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Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press The Texas judge who previously halted approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion ruled last Thursday that three states can move ahead with another attempt to roll back federal rules and make it harder for people across the U.S. to access the abortion drug mifepristone. […]

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TikTok CEO to rally with Trump before inauguration as ban looms

Byย Marianne LeVine,ย Cristiano Lima-Strong,ย Drew Harwell,ย Cat Zakrzewskiย ยทย By The Washington Post (c) 2025 TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew plans to attend a โ€œvictory rallyโ€ celebrating Donald Trump on Sunday at Washingtonโ€™s Capital One Arena and the president-electโ€™s swearing-in on Monday, publicly aligning himself with the incoming commander in chief who has pledged to โ€œsaveโ€ the popular app […]

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TikTok CEO to rally with Trump before inauguration as ban looms

Byย Marianne LeVine,ย Cristiano Lima-Strong,ย Drew Harwell,ย Cat Zakrzewskiย ยทย By The Washington Post (c) 2025 TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew plans to attend a โ€œvictory rallyโ€ celebrating Donald Trump on Sunday at Washingtonโ€™s Capital One Arena and the president-electโ€™s swearing-in on Monday, publicly aligning himself with the incoming commander in chief who has pledged to โ€œsaveโ€ the popular app […]

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Muskโ€™s DOGE weighs recommendations to cut federal diversity programs

By Jacob Bogage,ย Faiz Siddiquiย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2025 President-elect Donald Trumpโ€™s โ€œDepartment of Government Efficiencyโ€ is reviewing a conservative legal playbook to swiftly eliminate federal diversity programs, which argues that the initiatives are unconstitutional and distort spending. โ€œDOGE,โ€ a nongovernmental group led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy and charged with slashing the size of […]

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Muskโ€™s DOGE weighs recommendations to cut federal diversity programs

By Jacob Bogage,ย Faiz Siddiquiย ยทย The Washington Post (c) 2025 President-elect Donald Trumpโ€™s โ€œDepartment of Government Efficiencyโ€ is reviewing a conservative legal playbook to swiftly eliminate federal diversity programs, which argues that the initiatives are unconstitutional and distort spending. โ€œDOGE,โ€ 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,ย Shira Rubinย ยทย 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 […]