Politics

Estimated 24.6 million TV viewers watched inauguration coverage, smallest audience since 2013
The length of Trump’s inauguration coverage may have hurt him in bragging rights.

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Republican senators are mostly quiet on Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters
Moving beyond the attack on the Capitol has become a central approach for congressional Republicans...

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Key career officials at Justice Department reassigned to different positions, AP sources say
Though it is common for a new administration to appoint its own political hires at...

Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
A memo directs agencies to place DEI office staffers on paid leave by 5 p.m....

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Trump administration throws out policies limiting migrant arrests at sensitive spots like churches
The move reverses guidance that for over a decade has restricted two key federal immigration...

Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges abuse against second wife in affidavit
The affidavit describes Hegseth’s treatment of his second wife, Samantha, and alleges repeat drunkenness and...

Democrats struggle to pick their message against Trump’s shock-and-awe campaign
Democrats are struggling to confront the sheer volume of executive orders, pardons, personnel changes and...

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President Trump wants to make showerheads and toilets flow greatly again, but so may utility bills
The standards are intended to make dishwashers, refrigerators, toilets and the like use less energy...

Trump’s executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?
Does Trump have the authority to issue such an order? Is TikTok's owner willing to...

Marco Rubio became secretary of state without a hitch. Keeping Trump’s favor may be harder
Rubio comes into the job with more experience than President Trump’s previous secretaries of state.