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Veterans’ protests planned for D-Day latest in nearly 250 years of fighting for their benefits

Veterans across the United States will gather on June 6, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as the slashing of staff and programs throughout the government. Veteran-led protests will be held at the National Mall, 16 state capitol buildings and over…

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Happy birthday to me! Trump's mega-MAGA birthday military parade raises eyebrows

Plans to combine celebrations for the US Army's 250th anniversary with the US president's birthday with a military parade through the centre of Washington DC are raising eyebrows and the hackles of local politicians, who fear for the price tag and damage involved.

Euronews

31 Examples Of CIA Spy Technology That Prove Human Ingenuity Knows No Boundaries

Some of the gadgets used by the CIA have been declassified. Here they are.

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‘Very disturbing’: Trump receipt of overseas gifts unprecedented, experts warn

White House remakes foreign policy under pay-for-access code that critics say could violate US constitution

The Guardian - US

Lions, horses and things of value: Other gifts given to US presidents as Trump faces heat over $400m jet

Poised to accept a $400 million Qatari jet, Donald Trump isn’t the only U.S. president who has been sent gifts from foreign leaders, writes James Liddell

The Independent UK

How Britain's Protectionist Trade Policies Created Valley Forge

The site of George Washington's famed winter encampment might not have existed without colonial-era iron regulations.

Reason

A landscape transformed: As it responds to cuts in federal programs, the arts community reels

Behind so many award-winning careers, high-profile productions, beloved institutions and in-depth research projects there is often a quieter story of early support from the government

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The Foreign Emoluments Clause, A Qatari Jet, and Honorary Irish Citizenship

More than 100 days into the new administration, the Foreign Emoluments Clause returns to the fore.

Reason

'Hamilton' author Ron Chernow's new book takes on an icon of American letters, Mark Twain

Historian Ron Chernow’s latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the musical “Hamilton” and for his biographies of George Washington and Ulysses Grant

The Independent UK

Trump speaking poorly of other presidents is uncommon, but not unheard of, in American presidential history

Former presidents don’t criticize their successors in public.

The Conversation

Photos of the week | April 25-May 1, 2025 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: Congress returned to Washington on Monday from a two-week recess as the Trump presidency marked its 100th day.

Roll Call

20 ‘Facts’ People Learned In School That Have Been Disproven In Their Lifetime

People go to school to learn things, so it’s not that crazy to expect them to be correct, right? Well, unfortunately, sometimes they might not be.

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For Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, politics is about meeting voters where they are - Roll Call

Washington Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez is in her second term representing a district that backed Donald Trump last year.

Roll Call

Presidential pooches: Famous US presidents’ dogs

From George Washington to Joe Biden, discover the most famous US presidents' dogs throughout history

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Reagan Is Back in Style but Not in Spirit

President Donald Trump once again rolled out the egg-colored Reagan rug for his second term, but the Trump-Reagan similarities are running thin.

The Independent UK

Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained leather gloves are headed for auction

Auctioneers in Chicago hope to get $4m for 140 items owned by Civil War president

The Independent UK

Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs

The Guardian - US

Trump’s third term trial balloon: how extremist ideas become mainstream

The president has been testing the waters by suggesting he could run again, a familiar playbook of the Maga movement – and a distraction tactic

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The Independent UK

Trump and Musk denounced as thousands protest in cities across US: ‘The politics of Mussolini’

Protesters flooded the streets in hopes of stopping what one dubbed ‘the most brazen power grab in modern history’

The Conversation

Why a presidential term limit got written into the Constitution – the story of the 22nd Amendment

Only one person, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, has ever served more than two terms as president of the United States. This is for two reasons.

Al Jazeera

Can Donald Trump seek a third term – and what are his options?

US president hints at serving third term despite constitutional limits, while allies say he’s exploring potential paths.

Al Jazeera

Trump insists he is ‘not joking’ about seeking a third term as president

US President Donald Trump hints at exploring paths to a third term despite constitutional limits.

The Independent UK

Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting misinformation, lies

The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations

The Conversation

Trump’s firings of military leaders pose a crucial question to service members of all ranks

President Donald Trump gave no specific reason for firing Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff less than halfway through Brown’s four-year term in office.

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s weird obsession with the arts is part of the authoritarian playbook

His focus on the Kennedy Center fits a pattern. From Augustus to Stalin, strongmen have sought cultural control for their own ends, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

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