Biden’s latest clemency grants mean he has issued more individual pardons and commutations than any other U.S. president.
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TikTok CEO to rally with Trump before inauguration as ban looms
By Marianne LeVine, Cristiano Lima-Strong, Drew Harwell, Cat Zakrzewski · By The Washington Post (c) 2025 TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew plans to attend a “victory rally” celebrating Donald Trump on Sunday at Washington’s Capital One Arena and the president-elect’s swearing-in on Monday, publicly aligning himself with the incoming commander in chief who has pledged to “save” the popular app […]
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TikTok CEO to rally with Trump before inauguration as ban looms
By Marianne LeVine, Cristiano Lima-Strong, Drew Harwell, Cat Zakrzewski · By The Washington Post (c) 2025 TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew plans to attend a “victory rally” celebrating Donald Trump on Sunday at Washington’s Capital One Arena and the president-elect’s swearing-in on Monday, publicly aligning himself with the incoming commander in chief who has pledged to “save” the popular app […]
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Musk’s DOGE weighs recommendations to cut federal diversity programs
By Jacob Bogage, Faiz Siddiqui · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” is reviewing a conservative legal playbook to swiftly eliminate federal diversity programs, which argues that the initiatives are unconstitutional and distort spending. “DOGE,” a nongovernmental group led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and charged with slashing the size of […]
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Musk’s DOGE weighs recommendations to cut federal diversity programs
By Jacob Bogage, Faiz Siddiqui · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” is reviewing a conservative legal playbook to swiftly eliminate federal diversity programs, which argues that the initiatives are unconstitutional and distort spending. “DOGE,” a nongovernmental group led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and charged with slashing the size of […]
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Ceasefire deal delayed as Netanyahu bargains with far-right allies
By Gerry Shih, Shira Rubin · The Washington Post (c) 2025 JERUSALEM – On Wednesday, leaders around the world, from President Joe Biden to President-elect Donald Trump to Hamas politician Khalil al-Hayya, celebrated a hard-won ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Notably silent has been Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said he would not immediately issue an […]
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Ceasefire deal delayed as Netanyahu bargains with far-right allies
By Gerry Shih, Shira Rubin · The Washington Post (c) 2025 JERUSALEM – On Wednesday, leaders around the world, from President Joe Biden to President-elect Donald Trump to Hamas politician Khalil al-Hayya, celebrated a hard-won ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Notably silent has been Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said he would not immediately issue an […]
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New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee releases $10.8B budget recommendation
By Julia Goldberg and Austin Fisher New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee on Wednesday recommended $10.8 billion in spending for the 2025-2026 fiscal year from the state’s general fund, a 5.7% increase over 2025 planned spending. In a statement, Sen. George Muñoz (D-Gallup), LFC chairman and chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said “fiscal restraint has been critical […]
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New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee releases $10.8B budget recommendation
By Julia Goldberg and Austin Fisher New Mexico’s Legislative Finance Committee on Wednesday recommended $10.8 billion in spending for the 2025-2026 fiscal year from the state’s general fund, a 5.7% increase over 2025 planned spending. In a statement, Sen. George Muñoz (D-Gallup), LFC chairman and chair of the Senate Finance Committee, said “fiscal restraint has been critical […]
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The Supreme Court reconsiders online pornography
By Will Oremus · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Supreme Court may not comprise the “nine greatest experts on the internet,” as Justice Elena Kagan once quipped, but they’re getting no shortage of opportunities to learn. On Wednesday morning, while the tech world awaited the high court’s ruling on TikTok, Kagan and her colleagues were busy […]