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Feds to probe Minnesota State High School League over transgender athlete policy
The Trump administration on Wednesday said it will investigate the league’s intention to follow state law and allow students in the state to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity, despite the president’s recent executive order.
Trump upends U.S. policy on Ukraine and says he and Putin have agreed to begin talks on ending the war
President Donald Trump upended three years of U.S. policy toward Ukraine on Wednesday, saying that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to begin negotiations on ending the war following a dramatic prisoner swap.
Kremlin says unidentified Russian freed in U.S. in exchange for Moscow's release of Marc Fogel
A Kremlin spokesman told reporters that the unidentified individual would return to Russia “in the coming days,” and his name would be revealed when he returns home — unlike during past prisoner exchanges.
Trump official targeting Jan. 6 investigators worked on those cases himself
The disconnect between Bove's aggressive stance at the time to hold rioters accountable — and his current hostility towards the Jan. 6 probe — has troubled some former colleagues.
Elon Musk's DOGE takes aim at agency that had plans of regulating X
Musk and other Silicon Valley executives have long railed against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for its work overseeing the tech industry. Now, Musk hopes to eliminate the agency.