Trump Seeks More Sway in Picking Kennedy Center Honorees
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Trump Seeks More Sway in Picking Kennedy Center Honorees

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When President Trump was criticized by some of the artists who were recognized at the annual Kennedy Center Honors program during his first term, he responded by boycotting the show, breaking with decades of precedent. Now, as he leads a sweeping takeover of…

Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech Shows a Renewed Quest for Vengeance
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Trump’s Justice Dept. Speech Shows a Renewed Quest for Vengeance

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Presidents and prosecutors have for generations appeared in the Great Hall of the Justice Department to announce important anti-crime initiatives or to offer plaudits for the fundamental tenet of the rule of law, while maintaining distance from the detailed workings of the department…

U.S. Launches Broad Attack on Militant Sites in Yemen
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U.S. Launches Broad Attack on Militant Sites in Yemen

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States began large-scale military strikes on Saturday against dozens of targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, President Trump announced. It was the opening salvo in what senior American officials said was a new offensive against the militants and…

How New York’s Mayor, Eric Adams, Wooed Donald Trump
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How New York’s Mayor, Eric Adams, Wooed Donald Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Donald J. Trump’s electoral victory alarmed most New York Democrats — but not Eric Adams. For Mr. Adams, the mayor of New York City who had been criminally indicted and faced political isolation, it was a golden opportunity. In the weeks before the…

Opinion | The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education
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Opinion | The Authoritarian Endgame on Higher Education

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When a political leader wants to move a democracy toward a more authoritarian form of government, he often sets out to undermine independent sources of information and accountability. The leader tries to delegitimize judges, sideline autonomous government agencies and muzzle the media. President…

How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her
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How a Columbia Student Fled to Canada After ICE Came Looking for Her

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The first knock at the door came eight days ago, on a Friday morning. Three federal immigration agents showed up at a Columbia University apartment searching for Ranjani Srinivasan, who had recently learned her student visa had been revoked. Ms. Srinivasan, an international…

Trump Tries to Use White South Africans as Cautionary Tale
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Trump Tries to Use White South Africans as Cautionary Tale

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To hear President Trump and some of his closest supporters tell it, South Africa is a terrible place for white people. They face discrimination, are sidelined from jobs and live under the constant threat of violence or having their land stolen by a…

Trump Administration Expels South Africa’s Ambassador to the U.S.
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Trump Administration Expels South Africa’s Ambassador to the U.S.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s administration has officially expelled South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, a spokesman for the South African president said on Saturday, calling the decision “regrettable.” The ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, received an expulsion letter from the State Department, said Vincent Magwenya, the…

Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
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Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump signed an executive order on Friday seeking to dismantle seven additional federal agencies, including the one that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded media outlets around the world. Mr. Trump directed the heads of the agencies, largely obscure entities that…