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Millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite claims
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments. Over […]
Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy
For more than a decade, the West has faced off against the East again in what was widely called a new cold war. But with […]
Russia Frees American Prisoner Before Talks With U.S.
Russia released another American held on drug charges on Monday, in what the Kremlin acknowledged was a good-will gesture on the eve of talks between […]
Federal Judge Won’t Block Musk’s Team From Access to Dept. of Education Data
A Federal District Court judge in Washington declined to bar associates of Elon Musk from gaining access to the Education Department’s data systems, finding that […]
What Airplane Passengers Should Know About Flight Safety Amid Crashes
A deadly midair collision involving a commercial airplane and an army helicopter. Multiple crashes in various countries. Planes catching on fire and even flipping upside […]
Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in place one of the administration’s […]
Pete Marocco Returns to Battle in Trump’s War on Foreign Aid
Pete Marocco has spent much of this month hunkered in an office suite on the seventh floor of the State Department overseeing the dismantling of […]
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
The notices came all weekend, landing in the inboxes of federal scientists, doctors and public health professionals: Your work is no longer needed. At the […]
Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access
The top official at the Social Security Administration stepped down this weekend after members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency sought access to […]