Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them
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Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines During his first term in office, President Trump described the European Union “as a foe,” established “to hurt the United States on trade.” He repeated the charge at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, but in more vulgar terms: “The European Union was formed…

Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent
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Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines During his cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Trump casually mentioned that Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, intended to fire 65 percent of employees, an incision so deep that officials said it would hobble the E.P.A. Mr. Trump said Mr….

Trump Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars
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Trump Plan to Repeal Climate Policy Could Upend Shift to Electric Cars

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are preparing an unusual legislative maneuver in an effort to eliminate one of the country’s most ambitious climate policies, an order that was designed to shift the auto industry toward electric cars. They plan to vote…

Opinion | James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment
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Opinion | James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Republican Party is all too often effective at campaigning and winning elections, but there’s another fact about it that a lot of Americans forget: The Republican Party flat out sucks at governing. Even Tucker Carlson agrees with this. For all the huffing…

Trump Announces Dan Bongino, a Right-Wing Commentator, as FBI Deputy Director
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Trump Announces Dan Bongino, a Right-Wing Commentator, as FBI Deputy Director

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dan Bongino, a former New York City police officer and Secret Service agent turned right-wing pundit and podcaster, will be the next deputy director of the F.B.I., President Trump said on Sunday night. Mr. Trump, making the announcement on his social media site,…

Friedrich Merz German elections – The New York Times
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Friedrich Merz German elections – The New York Times

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Germans voted for a change of leadership on Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in second, and rebuking the nation’s left-leaning government for its handling of the economy and immigration. Early returns and…

Trump’s Frustration With Generals Resulted in an Unconventional Pick
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Trump’s Frustration With Generals Resulted in an Unconventional Pick

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines By late last week, President Trump had decided to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replace him with one of two very different candidates, according to two administration officials. One was Gen. Michael E….

Trump’s Firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown May Have Roots in George Floyd Protests
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Trump’s Firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown May Have Roots in George Floyd Protests

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For the second time, the killing of George Floyd by a police officer has brought about a breakage between President Trump and the American military’s most senior leader. In abruptly firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…