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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary publicly faced senators for the first time after weeks of questions from …
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Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security
Brussels CNN — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic and that the US will no longer prioritize European and Ukrainian security as the Trump administration shifts its attention to securing the …
Trump’s War on D.E.I. Is Really a War on Civil Rights
The genius of the right-wing crusade against “diversity, equity and inclusion” is that the term is amorphous enough that it can mean many different things to many different people. To a certain set of well-meaning cultural liberals, D.E.I. refers mainly to H.R. mandates and ineffectual diversity …
Nobody’s fooled by the new Fort Bragg name. They weren’t when UNC did the same. | Opinion
Fort Liberty is Fort Bragg again, as ordered by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a memo Monday. But instead of being named for Gen. Braxton …
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U.S. inflation increases to 3 percent, groceries and gasoline prices heading higher
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation accelerated last month as the cost of groceries, gasoline and rents rose, a disappointment for families and …
What happens if Trump starts ignoring court rulings? We break it down
In less than a month in office, President Trump has signed dozens of executive orders that are now facing pushback in the courts. Many are wondering: What happens if he simply ignores them? Law professors who spoke to NPR saw warning signs of a constitutional crisis based on a recent court order and …
Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security
Brussels CNN — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic and that the US will no longer prioritize European and Ukrainian security as the Trump administration shifts its attention to securing the …