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Carla Bleiker

Carla Bleiker

Deutsche Welle

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As Putin and Trump talk Ukraine, what will be on the agenda?

The presidents of Russia and the US plan to meet next Friday in Alaska to discuss a possible end to the war in Ukraine. What do they want to achieve,...

11.08.2025 40

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Carla Bleiker

Experts alarmed by US cuts to mRNA vaccine research

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has slashed government spending on mRNA vaccine research. Experts warn it will boost global vulnerability to...

10.08.2025 70

Deutsche Welle

Carla Bleiker

Gerrymandering in the US — why Democrats fled Texas

Texas Democrats have fled the state to halt a redistricting vote aimed at cementing Republican power. President Donald Trump wants an electoral map...

07.08.2025 70

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Carla Bleiker

Ukrainian refugee aid across Europe compared

German politicians are debating whether to slash financial assistance for Ukrainian refugees. How does the country stack up against its EU neighbors...

06.08.2025 70

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Carla Bleiker

Where does Donald Trump stand on the Israel-Iran conflict?

Donald Trump calls himself a "peacemaker." But he has also called Iran's supreme leader an "easy target." DW looks at the US...

19.06.2025 50

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Carla Bleiker

Israel-Iran conflict: Where exactly does Trump stand?

US President Donald Trump calls himself a "peacemaker" — but also labeled Iran's Supreme Leader an "easy target." So where does...

18.06.2025 50

Deutsche Welle

Carla Bleiker

US prepares for 'No Kings' protests against Trump

As US President Donald Trump gears up for the first major military parade in the US in decades, protesters are planning "No Kings" events...

14.06.2025 40

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Carla Bleiker

Crucial mRNA vaccine research at risk in the US

Scientists in the US who do research on mRNA technology worry their funding may be cut under President Trump. mRNA technology is the basis for COVID-...

22.03.2025 10

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Carla Bleiker

Elon Musk's DOGE and the consequences of radical cutbacks

Since US President Donald Trump established DOGE and made Elon Musk its head, government departments and employees have been targeted. The approach is...

27.02.2025 10

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Carla Bleiker

Trump's Jan. 6 pardons 'undermined rule of law'

Donald Trump has pardoned hundreds of people who stormed the US Capitol in 2021 in a bid to prevent a peaceful transition of power in Washington. His...

27.01.2025 10

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Carla Bleiker

Will US President Trump govern according to Project 2025?

Donald Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025 in the past. Now several authors and contributors to the right-wing manifesto could become...

24.12.2024 9

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Carla Bleiker

What impact could Trump have on US education?

The US president-elect ran on a promise to get rid of the Department of Education. That may not be so easy say experts, but they foresee school...

22.11.2024 6

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Carla Bleiker

Trump to have 'more power' than founding fathers 'imagined'

With Donald Trump's victory, Republicans will control the executive and legislative branches of government. That's not unusual, but experts warn...

17.11.2024 4

Deutsche Welle

Carla Bleiker

Trump to have 'more power than founding fathers imagined'

With Donald Trump's victory, Republicans will control the Executive and Legislative branches of government. That's not unusual, but experts warn...

17.11.2024 6

Deutsche Welle

Carla Bleiker