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Trump to address CPAC and meet with presidents of Poland and Argentina

President Donald Trump touted his aggressive agenda in his first month back in office at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference.
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Image: US-POLITICS-COMMERCE-TRUMP-LUTNICK

FBI Director Kash Patel to be named ATF chief

Patel is set to lead an agency that's been a frequent target of Republicans, including an effort to abolish it altogether.
Kash Patel
Kash Patel

Trump uses CPAC to hype first month in office, despite legal setbacks

Trump has moved quickly to reshape the federal government, but courts have stifled some of his more aggressive actions.
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US-POLITICS-CPAC-TRUMP

Supreme Court maintains pause on Trump bid to immediately fire watchdog agency head

The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, weighs in on a case involving the new Trump administration for the first time.
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Hampton Dellinger smiles for a portrait, American flag in background

Postal Service braces for potential takeover by Trump's Commerce Department

Trump said Friday that his new commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, “will be looking” at the U.S. Postal Service.
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Howard Lutnick politics political

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested on assault charge outside U.S. Capitol

Tarrio was released from prison last month after President Donald Trump cut short his 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Proud Boys Presser
Proud Boys Presser
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Farmers hit by a federal funding freeze scramble to respond ahead of spring thaw

Many farmers made investments based on Agriculture Department funding that the Trump administration has put on hold. Some are in financial peril.
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Brian and Elizabeth in the snow with sheep; two sheep graze on grass.

Trump blocked from halting DEI-related grants; Joint Chiefs Chair CQ Brown dismissed

The judge who blocked Trump from stopping DEI-related federal grants said the term “equity-related” programs was too vague to be enforced.
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Image: President Donald Trump At The Republican Governors Association Meeting smile happy politics political politician

Trump fires Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown

Trump said he plans to nominate Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine of the U.S. Air Force to replace Gen. CQ Brown as the nation’s top-ranking military officer.
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General Charles Q. Brown CQ Brown

Trump scores big legal wins, but efforts to reshape government still face court hurdles

A judge allowed the administration's mass layoffs to proceed, while a key appeals court ruling on the president's order to halt birthright citizenship won't come until at least June.
President Trump Speaks At Republican Governors Association Meeting
President Trump Speaks At Republican Governors Association Meeting

Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating DEI-related grants

The judge found the administration's mandate that grant recipients not engage in "equity-related" programs was too broad.
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Image: President Donald Trump Signing Executive Orders In The Oval Office politics political politician Resolute Desk

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