Based on more than a dozen interviews in the final weeks of the German election campaign, POLITICO tells the story of how violence and migration shaped one of the most momentous votes in the countr…
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With European security in the balance, Friedrich Merz could lead a new Western alliance, without America. But will Germany let him?
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative has faced backlash from NASA and other federal agencies, which advised employees to pause responses to Musk’s directive demanding weekly accomplishments
The Hollywood icon spoke to the importance of keeping a united front amid trying political times
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dan Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who ran unsuccessfully for office and gained fame as a conservative pundit with TV shows and a popular podcast, has been chosen to serve as FBI deputy director. President Donald Trump announced the appointment Sunday night in a post on his Truth Social platform, praising Bongino as “…
Conservative Friedrich Merz spoke out against the president and Elon Musk.
The votes were still being counted Sunday but the results were clear: Germany’s conservative Friedrich Merz is the new chancellor. And he wants nothing to do with U.S. President Donald Trump. Merz’s CDU/CSU–Christian Democrats, along with its sister party, the Christian Social Union–took home an uninspiring win on Sunday, according to projections reported by the Associated Press and The New York Times. Merz’s CDU/CSU took home approximately…
Humanitarian assistance experts have warned agency’s demise will harm vulnerable people and weaken US soft power.
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