POLITICS

Pulitzer Board Members Drop Bid To Block Disclosure of Confidential Report at Center of Trump’s Russiagate Lawsuit, Turning Focus to Former Top Reuters Editor

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The board turned to former Reuters editor Stephen Adler to defend Russiagate awards (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images) The Pulitzer Prize board dropped its opposition this week to President Donald Trump’s efforts to obtain a confidential report that defended the board’s awards to the New York Times and Washington Post for their coverage of

Trump Rolls Back Biden’s Crackdown on Light Bulbs and Other Home Appliances

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‘Americans deserve access to the best products in their homes,’ EPA administrator Lee Zeldin says Donald Trump (Sara D. Davis/Getty Images) The Trump administration is halting a bevy of Biden-era energy efficiency regulations targeting light bulbs and household appliances—actions that officials said would help lower consumer costs and improve the quality of appliances. The actions

Trump administration fires over 400 DHS employees as mass firings continue

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Washington — The Trump administration on Friday moved to fire more than 400 employees at the Department of Homeland Security, the latest effort in a government-wide campaign to dramatically reduce the federal workforce. Officials at DHS said they had fired hundreds of employees across several of its agencies after supervisors identified “non-mission critical personnel in

Zelenskyy meets with Vance, says Ukraine needs “real security guarantees”

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Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a high-stakes meeting at this year’s Munich Security conference to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Vance said the U.S. seeks a “durable” peace, while Zelenskyy expressed the desire for extensive discussions to prepare for any end to the conflict.

Prosecutors file motion to drop corruption charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams

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Federal prosecutors in New York have filed a motion to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, bringing to a close a days-long battle that has upended the Justice Department over the decision to abandon the case.  The motion to dismiss the five-count indictment was filed on the court’s public docket on