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Chris Megerian

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Trump pardons turkeys at White House while joking they should be named Chuck and Nancy: ‘I would never pardon those people’

Trump also claimed that last year's turkey pardons, issued by President Joe Biden, were invalid because he used an autopen, adding: “Where's Hunter?”

26.11.2025 7

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Chris Megerian

‘In 2030, he’s not going to be the president’: Even Republicans are warning of Trump’s lame duck status as affordability, Epstein threaten to derail tenure

"You will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don’t vote to release these files, and the president can’t protect you then," Rep. Thomas Massie...

18.11.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

Gold-adorned brownies, gold medal crowns: Seoul turns up the pomp to impress Trump, and it seems to be working

Earlier in the day, following the gifts, Trump even softened his rhetoric on international trade.

29.10.2025 6

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Chris Megerian

Scott Bessent hails ‘very successful framework’ of U.S.-China trade deal

China’s top trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, told reporters that the two sides had reached a “preliminary consensus."

26.10.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

Trump to end funding for Colombia after the country’s leader accused the U.S. of assassination amid strikes in Caribbean

“AS OF TODAY, THESE PAYMENTS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF PAYMENT, OR SUBSIDIES, WILL NO LONGER BE MADE TO COLOMBIA,” Trump said.

19.10.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

The government is shut down but Trump’s social media feed is working overtime

The stream of invective and trolling has been remarkable even for a 79-year-old president who is as chronically online as any member of Gen Z.

03.10.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

The Pentagon suddenly ordered all its top brass from around the world to a meeting. Trump wasn’t part of the initial plan but will now attend

News about the meeting broke Thursday, and Trump didn’t seem to know about it when first asked by reporters during an Oval Office appearance.

29.09.2025 6

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Chris Megerian

U.S. revokes visa for Colombia’s president after he went to a protest and urged American soldiers to disobey Trump

During a protest Friday over the war in Gaza, he said “I ask all the soldiers of the United States' army, don't point your rifles against humanity"...

28.09.2025 8

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Chris Megerian

Trump says he’ll send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities

Trump said the decision was necessary to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities.

27.09.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

White House says Oracle would manage TikTok security for U.S. users if deal is approved

Determining next steps for the algorithm, currently owned by the Beijing-based ByteDance, has been one of the most closely watched issues...

23.09.2025 9

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Chris Megerian

Kamala Harris on disastrous ‘The View’ appearance: ‘I had no idea I’d just pulled the pin on a hand grenade’

Harris' new book, "107 Days," also reveals her anger at Tim Walz's debate performance: "You're not there to make friends."

19.09.2025 20

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Chris Megerian

Trump crackdown on ‘radical left’ after Charlie Kirk’s death targets Soros, Indivisible despite evidence of lone shooter

President Trump has made retribution against political enemies a cornerstone of his campaign.

17.09.2025 6

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Chris Megerian

Trump’s secret weapon: Housing chief Bill Pulte morphs into attack dog, wielding America’s property records like a club

The 37-year-old housing industry scion has also accused Sen. Adam Schiff and New York AG Letitia James of mortgage fraud, and he's attacked Jerome...

27.08.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

Trump announces sudden plan to join Federal Reserve inspection

Trump cabinet officials have used concerns about the Fed's office renovations to cast doubt on chair Jerome Powell.

24.07.2025 9

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Chris Megerian

Trump defends U.S. ‘devastating attack’ on Iran days after an intelligence assessment called it only a mild setback

“This was a devastating attack, and it knocked them for a loop,” Trump said, claiming Iran’s nuclear program was “completely and fully obliterated.”

25.06.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

Trump directs administration to investigate Biden’s actions as president, alleging aides masked his ‘cognitive decline’

The order marked a significant escalation in Trump’s targeting of political adversaries and could lay the groundwork for arguments by the...

05.06.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

Trump revives travel ban, barring entry from Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, Sudan, Yemen and 7 other countries

There will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

05.06.2025 8

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Chris Megerian

100 days into Trump’s presidency, here are the promises he’s kept—and the ones that have fallen by the wayside

Trump has moved at a frenetic pace since taking office again.

28.04.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

Elon Musk’s public approval sank as he ramped up DOGE, poll reveals

About two-thirds of adults believe Musk has held too much influence over the federal government during the past few months.

27.04.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

GOP Senator wonders if tariff ‘medicine will be worse than the disease’—‘This is President Trump’s economy now’

Asked Monday if he would consider a pause on his widespread tariffs, Trump said, “We’re not looking at that.”

08.04.2025 20

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‘It’s doing us no good’: Trump signs order to dismantle Education Department

Fully closing the 45-year-old department would require an act of Congress.

21.03.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

Trump’s public claims that DOGE is ‘headed by Elon Musk’ are coming back to haunt him as his administration tries to claim Tesla boss is merely an adviser

“Trump’s words were essential, central and indispensable,” said Norm Eisen, a lawyer for USAID employees. “His admissions took what would have...

20.03.2025 20

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Chris Megerian

Federal workers start to get a new email demanding their accomplishments

“Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets describing what you accomplished last week and cc your manager.”

01.03.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

In Trump’s first term, his orders often went ignored—not this time

“We’ve never had a president come into office with such a deep desire for revenge," said Timothy Naftali, a Columbia University historian.

20.02.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

Trump administration tells government agencies to lay off new workers,  potentially cutting hundreds of thousands

The decision on probationary workers, who generally have less than a year on the job, came from the Office of Personnel Management, which serves as an...

14.02.2025 10

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Chris Megerian

A 66-year-old teacher served a 14-year prison sentence in Russia for having medically prescribed marijuana. Now he’s coming home to his family

“This has been the darkest and most painful period of our lives, but today, we begin to heal,” his family said.

12.02.2025 9

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Chris Megerian

Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign

Earlier Thursday, the Trump administration presented a plan to cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects, leaving fewer than 300 staffers. Federal...

08.02.2025 5

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Chris Megerian

Trump’s budget office reverses executive order freezing federal grants after it sparked legal challenges across the country

The order sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline for states, schools and organizations that rely on trillions of dollars from...

29.01.2025 10

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Chris Megerian