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Trump’s tariffs and job cuts fuel Main Street uncertainty

Should law enforcement work with ICE? Sheriffs in a ‘sanctuary’ state are torn.

Uncle Sam as investor: Why America is considering a sovereign wealth fund

Could DOGE backfire on Republicans? Virginia election is a test case.

DOGE administrator is named – and it’s not Musk. How this ‘department’ works.

As Mayor Adams dodges removal, New York eyes a Cuomo in race to replace him

How Trump skirts checks and balances unlike any modern-day US president

Trump and Musk cite fraud, but what does a government audit really look like?

A gulf widens between Trump and the press, with high stakes for free speech

How Trump has remade U.S. immigration policy in just 1 month

He’s ‘in charge’ of mass deportations. Why Trump listens to Tom Homan.

Vice President Vance tells Europe's leaders: Stop putting a 'firewall' around far right

As Trump steamrolls Washington, Democrats search for a strategy – and a voice

Farmers cast their votes for Trump. Now Musk’s cuts are hitting them.

‘We are ... being demonized’: Federal workers grapple with a demoralizing assault

Federal return-to-work deadlines are here. Who is coming back to the office?

Musk aims to slash deficits. Trump has put key solutions out of reach.

But is it legal? Musk’s DOGE is stripping agencies before judges can rule.

Inflation’s lasting pressure: A hotel worker’s story shows the struggle

Trump goes to war with the federal workforce