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President Donald Trump is not the first Republican in office to go after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Kennedy-era nonprofit that manages federal funding to thousands of local TV and radio stations. But he is the first one to succeed. On July 18, Congress approved a $9 billion rescissions request that will claw back $1.1 billion in CPB funding, …

CHICAGO — What’s older than the Declaration of Independence? Believe it or not: the United States Postal Service. The organization now known as the USPS was established in July 1775 — one year before the 13 original colonies declared themselves to be their own nation. This week, the agency celebrates its semiquincentennial with a creative new stamp design featuring artwork …

Deflecting Epstein questions, Trump urges DOJ to ‘go after’ Obama  Politico Trump Goes Full Fascist: ‘Whether It’s Right or Wrong, It’s Time to Go After People’  Rolling Stone Trump claims Epstein files are faked, but many documents have been public for years  ABC News Trump calls Epstein controversy a ‘witch hunt’ as justice department seeks meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell  BBC ‘Witch Hunt’: Trump’s label …

Another possible candidate to replace Mitchell is former Rep. Kelly Fenton, a Republican who held a nearby House seat in the late 2010s. She asked on X after Friday’s verdict, “Is now a good time to make a big announcement?” Republicans, who have been calling for Mitchell to resign for more than a year, on Monday demanded she step down …

Bypassing Habba, Judges in New Jersey Name New Top Federal Prosecutor  The New York Times Judges vote to not keep Habba as interim US attorney of New Jersey  CNN Top DOJ official pushes to keep interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba in place as deadline approaches  CBS News ‘Clear corruption’: Jeffries faces complaint for pressing judges to oust Alina Habba  Fox News N.J. federal judges …

Columbia University announced Tuesday that it had punished students for participating in two school protests, including one at the library over its financial ties to Israel. The university said in a lengthy statement that it was punishing an unspecified number of students who participated in a May pro-Palestinian protest at the university’s library, where nearly 80 people were detained, and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, seen by some as the problem child of the Democratic Party for legal and drug-related woes that brought negative attention to his father, is lashing out against Democratic “elites” and others over the way he says his father was treated during last year’s presidential campaign. Hunter Biden spoke publicly in recent …

The labor feuds that can undercut Dem governors looking at 2028  Politico Source link

MEASURING WHAT AMERICANS THINK ABOUT IMMIGRATION. Over the weekend, CBS News published a new poll with the headline, “Poll finds support for Trump’s deportation program falls.” The story seemed straightforward. But the story behind the story is worth looking into. The poll found that 44% of those surveyed approved of the way President Donald Trump is handling the issue of immigration, …

Asked about Epstein, Trump turned to a long list of grievancespublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 17:33 BST Bernd Debusmann JrReporting from the White House Image source, AFP via Getty Images Reporters have now been escorted out of the Oval Office. During their unusually brief time there, roughly 45 minutes, they asked Trump about Epstein. In response, he delivered an …