The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It
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The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It has been a rocky few months for Christian Lindner, and for the German political system that he has thrown into chaos. In November, Mr. Lindner, who was the federal finance minister, effectively toppled Germany’s fragile government in a bid for his political…

Trudeau Thumbs Nose at Trump as Canadians Revel in Hockey Win
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Trudeau Thumbs Nose at Trump as Canadians Revel in Hockey Win

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada just minutes to tap out his reaction to his nation’s victory over the United States in an international hockey championship final on Thursday in Boston. “You can’t have our country — and you can’t take…

U.S. Objects to Calling Russia ‘Aggressor’ in G7 Statement on Ukraine Invasion
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U.S. Objects to Calling Russia ‘Aggressor’ in G7 Statement on Ukraine Invasion

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States is opposing calling Russia the aggressor in the war with Ukraine in a Group of 7 statement being drafted to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, four senior officials from countries involved said on Thursday. The American objections…

Overnight ‘Vote-a-Rama’ in the Senate Frames a Contentious Budget Debate
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Overnight ‘Vote-a-Rama’ in the Senate Frames a Contentious Budget Debate

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Senate was on track to pass Republicans’ budget plan on a straight party-line vote sometime early Friday morning. But first, it was time for a well-worn parliamentary ritual: the hourslong marathon of votes on proposals that will never become law (and were…

Trump Marks Black History Month, Even as He Slams the Value of Diversity
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Trump Marks Black History Month, Even as He Slams the Value of Diversity

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Black History Month reception held at the White House on Thursday had all of the pomp of celebrations past. Guests sipped champagne and snacked on lamb chops and collard greens. The crowd delighted in their invitations, snapping selfies. And when President Trump…

Trump Targets the Presidio Trust in San Francisco, a Pelosi Achievement
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Trump Targets the Presidio Trust in San Francisco, a Pelosi Achievement

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Nancy Pelosi, one of President Trump’s most vocal critics in his first term, has mostly held her fire this time around, largely out of deference to the Democratic leaders who succeeded her. But that changed this week after Mr. Trump struck directly at…

Europe’s New Reality: Trump May Not Quit NATO, but He’s Already Undercutting It
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Europe’s New Reality: Trump May Not Quit NATO, but He’s Already Undercutting It

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In his first term, President Trump episodically threatened to pull out of NATO, removing the United States as the linchpin of the most successful military alliance in modern times. In his second term, he is trying a different approach: hollowing it out from…

Zelensky Meets Kellogg, U.S. Envoy to Ukraine, Amid Public Spat With Trump
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Zelensky Meets Kellogg, U.S. Envoy to Ukraine, Amid Public Spat With Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine met with President Trump’s special envoy in Kyiv on Thursday — a day after a public feud between the Ukrainian and American leaders threatened to derail diplomatic efforts toward peace talks. The meeting with Keith Kellogg, the special…

Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?
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Elon Musk Is Focused on DOGE. What About Tesla?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Elon Musk’s role as President Trump’s cost-cutting czar and his immersion in right-wing politics appears to be diverting his attention from Tesla at a perilous moment for the electric car company. Tesla’s car sales fell 1 percent last year even as the global…

Trump Blames Ukraine, and More Americans Identify as L.G.B.T.Q.
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Trump Blames Ukraine, and More Americans Identify as L.G.B.T.Q.

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