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Community members rally in front of the Department of Education with school desks to protest budget cuts on March 13 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on Thursday to start the process of dismantling the Department of Education.

Trump to sign order Thursday to begin dismantling of Education Department

Jeff Zeleny and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN March 20, 2025

(CNN) —President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on Thursday to start the process of dismantling the Department of Education, two administration officials told CNN, a move that will...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with British Defence Secretary John Healey, on the eve of a NATO defence ministers' meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 12.

Hegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security

Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN February 12, 2025

Brussels (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the war between Ukraine and Russia “must end,” that Kyiv joining NATO is unrealistic and that the US will no longer...

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday.

Key takeaways from Trump’s plan to ‘take over’ Gaza

Lex Harvey, CNN February 5, 2025

(CNN) — President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed reporters at the White House Tuesday, during which the president laid out his plan for the US to “take over”...

In this file image reviewed by the US military, a US Navy sailor looks out over the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Trump says he’s ordering Guantanamo Bay to be prepared to host up to 30,000 migrants

Michael Williams and Haley Britzky, CNN January 29, 2025

(CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will sign an executive action ordering the federal government to prepare the US Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to house tens of thousands of...

Bridging the divide: Keeping family peaceful despite political differences

Bridging the divide: Keeping family peaceful despite political differences

Nicholas Keller, Columnist November 26, 2024

Nov. 6, a date you all remember. Whether the election results pleased you or not, political opinions vary across America. The presidential election, which happens to fall on the same month as Thanksgiving,...

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments on Texas and Florida’s social media laws and the First Amendment

The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about state laws in Texas and Florida designed to stop social media giants from throttling conservative views but also suggested that whatever decision emerges...

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Three US troops killed in drone attack in Jordan, more than 30 injured

Three US Army soldiers were killed and more than 30 service members were injured in a drone attack overnight on a small US outpost in Jordan, US officials told CNN, marking the first time US troops...

UN agency fires staff members allegedly involved in October 7 attacks

Hira Humayun, CNN January 26, 2024

CNN -- The UN relief agency operating in Gaza said Friday that Israel had accused some of its staff of being involved in the October 7 attacks, and that their contracts would...

Attendees hold signs during a Write-In Joe Biden campaign "Get Out The Vote" event in Dover, New Hampshire, US, on Sunday, January 21, 2024.

Fake Joe Biden robocall urges New Hampshire voters not to vote in Tuesday’s Democratic primary

Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski, CNN January 22, 2024

A robocall that appears to be an AI voice resembling President Joe Biden is reaching out to New Hampshire residents, advising them against voting in Tuesday’s presidential primary and saving their...

Canva Illustration by Grace Clarke

OPINION: And so it begins: Iowa Caucus 2024

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer January 18, 2024

On Monday, Jan. 15, registered Republicans in Iowa caucused as the first voters in America to voice their opinions on which candidate will trail the closest behind Donald Trump for the Republican presidential...

KentWired Illustration by Grace Clarke

OPINION: 90 seconds to midnight

Jackson Small, Opinion Writer September 14, 2023

Mutually assured destruction is the idea that a nuclear war between nations would mean the end of nearly all life on planet Earth, and it is believed that this will be the outcome of the next world war. Throughout...

Capitol physician medically clears McConnell after health scares prompt new questions over his leadership position

Manu Raju, CNN August 31, 2023

CNN -- Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is medically cleared to continue his schedule, the US Capitol physician said Thursday, after he froze for the second time in as many months in public. The statement...