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Medical Research at Columbia Is Imperiled After Trump Terminates Funding 5 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 7 359
Texas midwife arrested and charged with performing illegal abortions 8 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 18 976
DOJ refuses to answer some questions from the judge who blocked Alien Enemies Act deportations 13 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 16 1197
Republican who introduced Trump derangement syndrome bill arrested for soliciting a minor 9 riversedge Mar 18 Mar 18 12 547
Cockroaches and Working in a Closet: Inside Trump's Return-To-Office Order 18 BumRushDaShow Mar 16 Mar 18 23 765
Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations 2 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 18 Mar 18 5 295
HHS appears to delete Surgeon General gun violence advisory webpage 2 Eugene Mar 17 Mar 18 9 447
Trump, Putin agree to Russia-Ukraine energy infrastructure ceasefire for 30 days 26 highplainsdem Mar 18 Mar 18 7 1253
Putin bombs energy plants hours after telling Trump he would halt attacks 10 Ellipsis Mar 18 Mar 18 22 697
Appeals court hears arguments over Trump's bid to fire 2 board members 1 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 10 260
JD Vance will serve as RNC finance chair 9 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 1 463
Judge blocks implementation of Trump's transgender military ban 4 LetMyPeopleVote Mar 18 Mar 18 13 329
Big pharma fears best-selling drugs in crosshairs of US-EU tariff spat 5 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 6 413
New York Post says Musk is 'way out of his lane' in calling for impeachment of Judge Boasberg 4 riversedge Mar 18 Mar 18 15 1179
Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations 0 Eugene Mar 18 Mar 18 4 183
Relatives of missing Venezuelan migrants desperate for answers after US deportations to El Salvador 8 SunSeeker Mar 18 Mar 18 9 747
Trump admin moves to fire hundreds of government scientists 5 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 15 465
DOGE Announces 'Major Cleanup' for Social Security 13 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 16 1507
Court records show how many federal workers were fired and rehired at 18 agencies 7 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 13 521
EPA plans to cut scientific research program, could fire more than 1,000 employees 1 OKIsItJustMe Mar 18 Mar 18 3 177
Getting paid not to work: Federal probationary workers are being reinstated but put on paid leave 10 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 15 1089
Washington D.C.'s top prosecutor announces election fraud probe, though authority unclear 7 highplainsdem Mar 18 Mar 18 14 989
Donald Trump says he will release unredacted JFK assassination files Tuesday 29 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 10 2510
IRS agents who investigated Hunter Biden given promotions at the Treasury Department 2 Omaha Steve Mar 18 Mar 18 8 309
U.S., Israel interested in Sudan, Somalia and Syria for resettlement of Gazans, sources say 14 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 18 2 602
Federal bribery trial of Bob Menendez's wife set to start on Tuesday 5 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 18 4 544
More egg products seized at the border than fentanyl since the start of this year 11 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 15 1112
Trump Says He's Authorizing Administration to Produce Coal Power 33 highplainsdem Mar 17 Mar 18 14 2405
Trump's dismantling of Voice of America could lead to dominance of anti-American propaganda, director says 4 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 12 460
Judge Slams Trump For Putting Fired Probationary Workers On Paid Leave 4 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 44 987

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Elon Musk's Starlink Expands Across White House Complex 7 highplainsdem Mar 17 Mar 18 4 787
Russia using criminal networks to drive increase in sabotage acts, says Europol 1 highplainsdem Mar 18 Mar 18 11 317
Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support 11 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 21 1152
Trump to declare fentanyl "Weapon of Mass Destruction," per draft EO 10 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 18 Mar 18 3 538
Trump's USAID Cuts Help China and Russia, Former Officials Argue in Court 2 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 7 420
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center facility among planned DOGE cuts 8 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 30 1164
SpaceX Dragon undocks from ISS in mission to get NASA astronauts back to Earth 7 nitpicked Mar 18 Mar 18 13 901
Trump says he's ending Secret Service protection for Biden's adult children 7 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 17 Mar 18 11 1455
Chinese state media celebrates Trump's cuts to Voice of America and Radio Free Asia 5 highplainsdem Mar 18 Mar 18 8 551
Third challenge filed to Trump's order on transgender troops 1 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 6 430
