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Trump Scraps Abolition Coins, Features Himself Instead

To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, President Donald Trump is commemorating the most important person in the country’s history: himself . Back in 2021—days after the January 6 riots—Trump signed an act to authorize the creation of new coins to celebrate the country’s 250th

Trump AI order fuels GOP divide over state laws

Republicans are facing growing fissures on artificial intelligence (AI) standards as President Trump moves to impose a federal approach to regulating the growing industry. The president Thursday an executive order that seeks to institute a national AI standard by pushing back

The Memo: Trump’s hold on GOP loosens, a bit

A dramatic defeat on redistricting in Indiana is the latest sign that President Trump’s grip on the GOP is loosening – slightly. Hoosier-state senators on Thursday voted emphatically against a redistricting plan that Trump had pushed with fervor. More than half the 40

Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance

Lucy says she starts early because ICE starts early. It’s around eight o’clock one Thursday morning in late October, at a coffee shop in Back of the Yards , a neighborhood on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Taped inside the shop’s glass door, a sign warns ICE not to enter without a

Why Trump is edging toward a serious conflict with Venezuela

President Trump is turning up the pressure against Venezuela and its strongman leader Nicolás Maduro, seizing a massive oil tanker en route to Cuba this week and slapping additional sanctions against his leadership. The seizure of the sanctioned ship, called Skipper, is the

Cambodia-Thailand conflict persists despite Trump peace push

Cambodia said it was struck by Thailand on Saturday, hours after President Trump announced that both countries agreed to resume a ceasefire. Cambodia said fighter jets targeted the border with lethal force, Reuters reported. Officials in Bangkok said the Sisaket province was