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Trump wants to replace Obamacare. He still doesn't have a plan.
- With enhanced health care subsidies set to expire, Trump again wants to replace Obamacare. He still doesn't have a plan. WASHINGTON — Now that the government shutdown is over , the clock is ticking on the issue that helped spark it: the expiration of enhanced tax credits for Obamacare health insurance on Dec. 31 that will trigger massive increases in premiums for millions of Americans . But that effort is ...

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Trump says US may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean
- WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday the U.S. "may be having some discussions" with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a potential diplomatic avenue as the U.S. further builds up its military presence near the South American country with the arrival of its most advanced aircraft carrier. Trump didn't offer details about the possible discussions with Maduro, but he said ...

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Britain announces sweeping asylum policy shift to cut protections for refugees
- Drastic changes are coming to Great Britain's asylum policy, including longer wait times for permanent residency and a forced return to the person's home country once it is deemed safe. The shift represents the largest overhaul of policy on asylum seekers in modern times. It was inspired by Denmark, which has one of the toughest policies in Europe and has been widely scrutinized by rights groups. Britain's Labor ...

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Trump issues new pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
- ( The Hill ) — President Trump over the weekend pardoned two individuals charged in connection with the investigation into the 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol.  The president issued pardons for Suzanne Ellen Kaye, who served an 18-month sentence for threatening to shoot FBI agents amid an investigation into her involvement in the riots, and Daniel Edwin Wilson, who remained imprisoned, despite Trump's ...

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Clashes erupt in Mexico City anti-crime protests, injuring 120
- More than 100 people were injured and 20 arrested during a massive protest on Saturday in Mexico City against the president's handling of violent crime, local government officials said. Thousands marched on the capital's historic main public square, the Zocalo, in a demonstration fueled by young Mexicans with ties to a global wave of Generation Z protests as well as supporters of the domestic "Sombrero Movement," ...

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US immigration crackdown, arrests under way in Charlotte, North Carolina
- United States federal officials have confirmed that an immigration crackdown – the latest by President Donald Trump's administration – is under way in North Carolina's largest city, Charlotte, as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations. "Americans should be able to live without fear of violent criminal illegal aliens hurting them, their families, or their neighbors," Assistant Homeland ...

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Ethics scandal: Ex-Fed governor Adriana Kugler broke trading rules; disclosures show repeated policy violations - The
- Former Federal Reserve governor Adriana Kugler, who resigned abruptly in August, repeatedly broke the central bank's strict trading rules before stepping down, according to new disclosures released by US ethics authorities. A report by the US Office of Government Ethics, reviewed after the Federal Reserve referred the matter earlier this year, outlines multiple stock transactions in 2024 that violated Fed policy, ...

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