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U.S. Postal Service resumes taking Chinese packages after pause over tariffs
by Tom Howell Jr. on February 5, 2025 at 2:16 pm
The U.S. Postal Service says it will continue to accept packages from China and Hong Kong, reversing a pause that coincided with President Trump’s decision to revoke a privilege that allowed many small packages from those places to enter the U.S. duty-free.
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Democrats say federal agents are being wasted on arresting illegal immigrants
by Stephen Dinan on February 5, 2025 at 1:55 pm
Congressional Democrats begged the Justice Department to stop lending law enforcement agents and officers to Homeland Security to help with President Trump’s deportation push, saying it’s taking them away from “true public safety threats.”
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Trump congratulates new Attorney General Pam Bondi, predicts ‘consequential’ tenure at DOJ
by Tom Howell Jr. on February 5, 2025 at 1:28 pm
President Trump on Wednesday congratulated Pam Bondi on her confirmation as U.S. attorney general and predicted she would be a history-making leader at the Department of Justice.
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USAID direct-hire staffers put on leave worldwide
by Ellen Knickmeyer and Matthew Lee on February 5, 2025 at 2:33 am
The Trump administration is placing U.S. Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, except those deemed essential.
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Venezuelan gang members become first migrants shipped to Guantanamo Bay
by Stephen Dinan on February 5, 2025 at 2:04 am
Homeland Security shipped its first planeload of illegal immigrants from the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay, with officials saying the plane carried members of Venezuela’s vicious Tren de Aragua gang.
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Senate confirms Pam Bondi as attorney general
by Kerry Picket on February 5, 2025 at 1:37 am
The Senate voted 54-46 on Tuesday, largely along party lines, to confirm Pam Bondi as Attorney General of the Department of Justice.
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Trump says U.S. will ‘take over’ Gaza strip; won’t rule out military force
by Jeff Mordock, Mallory Wilson and Mallory Wilson, Jeff Mordock on February 5, 2025 at 1:27 am
President Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. could take over Gaza and remove Palestinians from the area without ruling out the possibility of sending American troops to the region, saying it could become “the Riviera of the Middle East.”
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Netanyahu hails Trump, calls him ‘greatest friend’ of Israel in White House
by Jeff Mordock on February 5, 2025 at 12:27 am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heaped praise on President Trump at a press conference Tuesday, saying he’s done more for the Jewish state than any other U.S. president in history.
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Trump says U.S. will ‘own’ Gaza strip
by Mallory Wilson on February 5, 2025 at 12:19 am
President Trump proposed Tuesday that the U.S. will “take over the Gaza strip [and] own it.”
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Trump administration promises smooth FAFSA rollout, drops ‘nonbinary’ option
by Valerie Richardson on February 5, 2025 at 12:11 am
Things have changed since President Trump’s team took over at the Department of Education, and that includes the Free Application for Federal Student Aid rollout.
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‘Grave consequences’: Japan warned on campaign against church
by Ben Wolfgang on February 4, 2025 at 11:53 pm
Japan would deal a massive blow to the universal principle of religious freedom, could deeply damage its relationship with the U.S. and would hand a major win to communist China if it follows through with an effort to punish the Unification Church, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned.
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GOP skepticism of Trump nominees abates as Gabbard, Kennedy nominations advance
by Tom Howell Jr., Lindsey McPherson and Lindsey McPherson, Tom Howell Jr. on February 4, 2025 at 11:19 pm
Chances of the Senate voting down any of President Trump’s Cabinet-level nominees have all but evaporated as initially skeptical Republicans are falling in line with his most unconventional picks.
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Trump plans move to dismantle federal Education Department
by Susan Ferrechio on February 4, 2025 at 11:15 pm
President Trump plans to shrink the size of government includes abolishing the Education Department, which spends $80 billion a year as student test scores plunge.
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Trump administration expects $100 billion in savings from federal worker buyouts
by The Washington Times Newsroom on February 4, 2025 at 11:06 pm
The Trump administration’s federal worker buyout is showing mixed results and potential unintended consequences.
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Trump says Palestinians need new, permanent location away from Gaza
by Mallory Wilson on February 4, 2025 at 10:23 pm
President Trump said Tuesday that Palestinians have “no alternative” but to leave Gaza and find a new place for permanent relocation.
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Federal workers strategize how to get the most out of Trump’s buyout offer
by Stephen Dinan, Jeff Mordock and Jeff Mordock, Stephen Dinan on February 4, 2025 at 10:17 pm
President Trump’s federal worker buyout may backfire in some cases, giving employees who were going to quit anyway months of extra pay.
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As House struggles on first step of Trump agenda, Senate considers taking over
by Lindsey McPherson, Alex Miller and Lindsey McPherson, Alex Miller on February 4, 2025 at 9:59 pm
The Senate may steamroll the House on a budget blueprint needed to formally begin the legislative process for advancing much of President Trump’s agenda if Republicans in the lower chamber can’t come together on a plan.
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Trump greets Netanyahu ahead of high-stakes meeting
by Jeff Mordock on February 4, 2025 at 9:54 pm
President Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House Tuesday, his first in-person meeting with a foreign leader since he started his second term.
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Schumer, Jeffries lay out plans to push back against Trump, GOP
by Alex Miller on February 4, 2025 at 9:43 pm
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries laid out four steps Tuesday for Democrats to fight against the agendas of President Trump and congressional Republicans.
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FBI agents file class-action lawsuit against Justice Dept. claiming retaliation over Jan. 6 cases
by Kerry Picket on February 4, 2025 at 9:15 pm
Two groups of FBI agents involved in investigating cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the classified documents case against President Trump sued the Justice Department on Tuesday, alleging attempted retaliation for their roles.
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