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Senior USAID staff put on leave amid Trump’s order halting foreign aid

The move, detailed in emails obtained by The Post, comes as the Trump administration seeks to radically reorient the U.S. relationship with foreign assistance.
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Trump Gets Final Revenge Against Jack Smith’s Prosecutors

The Justice Department fired career prosecutors who worked on the federal investigations against him during Biden’s presidency.
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US places dozens of senior aid officials on leave, citing possible resistance to Trump orders

At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Donald Trump’s orders.
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Chicago leaders question motives, impact of ICE operation involving Dr. Phil

ICE said it focused on violent criminals during the operation in Chicago. However, some local officials say the agency botched the raids.
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ICE agents search for those with criminal histories but say ‘collateral damage’ is possible

NBC News was on the scene of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest Monday and spoke with the man at a Chicago processing center afterward.
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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
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Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary

By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire hedge fund manager a central role in shaping the new administration’s policy ambitions around tax cuts and spending and managing economic relationships with allies and adversaries alike. As the 79th Treasury secretary, Bessent will have sway over
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Google says it plans to use Trump’s new names for Denali, Gulf of Mexico

The search and advertising giant said it would change its Google Maps names to Mount McKinley and Gulf of America once they’re officially changed by federal officials.
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Trump administration fires justice department lawyers who investigated him

The lawyers were part of former special counsel Jack Smith’s team which brought two cases against the president.
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Olympian Gabby Thomas Shuts Down Racist Comments Accusing Her Of Faking Harvard Degree

Thomas slammed the discourse after an X (formerly Twitter) user wrote that the champion athlete “doesn’t sound like she’s the brightest out there.”