Trump Will Strip Protections from Career Civil Servants, Miller Says
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Trump Will Strip Protections from Career Civil Servants, Miller Says

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President-elect Donald J. Trump is planning a string of executive orders during his first days in office, including one to strip job protections from career civil servants, his top policy adviser told Republican members of Congress on Sunday, according to two people briefed…

Trump Returns to White House With More Deferential Allies and Foes
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Trump Returns to White House With More Deferential Allies and Foes

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than 30 miles of anti-scale fencing are being erected all over the nation’s capital. Concrete barriers are being placed at key junctures. Certain roads have already been closed to traffic. Surveillance drones will flood the skies. But if Washington looks like a…

Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump
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Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Many Americans who otherwise dislike President-elect Donald J. Trump share his bleak assessment of the country’s problems and support some of his most contentious prescriptions to fix them, according to a new poll from The New York Times and Ipsos. A little more…

Opinion | How Long Can the Alliance Between Tech Titans and the MAGA Faithful Last?
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Opinion | How Long Can the Alliance Between Tech Titans and the MAGA Faithful Last?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On Sunday evening, the night before Donald Trump’s second inauguration, scores of “luminaries from across the New Right” are expected to gather for a dinner and gala called the Coronation Ball at the Watergate Hotel. The event is being hosted by the young…

TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration
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TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The chief executive of TikTok plans to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and has been invited to sit in a position of honor on the dais, where former presidents, family members and other important guests traditionally are seated, two people familiar with…

House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams
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House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A divided House on Tuesday approved legislation that aims to bar transgender women and girls from participating in school athletic programs designated for female students, as Republicans sought to wring political opportunity from a social issue that helped them win the 2024 elections….

Opinion | Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think
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Opinion | Hegseth Is Dangerous but Not for the Reasons You Think

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To state the obvious: As a former weekend “Fox & Friends” anchor, Army National Guard officer and leader of two small nonprofits, Pete Hegseth is unqualified to run a nuclear-armed organization with a budget approaching a trillion dollars. That’s the point. Donald Trump…

Kamala Harris Shares a Trump-less Photo of Presidents at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral
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Kamala Harris Shares a Trump-less Photo of Presidents at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral on Thursday brought together five current and former presidents. But photos of the group later shared to social media by Vice President Kamala Harris and the Carter Center left one of them out of frame: President-elect Donald J….

Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say
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Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To a large extent, the electric vehicle market in the United States runs on Democratic policies. There are federal tax credits for car buyers. Subsidies for battery manufacturing. Cheap loans to build electric car factories. Grants for chargers. Regulations that push automakers to…

With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet
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With Hearings Imminent, Partisan Fight Escalates Over Trump Cabinet

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A quiet but bitter partisan clash is underway on Capitol Hill over President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choices for key cabinet posts, as Republicans face immense pressure to fast-track confirmations and Democrats charge that they are cutting corners on vetting for critical administration jobs….