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Trump to Become First US President to Attend the Super Bowl Today

President Donald Trump will be the first U.S. president in history to attend Super Bowl LIX and greenlight an interview.

Latin Times · Feb 9, 2025

Open letter to Democrats: What's next?

We can bring the party together — and win — if we're willing to address inequality and advocate for radical change

Salon · Feb 9, 2025

Elon Musk dodges DOGE scrutiny while expanding his power with Trump

At the Education Department, DOGE employees are working out of a conference room on the seventh floor, which also houses the secretary’s office

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2025

Revealed: how a shadowy group of far-right donors is funding federal employee watchlists

Project 2025 architects are among those behind the American Accountability Foundation and their blacklists targeting people of color

The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2025

Trump’s claim that Mexican cartels and government are allied is not reality

Corruption lets criminal groups thrive, experts say, but it does not equate to an alliance

The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2025

You may not like Trump. But his attempts to seize the Fed contain a lesson for liberals

The US president has recognised something that is rarely acknowledged: monetary policy is political, says academic and author Leah Downey

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2025

‘I’m picturing my death’: alarm as RFK Jr closes in on health secretary role

The Trump ally’s health plans have delighted his supporters – but others are horrified by the potential for harm

The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2025

US Democrats call for more aggressive tactics against Trump and Musk: ‘We’re going to be the opposition’

As Trump aims to dismantle large swaths of US government, growing outcry from Democrats appears to be having an effect

The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2025

‘They will collide eventually’: how long will the Trump-Musk relationship survive?

The bromance may fade, but the two megalomaniacs could still reshape the US as long as Trump’s fickle affections hold

The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2025

Everything Donald Trump has done since becoming president

From scrapping bans on plastic straws to rolling back diversity initiatives, here’s how Donald Trump’s Executive orders might impact people around the world

Marie Claire · Feb 9, 2025