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Feb 26 2025POLITICS

Trump's New Plan: Picking His Own Reporters

Imagine being a reporter who gets to cover the president's daily activities. It's a big deal. If you're one of the lucky ones, you're part of a small group called the presidential press pool. This group has been around for a while, and it's always been chosen by the White House Correspondents' As

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Feb 26 2025POLITICS

Who's Really in Charge of DOGE?

The name of the acting administrator for the US DOGE Service, a temporary department focused on government efficiency, has finally been revealed. Amy Gleason has been quietly leading this initiative, which was started by Elon Musk. Gleason has a strong background in both health care and technology.

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Feb 25 2025POLITICS

White House Access Denied: AP's Legal Battle

A federal judge recently declined to temporarily reinstate the Associated Press' (AP) full access to the White House. This decision came after the White House banned AP from attending certain events due to a naming dispute over the Gulf of Mexico. The judge, Trevor McFadden, did not find enough evid

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Feb 15 2025BUSINESS

Target's Big Shift: What's Behind the DEI U-Turn?

Recently, Target has been making headlines for scaling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This move has caught the attention of the daughters of Bruce Dayton, one of Target's co-founders. Anne and Lucy Dayton expressed their surprise and disappointment in letters to the edi

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Feb 15 2025POLITICS

Trump's Press Pool Power Play

President Donald Trump has been making waves, but not in the way you might expect. He's been trying to control the press, specifically the Associated Press (AP), by banning them from covering his events. The reason? The AP refused to change its style guide to match Trump's renaming of the Gulf of M

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Feb 15 2025POLITICS

White House vs. AP: A Name Game Gone Wrong

The White House made a surprising move. They kept a reporter and a photographer from the Associated Press (AP) off Air Force One. Why? Because of a disagreement over what to call the Gulf of Mexico. The White House wanted it called the "Gulf of America. " This isn't just a small issue. AP reporters

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Feb 14 2025POLITICS

The Gulf of Mexico: A Name That's Causing Waves

In a surprising move, the White House has decided to ban the Associated Press (AP) from covering events in the Oval Office and on Air Force One. Why? Because the AP refused to use the new name for the Gulf of Mexico, which the White House has decided to call the "Gulf of America. " The Whit

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Feb 08 2025POLITICS

Trump's Team Blames Biden for Weak Job Numbers

The Trump administration started the second term by pointing fingers at the previous leader, Joe Biden. The main reason? The job numbers for January didn't meet expectations. Trump's Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, had a chat with Fox News on the first full day of Trump's second term. This was at

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

Big Changes Brewing at National Science Foundation

Federal agency directors are about to get a sneak peek at President Trump's budget plans for the upcoming fiscal year. It is expected to be a big change. This is a routine process that happens every year. Congress will eventually take this budget and turn it into a law. This will be Trump's first b

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Celebrities and Politics: Controversial Video and the Deportation Debate

A debate was sparked when a video of a popular singer's reaction was used in a controversial way by a political administration. The video showed the singer crying, upset about the plight of immigrants. The administration took this video and mixed it with interviews with people who had lost family me

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