Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.
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Putin Has Long Wanted More Power in Europe. Trump Could Grant It.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia shocked the audience at the annual security conference in Munich in 2007 by demanding the rollback of domineering American influence and a new balance of power in Europe more suitable to Moscow. He didn’t get what he…

Opinion | Trump’s Ideas Are Terrible. That’s Not an Accident.
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Opinion | Trump’s Ideas Are Terrible. That’s Not an Accident.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The first month of the second Trump presidency has put the lie to the widespread wisdom that Donald Trump has no ideology and no ideas, only an insatiable thirst for power and money. Trump has shown that he has ideas. So many ideas….

Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now
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Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge declined on Friday to block the access of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency to records systems containing personal information at the Health and Human Services Department, the Labor Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a setback for unions…

Banks Sell .7 Billion of X’s Debt, in a Sign of Investor Demand
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Banks Sell $4.7 Billion of X’s Debt, in a Sign of Investor Demand

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Elon Musk bought X for $44 billion in 2022, more than a quarter of that was financed by loans from banks including Morgan Stanley. Banks normally quickly sell off such loans, but in this case they kept much of that debt because…

Trump and Modi Shove Disputes Into Background in White House Visit
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Trump and Modi Shove Disputes Into Background in White House Visit

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hours after President Trump paved the way for upending the United States’ trade relationship with India with broad “reciprocal” tariffs, he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a united front during a news conference on Thursday at the White House. Mr. Modi became…

Elon Musk Says He Will Drop OpenAI Bid if Company Preserves Nonprofit Mission
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Elon Musk Says He Will Drop OpenAI Bid if Company Preserves Nonprofit Mission

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk said in a court filing late Wednesday that he would withdraw his $97.4 billion bid to control OpenAI if the company dropped a longstanding effort to change its corporate structure. Mr. Musk and a consortium of investors had offered on Monday…

USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise
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USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last month that lifesaving humanitarian work would be exempt from a freeze on foreign aid, global health workers breathed a collective sigh of relief. But a new directive has put such exemptions on hold. Several senior…

Trump’s Resignation Program for Federal Workers Can Move Forward, Judge Rules
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Trump’s Resignation Program for Federal Workers Can Move Forward, Judge Rules

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program for federal workers could move forward, allowing the White House to advance a key part of its plan to reduce the federal work force through mass payouts. Judge George A. O’Toole…

Opinion | Rosa DeLauro: Congress, Not Trump, Controls the Money
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Opinion | Rosa DeLauro: Congress, Not Trump, Controls the Money

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Constitution is clear about many things. There are three branches of government. Presidents can be elected to only two terms. And Congress, not the executive branch, has the power of the purse, meaning the power to control federal spending. It is right…