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US Department of Education to cut half its staff as part of Trump downsizing
ABC News
The United States Department of Education has revealed its plans to lay off nearly half of its staff, as President Donald Trump continues his mission to slash federal spending. The department said t ...[Continue Reading]
ABC News (AU)
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The Ellisons may still get Warner Bros. But it won't be easy.
Peter Kafka
Larry Ellison backed the deal that let his son David buy Paramount this year. They were set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in the coming weeks but a court challenge from the state of California ...[Continue Reading]
Business Insider
1 day ago
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Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas U.S. Senate race
Gabby Birenbaum
The latest survey of the U.S. Senate race from Texas Public Opinion Research shows Democrat James Talarico leading Republican Ken Paxton, 45% to 40%, marking the Austin state representatives largest ...[Continue Reading]
Salon
1 day ago
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Trumps Payback Against Jack Smith Is Off to a Bad Start
Elie Honig
Whatever one might think of Jack Smiths performance as a prosecutor Ive got criticisms, and reasonable minds can differ the guy is no criminal. Sure, congressional Republicans have worked themselves ...[Continue Reading]
New York Magazine
1 day ago
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Can Progressive Candidates Win in Swing States? They Already Have.
Perry Bacon
Two years later, a man described by another In These Times writer as an unflinching progressivewon Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and other states across the Midwest. Again, today we dont think of Barack ...[Continue Reading]
The New Republic
1 day ago
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Transcript: Inside AOCs Foreign Policy Vision
Right Now With Perry Bacon
But one of the most interesting things that I dug into was her foreign trips. Shes gone on a handful of congressional delegations, and one that really stood out was a trip she did to Latin America th ...[Continue Reading]
The New Republic
1 day ago