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Can Trump’s 2nd act work for the working class while giving back to his super donors?

Priscilla Chan, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, businessman Jeff Bezos , Alphabet's CEO Sundar Pichai and businessman Elon Musk, among other dignitaries, attend the United States Capitol on Jan. 20. Shawn Thew/Pool/Getty Images It has long been said that politics...

Justice Department changes rattle current and former agency veterans

The Department of Justice stands in the early morning hours in 2019 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images In his inauguration address, President Trump vowed to rebalance the scales of justice. That's happening more swiftly than anyone predicted: a fast and furious purge...

A 2nd U.S. judge says Trump administration must pause its federal spending freeze

President Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on Friday. A federal judge in Rhode Island has issued an order blocking the administration's efforts to freeze some federal spending. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images A judge with the U.S. District...

Immigrants are being swamped with social media rumors about possible raids

Mario, who is in the U.S. without legal status, shows a social media hoax he saw on his phone warning of immigration checkpoints in Sacramento, Calif. Jude Joffe-Block/NPR Social media posts warning of Immigration and Customs Enforcement checkpoints on some of...

Plane with 6 aboard crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze

First responders work the scene after a small plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday. Matt Rourke/AP PHILADELPHIA — A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday...