The public broadcaster says it is closing its Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) office to comply with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump.
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Jordan’s King Abdullah heads to the White House as Trump pushes a Gaza takeover plan
It is expected to be one of the toughest meetings of the king’s quarter-century reign.
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Vance to attend international AI and security summits as Ukraine war and tariffs loom
Vance will likely use the summits to resist further AI regulation while reiterating a common Trump refrain: that military allies need to further ramp up spending that supports NATO and Ukraine.
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New England courts become battleground over Trump cuts
Among more than 40 federal lawsuits filed against the Trump administration so far, this week has brought major developments in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. On Monday, the chief judge of U.S. District Court in Rhode Island ruled the administration had defied his previous order to unfreeze billions of dollars in federal grants. Judge John J. […]
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Chinese counter-tariffs to kick in as Trump threatens more to come
The tariffs from China range from 10% to 15% and are applied to crude oil, liquefied natural gas, farm machinery and select other products from the U.S.
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Mexico deploys the first National Guard troops to U.S. border after tariff threat
Trump said he would delay imposing tariffs on Mexico for at least a month. In exchange, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum promised to send the country’s National Guard to reinforce the border.
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Guatemala gives U.S. another migrant deportation deal
The agreements potentially help the Trump administration address a key sticking point in immigration enforcement since not everyone in the U.S. illegally can be easily sent back home.
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Who will call it the Gulf of America? A look at this and other naming disputes
Google says it will rename the Gulf of Mexico on its U.S. maps, and Mexico is pushing back. This wouldn’t be the first body of water to have different names according to different countries.
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As Trump vows to embrace fossil fuels, U.S. climate policy won’t change quickly
President Trump’s first weeks in office included executive orders that aim to stop or roll back former President Biden’s ambitious climate agenda and redirect the country’s attention to fossil fuels.
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RFK Jr., Trump’s pick for HHS, grilled about vaccines again in Day 2 hearing
More dramatic questioning on vaccines in RFK Jr’s second confirmation hearing. Bond/Simmons-Duffin/Stone/Webber
