Department of Agriculture fired the experts on invasive pests that can decimate crops in the US
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US Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests
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Ukraine launches massive drone attack on Moscow ahead of US-Ukrainian talks
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Iceland may be small, but its strategic importance is vast – as Donald Trump questions NATO commitments, European allies must step up before the Arctic becomes the next geopolitical flashpoint
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Utah legislature sends bill banning water fluoridation to governor for signature or veto
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Canadian provinces’ measures to limit electricity exports to US could strain cross-border ties, experts say
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The changing war in Ukraine - the US aid freeze, momentum and how the war has changed in 2025
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 3
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Poll finds most Americans would swap democracy for $100 Best Buy gift card
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French university to fund American scientists who fear Donald Trump censorship
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Donald Trump administration cancels classes at National Fire Academy amid US funding freeze
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US war heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion purge
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US Justice Dept. says ending Louisiana petrochemical case helps ‘dismantle radical Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs’
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A French senator’s speech on Ukraine, Donald Trump, and the future of Europe
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Donald Trump administration cancels $400M in grants and contracts with Columbia University
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Resistbot: A chatbot that turns your texts into faxes, postal mail, or emails to your representatives in minutes
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Inside the explosive US meeting where Donald Trump officials clashed with Elon Musk (and Trump pushed back on Musk (a bit))
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Denmark's spectacular shift from Atlanticism to European defense – fearing destabilization of transatlantic relationship, it had historically avoided European defense integration
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Donald Trump weighs revoking legal status of Ukrainians as US steps up deportations
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Critics ask if US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are 'intentionally crashing the economy', as described in the book Disaster Capitalism and seen in the transition from the USSR to Russia
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Why Techdirt is now a US democracy blog (whether we like it or not)
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US President Donald Trump calls for an end to the Chips Act, redirecting funds to national debt
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US Department of Government Efficiency set to cancel lease on weather 'nerve center' as tornado season begins
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Sweden and Finland's defence sectors are benefiting from their countries joining NATO – both aim to raise defence spending to between 2.6% and 3% of GDP in the next three years
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BlackRock strikes $23 billion deal to place Panama Canal ports under American control
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Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia promises to force a vote in the US Senate over whether to authorize Donald Trump Canada tariffs
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White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions relief, sources say
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Donald Trump vs Kamala Harris: Who is leading in the US presidential election polls?
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US President Donald Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up
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US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk cuts severely threaten weather forecasting capacity. At minimum, consequences to shipping and farming and disaster preparedness are likely.
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German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego area immigrant detention facility
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Locals now have two fears: Donald Trump and climate change – Greenlanders don't want to be Danish. Greenlanders don't want to be American.
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Five failures in the Oval Office
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US commerce secretary suggests the Donald Trump administration may exclude government spending from calculations of GDP going forward, obscuring the impact of large government staff cuts
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of February 24
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy Fox News interview after Oval Office meeting
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Could Europe defend itself without the US? - the US split, rearmament and defence independence
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How the Ivy League broke America - The meritocracy isn't working we need something new
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Against addressing root causes
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Danish grocery chain to distinguish European from US goods
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Donald Trump administration launches online portal for reporting 'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion' in US public schools
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US Department of Homeland Security quietly eliminates ban on surveillance based on sexual orientation and gender identity
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Andrew Tate and brother leave Romania for US after travel ban lifted
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The world Donald Trump wants: American power in the new age of nationalism
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US terminates funding for polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs around the world
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Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit
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Jasmine Crockett dares Republicans to say Russia invaded Ukraine
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Reasoning backward and forward: US birthright citizenship and the horseshoe
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US President Donald Trump threatens to impose 25% tariffs on EU goods
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US Democrats want to repeal Section 230?
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