Author: Mabinty Quarshie and Naomi Lim
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Trump runs into first-term mistakes with federal funding whiplash
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President Donald Trump has found a fight that he does not want to pick after backlash to his sweeping freeze on federal aid threatened to consume the start of his second term. In less than 48 hours, the Office of Management and Budget issued and then rescinded a memorandum that instructed departments to pause all…
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RNC buzz: Babydog and ear bandages bring comic relief to second day of convention
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MILWAUKEE — At the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, certain delegates honored former President Donald Trump for taking a bullet for the MAGA movement by sporting ear bandages. Trump, who survived an assassination attempt Saturday, has been wearing a white bandage over his right ear as it recovers from the gunshot wound. Also Tuesday, a…
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Nikki Haley ends presidential campaign but doesn’t endorse Trump
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Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley ended her 2024 Republican presidential campaign on Wednesday, one day after only winning one race on Super Tuesday. But she stopped short of endorsing her onetime boss former President Donald Trump. Haley, 52, announced her decision to abandon her aspirations, at least for this election cycle, during…