Wednesday, February 5, 2025

On Wednesday’s Front Page: President Trump says the U.S. could “take over” the Gaza Strip and remove Palestinians from the area, the D.C. Council has voted to to expel Ward 8 Democrat Trayon White, and more.


President Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. could take over Gaza and remove Palestinians from the area without ruling out the possibility of sending American troops to the region, saying it could become “the Riviera of the Middle East.”
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Chances of the Senate voting down any of President Trump’s Cabinet-level nominees have all but evaporated as initially skeptical Republicans are falling in line with his most unconventional picks.
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The D.C. Council voted unanimously Tuesday to expel Ward 8 Democrat Trayon White from office, making him the first member in modern history to be removed from the legislative body, after his colleagues said his federal bribery charges became a drain on public trust.
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President Trump’s federal worker buyout may backfire in some cases, giving employees who were going to quit anyway months of extra pay.
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Japan would deal a massive blow to the universal principle of religious freedom, could deeply damage its relationship with the U.S. and would hand a major win to communist China if it follows through with an effort to punish the Unification Church, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich warned.
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