Sanctioned Palestinian ‘Charity’ Worked With Hamas—and Harvard. Plus, Iran Rears Its Head as Trump Expresses Doubt Over Nuke Talks.

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With friends like these: Earlier this week, the Treasury Department sanctioned a sham Palestinian charity, the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, over its work with terrorist organizations like Hamas and the PFLP. Addameer has worked with entities in the United States, too—namely elite universities including Harvard, Yale, and Columbia. Addameer describes itself as a

Warren urges Trump to “abandon” DOGE’s “inefficient and harmful” agenda

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Washington — Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is urging President Trump to “reverse course” on the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to cut government spending and agencies, advocating instead that he implement her policy proposals to find savings, days after a split between Elon Musk and the president spilled into public view. “Although Mr.

Blue state governors to testify on “sanctuary policies” amid L.A. protests

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Washington — Three Democratic governors are defending their responses to the migrant crisis and dispute claims of failing to cooperate with federal authorities, according to prepared remarks that will be delivered Thursday before a House oversight panel.  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are among the witnesses

House to vote on White House request to claw back $9.4 billion in funding

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Washington — The House is expected to vote Thursday on the White House’s rescission package — its formal request to claw back funding for NPR, PBS and international aid that lawmakers had previously approved.  The package would cancel $9.4 billion appropriated by Congress, looking to make permanent some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s spending