'Dictator S**t': Trump's Middle-Of-The-Night Meltdown Nulling Biden Pardons Is Slammed [View all] 64 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 18 81 3899
This message was self-deleted by its author 9 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 9 685
Deported Brown University professor had 'sympathetic photos' of Hezbollah leaders on her phone, DOJ says 39 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 Mar 18 11 2779
Israel launches waves of strikes on Gaza with more than 400 reportedly killed 13 muriel_volestrangler Mar 18 Mar 18 18 1258
Project 2025 Honcho Raves About Trump's First Two Months Back in Office: 'Way Beyond My Wildest Dreams' 5 BumRushDaShow Mar 18 Mar 18 4 780
Trump stacks military academy boards with MAGA loyalists, including Michael Flynn and Charlie Kirk 10 highplainsdem Mar 17 Mar 18 14 1036
Doctor and Professor Is Deported Despite a Judge's Order [View all] 59 femmedem Mar 16 Mar 18 115 3339
'I'd tag the Chief Justice': MAGA allies target John Roberts as court halts Trump's plan 21 BumRushDaShow Mar 16 Mar 18 76 3155
DC Press Elites Reportedly Go After Trump By Breaking a 140-Yearlong Tradition at Private White-Tie Dinner 28 BumRushDaShow Mar 16 Mar 18 182 4011
He voted for Trump. Now his wife sits in an ICE detention center. 14 BumRushDaShow Mar 16 Mar 18 22 1409
US civil rights agency targets 20 big law firms with demand for DEI data 15 highplainsdem Mar 17 Mar 18 9 1146
UPDATE: VTA's legal request to stop strike denied 0 Omaha Steve Mar 18 Mar 18 4 444
Calls in Serbia for independent investigation into claims of a sonic device attack at peaceful rally 0 SunSeeker Mar 18 Mar 18 4 451
Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate E.P.A.'s Scientific Research Arm 9 highplainsdem Mar 17 Mar 18 6 1243
Sen. Chuck Schumer's book tour postponed amid funding vote controversy 33 highplainsdem Mar 17 Mar 18 23 1481
Pentagon website removes, then restores, page honoring Black Medal of Honor recipient 3 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 18 15 1488
Trump trade wars are slowing global growth and fuelling inflation, says OECD 2 muriel_volestrangler Mar 17 Mar 17 9 400
French MEP demands the US 'give us back the Statue of Liberty' 8 James48 Mar 17 Mar 17 32 881
'That's a lie': Judges around US calling out Trump admin for underwhelming defense 6 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 33 1290
Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies 6 BumRushDaShow Mar 16 Mar 17 21 450

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Trump nixes $17.75 minimum wage for federal contractors adopted by Biden 4 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 8 890
New Nasa data hints we could be living inside a black hole 43 highplainsdem Mar 17 Mar 17 35 2717
Judge declines to force FEMA to release funds to upgrade US emergency alert system 5 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 13 872
Rubio says South African ambassador is 'no longer welcome' in US 19 groundloop Mar 14 Mar 17 13 1754
Former Trump lawyer, ex-GOP lawmakers urge judge to side with AP over White House press pool ban 1 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 8 489
Trump's border czar: "I don't care what the judges think" 30 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 19 1682
Yale professors warn international students new Trump travel ban may be imminent 1 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 6 723
DOGE Cuts Update for March 17: Federal Workers Rally Against 'Power Grab' 2 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 6 468
Trump seeks to remove judge who questioned deportation of Venezuelans 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 17 Mar 17 11 994
Judge blocks Trump from using wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport immigrants 3 Botany Mar 17 Mar 17 16 451
French Lawmaker Demands US Return Statue of Liberty 6 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 20 628
DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts 3 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 13 1448
DOGE representatives visit US Institute of Peace, are turned away 7 BumRushDaShow Mar 15 Mar 17 56 1950
Harvard says tuition will be free for families making $200K or less 9 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 33 893
US reports first outbreak of deadly H7N9 bird flu since 2017 3 highplainsdem Mar 17 Mar 17 22 715
Aid workers killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza, charity tells BBC 22 muriel_volestrangler Mar 15 Mar 17 19 1309
'Already happening': Outrage as seniors claim Trump is already 'stealing' benefits 19 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 80 2152
Chinese media, Hun Sen celebrate White House order to close US-funded news outlets 4 SouthBayDem Mar 17 Mar 17 14 433
Macron says Russia's permission not needed to deploy troops in Ukraine 16 highplainsdem Mar 16 Mar 17 70 1080
Fired CISA probationary employees to be reinstated after U.S. judge's order last week 1 BumRushDaShow Mar 17 Mar 17 12 367
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