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Will Trump Seek a Third Term? The President Settles Ongoing Speculation
There has been ongoing discussion as to whether President Donald Trump will seek a third term—only strengthened by the fact the Trump Store is now selling “Trump 2028” merchandise. In his April 22 interview with TIME, Trump said: “I’d rather not discuss that now, but as you know, there are some loopholes that have been…
Read MoreTrump Speaks Out on His Desire to Annex Canada, Recession Concerns, and If He Has to Uphold the Constitution
The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House have been dominated by talks of Executive Orders, tariffs, foreign relations and economic stability in light of the trade war sparked by the tariffs, comments about annexing Canada, the possibility of seeking a third term, and much more. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Such…
Read MoreTrump Posts AI-Generated Image of Himself as Pope, Days After Joking He’d Like to Be the Next Pontiff
Just days before the papal conclave is set to begin—and a new leader of the Catholic Church will be chosen—President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as the Pope. Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, late on Friday, May 2, to share an image of himself in the traditional papal…
Read MoreTrump Says He’s Revoking Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status. Here’s What That Means
More than a month after Harvard University filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump for freezing its federal funding, the President has come back with another financial swing against the university. “We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status,” Trump posted on Truth Social early Friday. “It’s what they deserve!” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]…
Read MoreTrump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Strip Temporary Protected Status From 350,000 Venezuelan Migrants
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported. The Justice Department asked the high court to put on hold a ruling from a federal judge in San Francisco that kept in place Temporary Protected Status for the Venezuelans…
Read MoreIn DC Speech, Charles Koch Speaks of ‘the Mess’ He Sees the Country In
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Charles Koch never uttered his name, but it was mighty clear that President Donald Trump was on his, and everyone else’s, mind Thursday night at a glitzy gala that might have as…
Read More‘It’s a Game Changer’: Mineral Deal Raises Hopes of GOP Uniting Behind Ukraine
A landmark agreement for Ukraine to hand over half of its future oil, gas and mineral wealth to the U.S. may be thawing a cold war within the Republican Party. For more than a year, Republicans have been at odds over the war-torn country, with Trump-aligned lawmakers skeptical of continued involvement and national security hawks…
Read MoreTrump Removes Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser and Taps Him For UN Role
President Donald Trump is replacing his National Security Adviser, Mike Waltz, and nominating him to be Ambassador to the United Nations, he announced Thursday, marking the first major personnel shake-up of Trump’s second term. A senior White House official told TIME that Waltz and his deputy Alex Wong are set to leave their posts Thursday,…
Read MoreWhat to Know About ‘Involuntary Collections’ If You’re a Student Loan Borrower
The U.S. Department of Education announced on April 21 that the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) will restart its student debt collections on May 5. The announcement marks the first time in five years that the federal government may penalize Americans who fall behind on their student loan payments. Part of that penalization includes…
Read MoreNew HHS Report Urges ‘Exploratory Therapy’ for Transgender Youth
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report on Thursday, May 1, aiming to discredit gender-affirming-care and instead encouraging transgender and nonbinary individuals to try “exploratory therapy”—or psychotherapy—and stating that mental health care alone is a way to treat gender dysphoria in children. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “There is a dearth of research…
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