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President Donald Trump campaigned on ending the “weaponization” of the Justice Department. The early going suggests that the Trump White House may instead use federal prosecutors to reward friends with dismissed prosecutions while subjecting the president’s political enemies to heightened […]

President Donald Trump wants a new plane — and he wants it sooner rather than later. But building a new Air Force One has taken longer and is more expensive than expected, which is raising the president’s ire. Trump is

The Trump administration moved this week to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate of Palestinian heritage who once led campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza. Critics say Khalil’s arrest is a threat to the First Amendment and

Fort Knox has long been home to the U.S. government’s gold reserves. It has also suddenly become an object of keen interest to President Donald Trump. Trump has said he wants to visit the United States Bullion Depository at Fort

Amy Coney Barrett’s conservative credentials ought to be impeccable. The Supreme Court justice was appointed to her seat by President Donald Trump during his first term, and she provided one of the votes that overturned Roe v. Wade. But recent

A government shutdown crisis can seem like the “boy who cried wolf” story of American politics. Democrats and Republicans in Congress have come to the cusp of a shutdown repeatedly in recent years, only to avert disaster at the 11th

China’s naval power has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years. In the latest sign of this growth, the country has conducted live-fire naval exercises off the coasts of Australia, Taiwan and Vietnam. In military terms the Chinese exercises

America’s CEOs and billionaires climbed on the Trump bandwagon during the 2024 presidential campaign. A month after the inauguration, some of them are looking to climb off. “CEO optimism is fading” as trade restrictions and mass government layoffs threaten the

Andrew Tate, the notorious “manosphere” influencer, is in big trouble. He’s charged in Romania with human trafficking and sexual misconduct. But he may also have a powerful ally: Donald Trump. The White House has “pressed Romanian authorities to lift travel

Rich people buy more stuff. That has always been the case. But something’s changing: America’s wealthy aren’t just purchasing more than everybody else — they’re increasingly propping up the entire U.S. economy with their spending. The economy “depends more than