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WILL WEISSERT

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Political|Sports|US

Vance fumbles Ohio State's NCAA football championship trophy as Buckeyes visit the White House

Vice President JD Vance ended the Ohio State football team’s visit to the White House by fumbling the trophy the players won as their sport’s national champion

Vance fumbles Ohio State's NCAA football championship trophy as Buckeyes visit the White House
Arts|Political|US

Picture of Trump after the assassination attempt displaces Obama portrait at the White House

The White House has hung a painting of President Donald Trump depicting a moment after an assassination attempt against him last summer — bumping the official portrait of one of his predecessors, Barack Obama

Picture of Trump after the assassination attempt displaces Obama portrait at the White House
Health|Political|US

Trump proclaims himself 'in good shape,' but the results of his physical aren't immediately released

President Donald Trump has summed up his annual physical by saying, “I did well.”

Trump proclaims himself 'in good shape,' but the results of his physical aren't immediately released
Crime|Political|US

Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources say

The Trump administration has moved to classify more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead

Social Security lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave, AP sources say
Education|Political|US

Trump administration freezes $1.8 billion for Cornell and Northwestern

Cornell University and Northwestern University say they haven't received any notice from the U.S. government about paused federal funding even though the White House says more than $1 billion for Cornell and about $790 million for Northwestern have been frozen

Trump administration freezes $1.8 billion for Cornell and Northwestern
Business|Economy|Political|US

Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs

Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
Economy|Political|US

Trump's tariffs aren't strictly reciprocal. Here's how he calculated them

President Donald Trump promised tariffs that would raise U.S. import taxes high enough to mirror what others assess as trade penalties on American goods

Trump's tariffs aren't strictly reciprocal. Here's how he calculated them
Business|Economy|Entertainment|Political|US

Trump welcomes Kid Rock to White House for order targeting ticket scalpers

President Donald Trump invited Kid Rock into the Oval Office and signed an executive order that he says will help curb ticket scalping and bring “commonsense” changes to the way live entertainment events are priced

Trump welcomes Kid Rock to White House for order targeting ticket scalpers
Political|US

In their own words: Trump officials shrugging off Signal leak once decried Clinton's server

The attempts by President Donald Trump and some of his administration’s top leaders to downplay a security breach that revealed military strike plans to a journalist stand in stark contrast to their reaction to Hillary Clinton’s use of a home server as secretary of state

In their own words: Trump officials shrugging off Signal leak once decried Clinton's server
Europe|Political|Travel|US|World

Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland as Trump talks up US takeover

Second lady Usha Vance is set to travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump continues to suggest the U.S. could take control of the mineral-rich Artic island

Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland as Trump talks up US takeover
Political|US

Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation that avoided a government shutdown

Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar
Political|Sports|US

Trump makes NCAA men's wrestling championships his latest sports-focused trip

President Donald Trump attended the NCAA wrestling championships for the second time in three years

Trump makes NCAA men's wrestling championships his latest sports-focused trip
Business|Political|US

Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators

President Donald Trump has fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission, intensifying efforts to exert his administration’s control over independent agencies across the government

Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators
Business|Election|Political|Technology|US

Trump is buying a Tesla. Here are some of the harsh things he's said about EVs over the years

President Donald Trump says he's buying a Tesla to show loyalty to company CEO Elon Musk

Trump is buying a Tesla. Here are some of the harsh things he's said about EVs over the years
MidEast|Political|US|World

Trump wrote to Iran's leader about that country's nuclear program and expects results 'very soon'

President Donald Trump says he sent a letter to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a development that was not immediately confirmed by the supreme leader

Trump wrote to Iran's leader about that country's nuclear program and expects results 'very soon'

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