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Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts

By ZEKE MILLER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, […]

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Trump wants denuclearization talks with Russia and China, hopes for defense spending cuts

By ZEKE MILLER and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that eventually he hopes all three countries could agree to cut their massive defense budgets in half. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, […]

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RFK Jr. confirmed, elevating anti-vaccine activist to nation’s top health post

By Lauren Weber, Rachel Roubein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, placing a member of the storied Democratic family in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and giving the anti-vaccine activist oversight of the nation’s nearly $2 trillion health portfolio. The former presidential candidate turned […]

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RFK Jr. confirmed, elevating anti-vaccine activist to nation’s top health post

By Lauren Weber, Rachel Roubein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, placing a member of the storied Democratic family in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and giving the anti-vaccine activist oversight of the nation’s nearly $2 trillion health portfolio. The former presidential candidate turned […]

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Trump takes aim at agencies that police wrongdoing, protect federal workers

By Colby Itkowitz, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Olivia George · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump is taking aim at federal offices that investigate government malfeasance and protect workers from retribution, summarily firing and replacing five top ethics officials this week in an apparent attempt to consolidate his power over the sprawling federal bureaucracy. Among those fired in the […]

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Trump takes aim at agencies that police wrongdoing, protect federal workers

By Colby Itkowitz, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, Olivia George · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump is taking aim at federal offices that investigate government malfeasance and protect workers from retribution, summarily firing and replacing five top ethics officials this week in an apparent attempt to consolidate his power over the sprawling federal bureaucracy. Among those fired in the […]

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Trump talks to Putin in first announced call since taking office

By Michael Birnbaum, Robyn Dixon · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin in their first publicized call since Trump returned to the White House, breaking a years-long silence between the Oval Office and the Kremlin as the U.S. leader kicked off a bid to end Russia’s war […]

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Trump talks to Putin in first announced call since taking office

By Michael Birnbaum, Robyn Dixon · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin in their first publicized call since Trump returned to the White House, breaking a years-long silence between the Oval Office and the Kremlin as the U.S. leader kicked off a bid to end Russia’s war […]