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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein (L) in the Oval Office. The meeting comes as Trump has proposed that the United States take an ownership position of Gaza.
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Trump says the U.S. will ‘own’ Gaza — what that could mean for the Middle East
A protester holds a fork during a rally against billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency on Feb. 7 in Washington, D.C. The fork is a reference to the deferred resignation program for federal employees that was communicated through an email with the subject line “Fork in the Road.”
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a rally outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2025. Dozens of CFPB workers were laid off on Tuesday, the agency’s union said.
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Pedestrian crosses the street during a snowy day in Vernon Hills, Ill., Wednesday.
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
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An infrared image of Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto, revealing another portrait underneath.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaking during the daily briefing at the White House on Wednesday, said judges blocking the Trump administration’s actions were causing a constitutional crisis.
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People demonstrate against political persecution in front of a Belarusian embassy on Jan. 26, 2025.
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Public access to many U.S. Census Bureau data tables and research reports was cut off for days after President Trump released an executive order targeting gender identity.
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Cocoa prices have surged over the past several years, recently reaching record levels and driving up the cost of chocolate.
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A view of the city center of the Greenlandic capital Nuuk. Trump’s renewed interest in acquiring the island hasn’t gone over well with Greenland or Denmark.
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Newly sworn-in Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard shakes hands with President Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
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This photo provided by NASA shows the Orionid meteors on Oct. 13, 2015.
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A woman sunbathes on a summer day in Montevideo, Uruguay, in January of 2025. This January was the hottest ever recorded on Earth.
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A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border, Sumy region, Ukraine, on Aug. 14, 2024.
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HEGSETH PLEDGES US SUPPORT TO NATO AND UKRAINE
Monty the Giant schnauzer won Best in Show at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday in New York City.
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President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace after giving a joint statement in New Delhi, India, Feb. 25, 2020.
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Egg prices jumped more than 15% in January after farmers had to cull millions of laying hens due to avian flu. The rise in grocery prices kept overall inflation elevated.
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No relief: Inflation unexpectedly heated up last month
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A man genetically destined to develop Alzheimer’s isn’t showing any symptoms
A court found that President Trump’s administration had not complied with an earlier court order. Experts worry about the potential of a constitutional crisis.
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President Trump greets Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday. Trump has proposed that the U.S. take control of Gaza and transfer its population to neighboring countries, possibly Jordan. However, Abdullah said he and other Arab states strongly opposed relocating Palestinians.
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The General Services Administration (GSA) headquarters building in Washington, DC in a 2016 file photo. The agency is bracing for deep cuts under the new Trump administration.
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Federal Worker Surveillance, Trump’s Team In Europe, Elon Musk And Mars
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday that he is moving forward with a budget proposal that would allow Republicans to pass much of President Trump’s agenda without the threat of a filibuster.
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Republicans split on best path to advance Trump’s agenda in Congress