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Protesters rebelling against Elon Musk's purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms
Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday.
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Trump discusses car price concerns and controversial Signal chat in interview
President Donald Trump in an interview with NBC News on Saturday said that he would not fire anyone involved in the Signal group chat where attack plans were inadvertently divulged to a journalist ahead of a military strike, and later added he “couldn’t care less” if automakers raised prices due to new tariffs.
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Who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on mostly pro-Palestinian protesters
People with ties to American universities, most of whom have shown support for pro-Palestinian causes, have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.
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Trump admin warns European companies to comply with anti-DEI order
The Trump administration has reportedly sent letters to European companies asking them to comply with a U.S. executive order banning DEI initiatives.
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Columbia University's interim president steps down
Columbia University said Friday its interim president, Katrina A. Armstrong, is stepping aside, a week after the university struck a deal with the Trump administration to negotiate its federal funding, NBC News reported.
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The White House's Barstool problem
Dave Portnoy, a Trump supporter and the founder of Barstool Sports, went viral for his blistering critique of the administration’s group chat debacle.
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Fact check: RFK Jr.'s faulty advice on bird flu
In recent news appearances, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread in poultry flocks unchecked. Scientists say that’s risky because it gives the virus more opportunities to replicate, increasing the chance it could change to spread easily among humans.
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Inside Trump's shock decision to pull the plug on Elise Stefanik's nomination
The sudden implosion of Stefanik’s nomination came as a surprise to many Republicans on Capitol Hill.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift order barring deportations under wartime law
The Trump administration is looking to continue deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the rarely used Alien Enemies Act.
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Federal judge in Mass. orders Trump administration not to remove Tufts student from US
More than two dozen members of Congress demanded answers for Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was detained by ICE earlier this week.
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Vance argues for US ownership of Greenland during visit
Vice President JD Vance argued on Friday that Greenlanders would be better off being under the protection of the U.S. than under Denmark.
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The housing search is easing, but a prolonged trade war could derail progress
Housing’s yearslong winter might be showing the first hints of thaw, according to new data from the NBC News Home Buyer Index.
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Trump takes aim at foreign-born college students, with 300 visas revoked
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday the State Department has revoked 300 or more student visas, as the White House increasingly targets foreign-born students whose whose main transgression seems to be activism, NBC News reported.
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Two California universities investigated by feds for DEI admissions policies
Federal prosecutors have opened compliance review investigations into admissions policies at UCLA and UC Irvine.
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Trump order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with ‘improper ideology'
Donald Trump signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
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Trump privately fumes about top security official who started Signal group chat
Trump’s frustration is two-fold, according to two Republican sources with knowledge of the conversations.
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DHS staffer faces serious punishment for accidentally adding reporter to group email
The episode, which has not been previously reported, raises questions about unequal punishment for inadvertent leakers in the Trump administration.
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Officials break down what Trump administration health cuts mean for CT
Connecticut recently learned the Trump administration is cutting well over $100 million in money for various health programs including COVID-related funds, epidemiology, lab capacity and more.
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Local car dealerships waiting to see how auto tariffs will affect them
Connecticut car dealers say President Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported autos and auto parts will definitely cause prices to increase, but how much is yet to be seen.
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Timeline: The Trump administration's shifting stance on the Signal chat debacle
Officials have offered a variety of comments on the fact that a journalist was accidentally included in a high-level chat about U.S. military plans.