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Firefighter Hiring Stalls at Federal Agencies After Trump’s Freeze

Job offers have been rescinded and start dates pushed back just as firefighting staffing for the summer wildfire season was beginning, a union said. [...]

Arts Endowment Cuts Grants Dedicated to Underserved Communities

The National Endowment for the Arts said it will instead prioritize work that connects with the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. [...]

Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman

The move by the president, whose authority to make the changes was not clear, is the latest attempt to bring a Washington institution under his control. [...]

Hegseth Uses His First Town Hall to Attack Diversity

The defense secretary, speaking to the Pentagon work force, defended his “unconventional approaches” to an audience that included women and people of color. [...]

Why Is Trump Targeting the ICC?

President Trump says the work of the I.C.C., the world’s highest criminal court, threatens the national security of the United States and its allies, including Israel. [...]

Trump Administration Flips U.S. Position in Supreme Court Transgender Case

An administration lawyer said a Tennessee law barring some medical treatments for transgender youths is constitutional and urged the justices to say so. [...]

Trump Says Nippon Steel Will Make Major Investment in U.S. Steel

President Trump supports the Japanese company’s taking a stake in the American steel maker after the U.S. blocked a $14 billion takeover bid. [...]

At Justice Dept., Bove Emerges as Trump’s Enforcer

As the acting deputy attorney general, Emil Bove has overseen the forced transfers of senior officials and an effort to collect the names of F.B.I. agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases. [...]

Trump Says Elon Musk Will Examine Defense Department Spending

As part of his cost-cutting effort, the billionaire, whose companies have enormous contracts with the military, will turn his so-called Department of Government Efficiency on the Pentagon. [...]

San Francisco to Sue Trump Over Sanctuary City Crackdown

Some local officials are pushing back against the federal government’s assertion that they must help ICE with its deportation campaign. [...]

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. [...]

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Hamas names next hostages to be released

The three civilians will be exchanged for more Palestinian prisoners in the latest swap on Saturday. [...]

Judge pauses Trump plan to put thousands of USAID staff on leave

Only about 600 out of 10,000 employees would have kept working at the agency under the president's plan. [...]

Dozens of countries back International Criminal Court after Trump sanctions

A majority of member states, including the UK, Germany and France, said the court was "vital" for international justice. [...]

Swedish school shooting victims were seven women and three men

Families have been identifying victims of the attack - all between 28 and 68 years old. [...]

Zelensky says North Korean troops back on front line

Kyiv had indicated last week the North Koreans may have been withdrawn due to heavy losses in battle. [...]

Stranded astronaut says being stuck in space ‘an opportunity’

Suni Williams said she still pinches herself seeing the view from the International Space Station. [...]

15 things Trump and his team did this week

In his third week back in office, Trump took action on issues from transgender competitors in women's sports to Gaza. [...]

Sudan army makes huge gains as it seeks to recapture war-torn capital

"Shrapnel and stray ammunition are falling on my neighbourhood," a doctor tells the BBC. [...]

Sexual violence against children in Haiti rises by 1,000%, UN says

Unicef says gangs are inflicting "unimaginable horrors on children". [...]

New allegations Diddy sexually assaulted minor in nightclub

Combs has consistently denied the allegations against him in civil lawsuits, labelling them "sickening". [...]

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