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Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick reveals Trump’s ‘goal’ to abolish the IRS, utilize tariffs so ‘whole economy explodes’

Last month, President Donald Trump announced a new “External Revenue Service” that would be tasked with collecting revenue from tariffs, and potentially replace the IRS as America has been “taxing ourselves.”

February 20, 2025

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Trump Cuts Protections for Haitians, Putting Them on Track for Deportation

The decision is the latest in President Trump’s sweeping crackdown on immigrants, including people whom the Biden administration had authorized to remain in the country.

February 20, 2025

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The C.I.A. Is Planning Its Largest Mass Firing in Nearly 50 Years

The possible purge of officers working on recruiting and diversity comes as the agency moves to comply with the spirit of an executive order banning efforts to diversify the federal work force.

February 20, 2025

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White House warns Zelensky to ‘tone down’ Trump criticism and sign rare-earths deal as peace talk tensions simmer

“For all the administration has done in his first term as well and all the United States has done for Ukraine — is just it’s unacceptable,” Waltz said Thursday on “Fox and Friends.”

February 20, 2025

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Trump Tests Fed’s Independence With Order Expanding Authority Over Agencies

A directive calling for oversight over the central bank’s regulatory and supervisory responsibilities has set off alarm.

February 20, 2025

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Neera Tanden, a Leading Anti-Trump Voice, Returns to Center for American Progress

Neera Tanden, a fierce antagonist to President Trump during his first administration, will again lead the Center for American Progress, a major engine of Democratic policy in Washington.

February 20, 2025

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David Boren, an Oklahoma Eminence as Governor and Senator, Dies at 83

A Democrat, he became a powerful voice on national intelligence in the Senate before leaving to become president of the University of Oklahoma.

February 20, 2025

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Is That Legal? A Guide to Trump’s Big Moves So Far.

Examining the legality of 38 major actions the president has taken in his first month.

February 20, 2025

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Did You Work at the National Nuclear Security Administration? We Want to Hear From You.

We are looking into the firings at N.N.S.A. and the impact they have had.

February 20, 2025

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