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The political and legal threats against Democrats who left Texas to protest a redrawn political map have gone further and faster than many anticipated.

The Department of Veterans Affairs appeared to be the first agency to begin terminating union contracts, affecting 320,000 of its workers.

Lebanon’s cabinet has said it wants to establish a state monopoly on arms by the end of the year.

The authorities have not confirmed the cause of the crash, described as a “national tragedy”.

A federal judge in Massachusetts said the Trump administration’s move to redirect $4 billion left states exposed to damage from natural disasters.

Under Obama, federal rules pushed universities to build new bureaucracies to address sexual misconduct. Trump is doubling down on that tactic for antisemitism claims.

Hoping to widen the rift between Trump and his supporters, a few Democrats are dabbling in the kind of messaging that usually punches left.

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s much-loved musical opened on Broadway a decade ago, ushering in a new era of race-conscious casting, audience outreach and even stardom.

President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big downward revision as “rigged.”

President Trump said Vice President JD Vance was “probably favorite at this point” to succeed him as leader of the hard-right political movement.