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What Will Blow Up First…Trump or Nukes?

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Trump Threatens to Use Death Star Against North Korea

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Weekend Music Thread – 100 Days, 100 Nights

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Trump And The Art of Dealing Like a Terrorist

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Merry Christmas From PlanetPOV – 2014!

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Keeping World War III a Secret

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Solid Jobs Report Reinforces Fed’s Patient Approach to Interest Rate Cuts

The central bank is bracing for President Trump’s tariffs to dent growth while stoking inflation, keeping interest rate cuts at bay for now. [...]

Companies Are Raising Prices as Tariffs Hit

President Trump’s trade policies are already starting to frustrate American consumers who have noticed higher prices in their shopping carts. [...]

How the End of a U.S. Tax Loophole Hurts Chinese Companies

A loophole that has allowed American shoppers to buy lots of cheap goods from mainland China and Hong Kong without paying tariffs and filling customs forms is closing on Friday. Meaghan Tobin, a correspondent for The New York Times covering business in Asia, explains. [...]

Trump’s White House Shake-Up, and Why Shopping Online Will Soon Cost More

Plus, a Friday news quiz. [...]

Harvard Hires Conservative Lawyers to Fight Trump Administration

Harvard has hired lawyers connected to conservative Supreme Court justices and President Trump himself to fight its case against the government. [...]

Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking to End Federal Funding for NPR and PBS

The Trump administration has accused the two broadcasters of using public funds to produce biased coverage and “left-wing propaganda.” [...]

Photo Shows Waltz’s Conversations on a Version of Signal

A Reuters photographer captured an image of Michael Waltz’s phone screen during a White House cabinet meeting, a day before he was ousted from his job as national security adviser. [...]

Charles Koch Says Many in the Country Are ‘Abandoning’ Its Principles

In a rare appearance on Thursday to receive an award from the Cato Institute, Mr. Koch made oblique references to President Trump and his tariffs, without mentioning his name. [...]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia: The Story of ‘Mistakenly Deported Maryland Man’

Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived a turbulent life in Maryland after fleeing El Salvador as a teenager. Now he’s the face of President Trump’s immigration crackdown. [...]

In Texas Borderland, Trump’s Immigration Push Suffers Its Worst Legal Defeat Yet

Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. is a Trump nominee with conservative credentials. But he found White House claims about a Venezuelan gang “invasion” went too far. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

Politics of the Day

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Activists say ship aiming to sail to Gaza was attacked by drones

The incident happened off the coast of Malta. The government said a fire onboard the ship was "brought under control overnight". [...]

Chile issues tsunami warning after earthquake

The warning is issued for parts of the remote Magallanes region after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast. [...]

Tracking a smuggler behind deadly Atlantic migrant crossing

BBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea. [...]

Donald Trump is looming over Australia's election

Foreign policy is rarely a big factor in Australia's poll - but the US president has changed that. [...]

Hong Kong police arrest family of pro-democracy activist, reports say

Anna Kwok's father and brother have been accused of helping the US-based pro-democracy activist with her finances, local media report. [...]

AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence

The AfD came second in Germany's February elections and has a record number of seats in the new parliament. [...]

South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter Joshlin Smith

Joshlin Smith's disappearance last year sent shockwaves across South Africa. She is yet to be found. [...]

Hundreds of cars get flat tyres after truck spills scrap metal

A truck spilled hundreds of kilograms of metal shards on the M1 state highway in New South Wales, damaging 300 cars. [...]

Anger as Uganda president's son says he's holding opposition bodyguard

The bodyguard of opposition leader Bobi Wine went missing five days ago, leading to fears for his safety. [...]

Ten dead, dozens injured in Philippines bus crash

Four children are among the dead after a bus driver fell asleep at the wheel, according to police. [...]

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Trump Agrees to Meet With Fictional Villains

TrumpTime: Trump’s Madness is Making Time Speed Up

What Will Blow Up First…Trump or Nukes?

Trump Threatens to Use Death Star Against North Korea

Weekend Music Thread – 100 Days, 100 Nights

Trump And The Art of Dealing Like a Terrorist

Merry Christmas From PlanetPOV – 2014!

Keeping World War III a Secret

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