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• VOA reporters' return to work unclear after court blocks injunction

  03-05-2025 23:36 via thehill.com
  
  The Voice of America (VOA) reporters’ plan to return to work next week is up in the air after an appeals court issued a stay on Saturday, halting a late April order from a district judge that prevented the administration from dismantling the international broadcaster. The court, in a 2-1 opinion, ruled that the federal government is likely to succeed on the underlying facts of the case and that district court judge Royce Lamberth likely lacked “subject-matter” jurisdiction
  
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• Rubio’s dual roles raise doubts: ‘The double-hatting is impossible’

  03-05-2025 23:00 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s new assignment as President Trump’s interim national security adviser brings him deeper into an inner circle dominated by "America First" loyalists. But that may not mean more clout on policy decisions. “It doesn't signal greater influence over policy,” said Kori Schake, a senior fellow and the director of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, of Rubio’s dual roles. “Secretary Rubio
  
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• Maher hits Trump over tariff turmoil: Why are we 'putting ourselves through this?'

  03-05-2025 20:16 via thehill.com
  
  Comedian Bill Maher expressed frustration with the White House on Friday, just over 100 days since President Trump took office, citing economic uncertainty brought to the forefront by President Trump's latest tariffs."We hit the 100-day mark of the Trump administration, as you know, this week, and ooh, the numbers are kind of in the toilet," Maher said, while pointing to market dips and polls that highlight the president's dismal 39 percent approval rating since returning to office."That’s
  
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• Musk slams media, critics for Nazi comparisons: 'Character assassination'

  03-05-2025 19:32 via thehill.com
  
  Tech billionaire Elon Musk reflected on his speech after President Trump's inauguration in January, while lashing out at the media for misportraying what he called a loving gesture as a Nazi salute.Musk, who has played an influential role in helping Trump overhaul the government during the president's first 100 days in office, slammed those who have criticized his role as an adviser in the administration and for comparing his rhetoric and mannerisms to Nazi Germany during a recent interview on F
  
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• Ocasio-Cortez hits Trump immigration agenda as hecklers disrupt town hall

  03-05-2025 18:21 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed the Trump administration’s actions on immigration, pushing for Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) proposed spending cuts and free speech during a contentious town hall where she was heckled by protestors over Israel’s war in Gaza. The “Squad” member discussed the administration’s push to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 600,000 Venezuelans and efforts to arrest students who have engaged in
  
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• Haberman: Trump's rebuff of recession fears a 'front that he is putting on'

  03-05-2025 16:49 via thehill.com
  
  New York Times political correspondent Maggie Haberman brushed off President Trump's lack of concern about the prospects of a recession, calling it a "front."During a Friday evening appearance on CNN's "The Source," host Kaitlan Collins asked Haberman if she believed Trump was unconcerned about how his latest sweeping tariffs are affecting the U.S. economy."I think that that is the front that he is putting on," Haberman responded. “They did get good news today in terms of the jobs front. Y
  
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• China 'assessing' potential trade talks with US

  03-05-2025 15:49 via thehill.com
  
  China signaled the nation is “assessing” potential trade talks with the U.S. amid the Trump administration's trade war but urged Washington to show “sincerity” to establish trust. “As the #US has recently reached out through relevant channels multiple times, expressing a desire to engage in talks with China over #tariff issues, #China is currently assessing the situation,” a Commerce Ministry spokesperson said in a statement, shared on social platform X b
  
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• Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi calls release ‘a victory for democracy’

  03-05-2025 14:57 via thehill.com
  
  Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi called his recent release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention a “victory for democracy.” Mahdawi recounted the day he was detained by federal immigration authorities in mid-April while he was at a naturalization interview to become a U.S. citizen.“The Department of Homeland Security’s plan did not go smoothly, as we missed the flight to Louisiana by minutes," he wrote in an o
  
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• Trump slams judges after ruling bars admin from using Alien Enemies Act to deport gangs

  03-05-2025 13:54 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump lashed out at judges early Saturday after a recent court ruling barred his administration from continuing to use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. “Can it be so that Judges aren’t allowing the USA to Deport Criminals, including Murderers, out of our Country and back to where they came from?" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
  "If this is so, our Country, as we know it, is finished! Americans will have to get used to a very diff
  
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• Trump marks 100 days in office with Biden blame game

  03-05-2025 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  As President Trump spent the week marking the 100th day of his new term, he regularly invoked his predecessor, blaming former President Biden for a wide range of economic issues and mocked him during a blitz of public appearances. Trump declared it was “Biden’s Stock Market” to account for the turbulence during his first three months in office and the gross domestic product (GDP) decline in the first quarter. During a speech in Michigan, an interview with ABC News and rema
  
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• Bolton: Rubio's 'absolutely bizarre' dual role could make Trump look bad

  03-05-2025 04:45 via thehill.com
  
  Former national security adviser John Bolton characterized Marco Rubio's new dual role as secretary of state and national security adviser as “absolutely bizarre," suggesting during an interview that it could make President Trump look bad. “An organized White House would announce the successor immediately. And the fact that they didn't have a successor showed they weren't ready to make the announcement and to have Marco Rubio serve on an interim basis is just absolutely bizarre,
  
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• Trump on if US will enter a recession: 'Anything can happen'

  03-05-2025 04:14 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump weighed in on whether the U.S. will enter a recession, saying during an interview that “anything can happen,” but argued country’s economic state will be “OK” in the long-term. Trump, during an interview with NBC’s “Meet The Press” that will air in full on Sunday, first dismissed concerns about the nation entering a recession.“Remember this. Look, yeah, it's everything's okay. What we are. I said, this is a transition per
  
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• White House unveils budget request with deep cuts: 5 things to know

  03-05-2025 00:01 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Friday called for significant cuts to non-defense programs as part of President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget request, while proposing beefing up funding for defense and the president’s border priorities.The so-called “skinny budget” is not as detailed as usual presidential budget requests, which is not uncommon for a president's first-year proposal. However, some budget hawks are already grumbling about what they say are key missing details.Republica
  
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