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Trump pardons Silk Road founder, fulfilling campaign pledge
The Washington Times stories: White House Jan 22, 2025 | 01:10 amPresident Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the anonymous marketplace website Silk Road, fulfilling a campaign pledge he made at the Libertarian Party's National Convention.
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A frigid storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle
The Washington Times stories: National Jan 22, 2025 | 00:53 amA rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that closed highways, grounded nearly all flights and canceled school for more than a million students more accustomed to hurricane dismissals than snow days.
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Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing rioters and dismissing cases
The Washington Times stories: Politics Jan 22, 2025 | 00:51 amRioters locked up for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack were released while judges began dismissing dozens of pending cases Tuesday after President Donald Trump's sweeping grant of clemency to all 1,500-plus people charged in the insurrection that shook the foundation of American democracy.
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Mother on trial in West Virginia denies locking adopted teens in shed
The Washington Times stories: National Jan 22, 2025 | 00:46 amA woman accused with her husband of forcing their adopted children to perform hard farm labor denied confining two of the children to a shed despite police finding them in the structure behind a locked door, news outlets reported.
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New York roller derby league loses bid to temporarily block ban on trans athletes
The Washington Times stories: National Jan 22, 2025 | 00:44 amA New York roller derby league has lost its bid to temporarily block a local ban on transgender female athletes.
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A$AP Rocky turns down plea deal as trial opens on charges he fired a gun at a former friend
The Washington Times stories: National Jan 22, 2025 | 00:35 amA$AP Rocky turned down a final prosecution plea offer of 180 days in jail, risking the possibility of a guilty verdict and years in prison as jury selection began at his trial on Tuesday.
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Trump says he'd consider allowing Elon Musk to buy TikTok
The Washington Times stories: Politics Jan 22, 2025 | 00:10 amPresident Trump said he is open to Elon Musk buying TikTok, just a day after he signed an order to delay the federal ban on the social media app.
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GOP leaders huddle with Trump but still haven't agreed on strategy to pass his agenda
The Washington Times stories: Politics Jan 21, 2025 | 23:59 pmCongressional Republican met with President Trump on Tuesday to hash out a legislative strategy but have yet to land on the same page.
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Trump faces onslaught of lawsuits over Day One orders
The Washington Times stories: Politics Jan 21, 2025 | 23:59 pmThe echo of President Trump's oath of office had barely died down Monday when the first lawsuits were filed to derail his plans.
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Trump rails against Democrats' handling of California wildfires
The Washington Times stories: Politics Jan 21, 2025 | 23:55 pmPresident Trump said Tuesday his executive order demanding that California elected officials allow water to flow to communities instead of into the Pacific Ocean is needed because state environmental policies are destroying fire-ravaged Los Angeles.
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Pentagon swears in 32 new Trump appointees for top defense posts
The Washington Times stories: World Jan 21, 2025 | 22:44 pmThe Pentagon inducted 32 new Trump administration appointees for key defense positions, including many aides formerly working for national security committees on Capitol Hill or veterans of the previous Trump administration.
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Trump blocks clearances for 51 ex-intelligence officials who questioned Biden laptop story
The Washington Times stories: World Jan 21, 2025 | 20:54 pmPresident Trump issued 46 executive orders on his first day in office targeting national security issues, including the removal of any security clearances held by 51 former intelligence officials linked to election interference in the 2020 presidential campaign.
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U.S. withdrawal may force WHO to address Trump's objections, delve into COVID-19 origins
The Washington Times stories: World Jan 21, 2025 | 20:32 pmPresident Trump's decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization will make it harder to share disease intelligence, experts say, but it will also force the Switzerland-based group to deal with the mismatch in what the U.S. donates compared to other members.
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Trump scraps Biden's executive order on AI; tech race with China accelerates
The Washington Times stories: World Jan 21, 2025 | 20:08 pmPresident Trump rescinded President Joseph R. Biden's 2023 executive order on artificial intelligence, undoing government-imposed constraints on the emerging technology.
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Puerto Rico natural resources chief grilled over order to shelve probe targeting governor's in-laws
The Washington Times stories: World Jan 21, 2025 | 19:32 pmPuerto Rico senators grilled the island's newly designated natural resources chief on Tuesday after critics rebuked his recent decision to shelve a probe into allegations of illegal construction in a protected area.
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Trump rips Biden for pardoning family members
The Washington Times stories: White House Jan 21, 2025 | 00:31 amPresident Trump on Monday blasted former President Biden for signing preemptive pardons for his family members just moments before his term in office ended.
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Trump signs flurry of executive orders after inauguration parade
The Washington Times stories: White House Jan 21, 2025 | 00:17 amPresident Trump signed a slew of executive orders Monday night to reverse his predecessor's actions in front of thousands of supporters at Capital One Arena in Washington.
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Senate confirms Rubio as secretary of state; committees approve other national security nominees
The Washington Times stories: White House Jan 21, 2025 | 00:07 amThe Senate on Monday evening unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, providing President Trump the first member of his Cabinet on Inauguration Day.
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Wind-driven brushfire at Baltimore wood recycling yard closes expressway, light rail, schools
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Dec 6, 2024 | 15:20 pmFirefighters were battling a massive, wind-driven brushfire at a Baltimore wood recycling yard that closed a section of the expressway into the city's downtown, the neighboring light rail line and nearby roads and schools on Friday morning.
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Too little, too late? Shift on missiles exposes the limits of Biden's slow-walk approach
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 18, 2024 | 22:00 pmOne major question remains after the Russia-Ukraine war has been raging for nearly three years: What, exactly, does President Biden want Ukraine to achieve?
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Winners and losers around the world brace for Trump's return to power
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Nov 6, 2024 | 18:50 pmThe shock waves from President-elect Donald Trump's decisive election win Tuesday reverberated worldwide, with allies offering congratulations and potential adversaries looking to smooth over relations with an incoming American president known for rewarding loyalty and holding grudges.
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Lower court to decide if Trump's communications with Pence, tweets have immunity
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Sep 17, 2024 | 13:51 pmSpecial counsel Jack Smith's new indictment against Donald Trump relies on conversations between him and former Vice President Mike Pence, as well as the former president's own tweets about his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election results.
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Analysis: Donald Trump questioning Kamala Harris' race shows he doesn't understand code-switching
The Washington Times stories: Analysis Aug 2, 2024 | 12:36 pmKamala Harris has range. She can grill nominees for the Supreme Court or meet with foreign dignitaries, then pivot to hosting a Diwali celebration or dancing enthusiastically alongside an HBCU-styled marching band.
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