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President Donald Trump and Anthony S. Fauci, who was director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, regularly briefed Americans about the coronavirus response in the early days of the pandemic. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

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White House embraces lab leak as ‘true’ pandemic origin, axes covid website

by Washington Post in City Desk21 hours agoApril 18, 2025

The White House on Friday launched a website deeming a laboratory leak as the “true” origin of the covid-19 virus, embracing a theory that has become a popular explanation for a pandemic that has killed more than 1 million Americans but remains divisive in the intelligence community and opposed by many virologists. The new website, […]

President Donald Trump speaks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Thursday.

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Trump says he’s ‘100%’ sure of U.S.-Europe trade deal as Italian P.M. visits

by Washington Post in City Desk2 days agoApril 17, 2025

Kilmar Abrego García’s wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, speaks out at a rally outside the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Tuesday. Abrego García was wrongfully deported to a Salvadoran prison, and despite the Supreme Court’s ruling that he must be returned to the United States, President Donald Trump is refusing to do so.

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Trump administration again appeals judge’s order on illegally deported man

by Washington Post in City Desk2 days agoApril 17, 2025

Demonstrators gather in opposition to Tesla and U.S. DOGE Service-related cuts by billionaire CEO Elon Musk in front of a dealership in Seattle on Feb. 13. Daniel Berman/For The Washington Post

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‘Tesla Takedown’ organizers ask Democrats to protect Section 230

by Washington Post in City Desk2 days agoApril 17, 2025

Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

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DOGE sought to assign a team to an independent nonprofit group

by Washington Post in City Desk3 days agoApril 16, 2025

Lee Zeldin speaks during his Senate hearing on Jan. 16 before he was confirmed as the EPA administrator. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

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Judge orders release of $14 billion that EPA chief called ‘gold bars’ being thrown off the Titanic

by Washington Post in City DeskApril 16, 2025April 16, 2025

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome President-elect Donald Trump to the White House on Inauguration Day in January. On Tuesday, Biden is set to make his first public comments since leaving office.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

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Breaking his silence, Biden to speak out on Social Security

by Washington Post in City DeskApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves an event on Capitol Hill in September 2023.

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FTC presses Zuckerberg to admit he bought Instagram to ‘neutralize’ it

by Washington Post in City DeskApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025

The IRS headquarters in D.C. in February. Annabelle Gordon/For The Washington Post

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What’s next for Trump’s IRS?

by Washington Post in City DeskApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Employees do work related to the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post

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Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan

by Washington Post in City DeskApril 11, 2025April 11, 2025

Uballez running for mayor, touts experience

Mayoral candidate sits down with City Desk ABQ to talk about his campaign.

Keller: Grant pause puts senior assistance at risk

The mayor is asking locals to step up after Albuquerque loses an AmeriCorps team

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Travel to the U.S. from almost everywhere is falling under Trump

Charts show the scale of a steep drop in visitors from key countries and regions after President Donald Trump returned to office.

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White House embraces lab leak as ‘true’ pandemic origin, axes covid website

Most Americans blame a lab leak as an explanation for the coronavirus pandemic, but it remains divisive in the intelligence community and is opposed by many virologists.