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‘Sesame Street’ is coming to Netflix with new streaming deal

By Herb Scribner, Laura Meckler — Sesame Street,” facing a financial crisis, has solved one of its biggest problems: It now has new home. Netflix announced Monday that the program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes. The new season will be released in three […]

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Smartmatic says evidence shows Fox execs didn’t believe election claims

By Jeremy Barr, Washington Post– Fox News employees, up and down the corporate ladder, did not believe that the 2020 election was rigged, despite claims that were later broadcast on the network implicating voting technology company Smartmatic in a broader conspiracy to throw the election for Joe Biden, according to newly unsealed documents. “This case […]

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DHS considering reality show in which immigrants compete for citizenship

By Amy B Wang — The Department of Homeland Security is vetting a pitch for a reality television show in which immigrants would compete against one another for U.S. citizenship. The proposed reality show, first reported by the Daily Mail, “is in the very beginning stages of that vetting process and has not received approval […]

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GOP hard-liners stall Trump’s legislative package on taxes, immigration

By Jacob Bogage, Marianna Sotomayor — Republican budget hard-liners rebelled Friday to block President Donald Trump’s massive tax and immigration package over concerns the legislation did not impose deep enough spending cuts. Five fiscal hawks in the House Budget Committee joined Democrats to sink a procedural vote that would have advanced the measure – formally […]

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Trump’s Middle East trip marked by potential private business conflicts

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Susannah George, Emily Davies, Todd C. Frankel — President Donald Trump kicks off the first major international trip of his second term Tuesday in a region where his family business has grown significantly in recent months, presenting his administration with more potential conflicts of interest than ever. The president’s sons, […]

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Walmart warns it will raise prices within weeks because of tariffs

By Hannah Ziegler — Walmart warns it will raise prices within weeks because of tariffs Walmart warned Thursday that price increases look certain – possibly within weeks – reinforcing that even the world’s biggest retailer is not immune from President Donald Trump’s trade war. “We’re positioned to manage the cost pressure from tariffs as well […]

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Supreme Court rules totality of circumstances must be considered in police shootings

By Justin Jouvenal — Supreme Court rules totality of circumstances must be considered in police shootings. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that the totality of circumstances must be considered when determining whether a police shooting is justified, not just the split seconds before an officer opens fire. The broader standard is likely to make […]

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Supreme Court grapples with nationwide orders blocking birthright citizenship ban

By Ann E. Marimow — The Supreme Court appeared divided Thursday about whether to scale back nationwide orders that have blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship, in a case with implications for judicial power and what it means to be an American. After more than two hours of oral argument, it was unclear […]

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Congress grills RFK Jr. on budget cuts, measles vaccine

By Lauren Weber, Rachel Roubein — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his messaging on vaccines amid a growing measles outbreak, the firing of thousands of federal health workers, and major cuts to the health agencies he oversees as he faced lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services […]