an unexpected call to his top fundraiser, Meredith O’Rourke. The night before, he’d told a ballroom of supporters in West...

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Why Democrats can’t stay united — even in victory

On Nov. 3, Democrats rolled over Republicans in off-year elections across the country. But their celebration did not even last a week. Five days later, the party’s unity in the government shutdown ...

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Battle for Florida CFO heats up after GOP legislator backed by Scott jumps in

TALLAHASSEE, Fla — A Republican legislator is challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ handpicked candidate for Florida's chief financial officer, creating the likelihood of a bitterly contested GOP primary ...

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7 signs Trump is losing his groove

President Donald Trump’s iron-fisted grip on his party appears to be slipping in ways unseen since the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Back then, he quickly reassert...

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Transcript: Anti-Corruption Politics Are The Way to Crush Trumpism

This is a lightly edited transcript of the November 17 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.Perry Bacon: This is our ...

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UN Security Council backs Trump’s peace plan in key vote

The U.N. Security Council adopted a U.S. resolution to authorize an international stabilization force for Gaza and back the Trump administration’s peace plan on Monday, a significant early step tow...

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House set to denounce Illinois Democrat's succession scheme

The House is on track to rebuke a veteran Illinois lawmaker over a hardball political tactic — a move that has stirred intraparty anger at the fellow Democrat who prompted it.The formal admonishmen...

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Larry Summers steps back from public commitments, ‘deeply ashamed’ by Epstein revelations

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers in a statement Monday said he would be stepping back from public life and expressed deep regret for past messages with the late convicted sex offender Jeffre...

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The Amazon oil that made California rethink its climate playbook

BELÉM, Brazil — For years, Democrats broadly dismissed as a Big Oil talking point the idea that California’s consumption of oil from the Amazon drives deforestation. At this year's U.N. climate tal...

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Congress is expected to release all Epstein files. Trump worries that won’t be enough.

White House officials are concerned that even with Congress voting to release the entirety of the Epstein files, the controversy around the late convicted sex offender will continue to swirl.“Are p...

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Trump-Style Conservative Favored Against Communist Candidate As Chile Enters Presidential Run-Off

Trump-Style Conservative Favored Against Communist Candidate As Chile Enters Presidential Run-Off The consensus out of a closely watched presidential race in Chile is that the Right ...

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Fannie Mae's fraud watchdogs doubted charges against James

The defense team representing New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday cited internal communications from Fannie Mae showing the government-controlled company’s top fraud investigators bel...

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Acting FEMA chief out after short, troubled tenure

The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency resigned, sources confirmed Monday afternoon — just a few hours after the FEMA leader denied reports in an interview with POLITICO's E&...

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‘The View’ co-hosts praise Marjorie Taylor Greene after breaking with Trump, tell her ‘Welcome to the team’

The co-hosts of ABC’s "The View" praised Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Monday for her recent break with President Donald Trump and her apology for engaging in what she called "toxic politi...

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Senior Trump official tells institutions: Break up with Larry Summers

The Trump administration is calling on companies and organizations to sever ties with Larry Summers in the wake of new revelations about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffre...

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Republicans quickly coalesce behind Epstein bill after Trump backs it

Capitol Hill Republicans are rapidly falling in line behind a bill that would force the disclosure of Justice Department files concerning Jeffrey Epstein after President Donald Trump signaled Monda...

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