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Trump suggests U.S. could take over Gaza and redevelop it—permanently resettling Palestinians elsewhere

He refused to rule out sending U.S. troops in to seal the deal, and said he himself — ever the real estate developer — might pay a personal visit.

05.02.2025 10

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Trump set to sign Laken Riley Act mandating detention of migrants accused of theft and violent crimes as his first piece of legislation

The measure swiftly passed Congress, despite immigrants rights advocates decrying it as extreme enough to possibly trigger mass roundups of people for...

29.01.2025 20

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Trump isn’t worried his RTO mandate will cause federal workers to bail or weaken hiring pool — ‘We have very deep talent’

“You have to go to your office and you have to work,” he said. “Otherwise, you’re not going to have a job.”

26.01.2025 10

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Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees and floats plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza

“You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing and say, ‘You know, it’s over.’”

26.01.2025 10

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Trump heads to visit disaster zones in North Carolina and California in first trip of White House return

Trump has a history of injecting politics and falsehoods into disaster response.

24.01.2025 10

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Trump won’t rule out using of military force to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal

Greenland, home to a large U.S. military base, is an autonomous territory of Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally and a founding member of NATO.

08.01.2025 10

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Trump and Carter were both political outsiders who railed against the media—and other surprising overlaps between the seemingly polar opposites

Trump's praise of Carter in death after jeering him in life deepens a contradictory relationship.

07.01.2025 1

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Trump says Dubai billionaire Hussain Sajwani will invest $20 billion into U.S. data centers

"He was very inspired by the election and wouldn't do it without the election," Trump said.

07.01.2025 5

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Trump picks one-time Arizona Senate and Governor candidate Kari Lake to head Voice of America

Lake was a Phoenix TV news anchor until she left in 2021 after making controversial statements on social media, including sharing COVID-19 ...

12.12.2024 5

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Biden says US troops will remain in Syria to fight ISIS as Assad regime collapses

U.S. forces on Sunday conducted air strikes on Islamic State camps and operations in Syria, Biden said.

09.12.2024 4

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Musk backs Howard Lutnick as Treasury secretary and calls Scott Bessent ‘business-as-usual choice’

“Business-as-usual is driving America bankrupt, so we need change," Musk said.

17.11.2024 8

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Realignment of Hispanic voters to Trump could transform politics — ‘We have no idea how to respond’

“We have no idea how to organize against him. We have no idea how to respond. We have no idea how to not take the bait.”

09.11.2024 10

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Harris boasts huge financial advantage over Trump as campaign tops $1 billion

The Trump campaign, the RNC and affiliated groups previously reported raising $160 million in September — up from the $130 million they reported...

21.10.2024 2

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Election immigration fight could upend Nevada’s economy from the desert to the Strip

Nowhere are the complicated economic and social realities behind the searing-hot political divide on immigration more clear than in Nevada.

21.10.2024 3

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Harris lays out economic empowerment plan for Black men as she looks to energize voters

Harris' plan includes providing forgivable business loans for Black entrepreneurs and creating more apprenticeships.

14.10.2024 3

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The vice presidential debate matters more than you think

Vice presidential historian Joel K. Goldstein said two recent assassination attempts against Trump raise "the saliency of succession.”

29.09.2024 8

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Democrats to fly banners over college football games against Project 2025 and Trump campaign

Banners will start flying around four hours before kickoff and could continue into the games, depending on air marshals’ decisions in each location.

07.09.2024 3

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Biden devotes $150 million to moonshot goal of ending ‘cancer as we know it’

Biden hopes to cut U.S. cancer fatalities by 50% over the next 25 years, and improve the lives of caregivers and those suffering from cancer.

13.08.2024 2

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Kamala Harris secures Democratic nomination with delegate support, DNC chair confirms

Harris is poised to be the first woman of color at the top of a major party’s ticket.

02.08.2024 1

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‘White Dudes for Harris’ got a surprise visit from the original ‘Dude’ Jeff Bridges

Organizers of Monday night’s “white dudes” Zoom expect 100,000 attendees to join a gathering featuring appearances from actors including Mark...

30.07.2024 20

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