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Wisconsin AG asks court to block Elon Musk from handing out $1M checks to voters days before hotly contested Supreme Court election

Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general asked a court on Friday to block billionaire Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks to voters this weekend, just days before the state’s hotly contested Supreme Court race was to be decided.

March 28, 2025

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State Department formally shutters USAID after Trump court victory

The State Department formally announced Friday it is closing the US Agency for International Development (USAID) after the Trump administration prevailed in a federal court case challenging the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) cost-cutting actions.

March 28, 2025

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Trump reveals he pulled the Elise Stefanik UN ambassador nomination over worries about GOP House majority

Stefanik, 40, had been selected as the United Nations nomination in November — and had tweeted as recently as Monday about being excited to join her “Cabinet colleagues” in the Trump administration.

March 28, 2025

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White House weighing tax hikes for rich to pay for Trump’s no tax on tips promise: report

“If we renew tax cuts for the rich, paid for by throwing people off Medicaid, we’re gonna get f—ing slaughtered,” a senior White House official told Axios.

March 28, 2025

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Trump’s Deportation Efforts Hit Roadblock After Judge Issues Temporary Order

A temporary order will give some migrants a chance to convince the government that deporting them to “third countries” such as El Salvador would put them at risk.

March 28, 2025

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Trio of top retired military leaders warn lawmakers about USAID cuts emboldening China: ‘Filling that void’

Former military leaders are raising concerns as China has begun rolling out new funding initiatives in countries like Cambodia, which saw USAID funds severed.

March 28, 2025

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Kristi Noem’s Rolex at El Salvador Prison Draws Attention

Kristi Noem’s trip to a prison in El Salvador drew social media attention for the homeland security secretary’s choice to wear a gold Rolex in such a setting.

March 28, 2025

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Visiting Greenland, Vance Finds the Weather and the Reception Chilly

The trip was both a reconnaissance mission and a passive-aggressive reminder of President Trump’s determination to fulfill his territorial ambitions, no matter the obstacles.

March 28, 2025

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Trump Tones Down His Rhetoric About Canada After Call With Carney

The president and Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, spoke for the first time on Friday and promised to begin negotiations on trade.

March 28, 2025

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