Eric Adams Discussed Possible Republican Primary Run With G.O.P. Leader
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Eric Adams Discussed Possible Republican Primary Run With G.O.P. Leader

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has quietly explored running in this spring’s Republican primary as he searches for a path to a second term, according to one Republican official and two people familiar with his deliberations. The mayor, a Democrat, had…

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…

Many Groups Promised Federal Aid Still Have No Funds and No Answers
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Many Groups Promised Federal Aid Still Have No Funds and No Answers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Last year, the Ritenour School District in Missouri won a $9.5 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, to replace its worn-out diesel school buses with clean-running electric models. By mid-January, the buses were almost there: waiting at a dealer’s lot, just an…

Trump Says Call With Putin Is Beginning of Ukraine Peace Negotiations
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Trump Says Call With Putin Is Beginning of Ukraine Peace Negotiations

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump said on Wednesday that he had a “lengthy and highly productive phone call” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, characterizing it as the beginning of a negotiation to end the war in Ukraine. It was the first confirmed conversation between…

Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence
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Eric Adams Case Tests an Ambitious Prosecutor’s Independence

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Danielle R. Sassoon shot like a laser through the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, with stints fighting violent crime and securities fraud as well as handling appeals before she was elevated, at age 38, to be its interim head. There, just weeks into her…

Opinion | Trump and Musk Pull Focus. But Vance Is the One to Watch.
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Opinion | Trump and Musk Pull Focus. But Vance Is the One to Watch.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines JD Vance may not command headlines like Donald Trump or even Elon Musk, but he is the man to watch if you care about the long game in politics. His vice-presidential assignments seem carefully chosen to position him with an eye toward where…

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…

Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Prewar Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’
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Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Prewar Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is “an unrealistic objective” and an “illusionary goal” in the peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia that President Trump wants to accomplish, Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, said on Wednesday at a meeting of countries supporting…

Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices
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Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump promised voters that, if elected, he would enact policies that would bring prices down on “Day 1” in office. But three weeks into his term, Mr. Trump and White House officials have become more measured in how they discuss their efforts…

Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Sights
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Modi Hopes a White House Visit Will Keep India Out of Trump’s Sights

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As he prepared to go to Washington this week, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, spoke of building on the warm relations he shared with President Trump during his first term in the White House. But Mr. Trump can be a fickle friend. So…