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Michigan's Arab American community offers muted response to Trump's Gaza takeover plan

Michigan's Arab American community offers muted response to Trump's Gaza takeover plan

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Residents of the largest Arab American community in the U.S. had plenty to say during the 2024 presidential campaign about the roiling politics in the Middle East.
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Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard

Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is testing how far Republicans are willing to go in supporting his supercharged “Make America Great Again” agenda, tearing down government agencies and taking actions fundamentally at odds with once-traditional
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Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard

Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is testing how far Republicans are willing to go in supporting his supercharged “Make America Great Again” agenda, tearing down government agencies and taking actions fundamentally at odds with once-traditional
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Democrats sue GOP county executive over armed volunteer unit they say amounts to an illegal militia

Democrats sue GOP county executive over armed volunteer unit they say amounts to an illegal militia

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer residents , saying it amounts to an “illegal, taxpayer-funded civilian militia.
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Democrats sue GOP county executive over armed volunteer unit they say amounts to an illegal militia

Democrats sue GOP county executive over armed volunteer unit they say amounts to an illegal militia

NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer residents , saying it amounts to an “illegal, taxpayer-funded civilian militia.
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Talk of changing Vancouver's supportive housing policy has organizations on edge

Talk of changing Vancouver's supportive housing policy has organizations on edge

VANCOUVER — A proposal by Vancouver's mayor to halt new supportive housing projects in the city has organizations with plans in various stages of completion worried about the projects they've spent years trying to get off the ground.
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Democratic senators protest after they say Trump gives Musk's staff access to classified info

Democratic senators protest after they say Trump gives Musk's staff access to classified info

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Donald Trump gave billionaire Elon Musk and his staff access to sensitive data and classified secrets as part of their work to overhaul th
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Democratic senators protest after they say Trump gives Musk's staff access to classified info

Democratic senators protest after they say Trump gives Musk's staff access to classified info

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Donald Trump gave billionaire Elon Musk and his staff access to sensitive data and classified secrets as part of their work to overhaul th
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IRS workers involved in 2025 tax season can't take 'buyout' offer until May

WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS employees involved in the 2025 tax season will not be allowed to accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration until May 15th, according to a letter sent Wednesday to IRS employees.
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Republican senator pleads with Trump to exempt potash from threatened tariffs

Republican senator pleads with Trump to exempt potash from threatened tariffs

WASHINGTON — A Republican senator from Iowa is pleading for an exemption for potash if U.S. President Donald Trump triggers a trade war by imposing steep tariffs on Canadian imports.
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