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Trump pardons disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
- By NPR Staff
- . February 10, 2025
Former Illinois Gov. and convicted felon Rod Blagojevich speaks to the press outside of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in August 2021 in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty

Trump pardons disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
- By NPR Staff
- . February 10, 2025
Former Illinois Gov. and convicted felon Rod Blagojevich speaks to the press outside of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in August 2021 in Chicago. Scott Olson/Getty

The Trump administration has stopped work at the CFPB. Here’s what the agency does
- By Joe Hernandez
- . February 10, 2025
The exterior of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — or CFPB — headquarters in Washington, D.C. is seen on Monday, Feb. 10. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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- By trumpmuskreport
- . February 10, 2025
Senate Republicans might need Vice President JD Vance to help confirm Tulsi Gabbard to be the director of national intelligence — even as he’s out
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- By trumpmuskreport
- . February 10, 2025
Senate GOP campaign chief Tim Scott previewed his 2026 game plan over the weekend to some of the party’s top donors at a retreat in

Are pennies worth it? Trump’s plan to scrap them didn’t come out of nowhere
- By Rachel Treisman
- . February 10, 2025
President Trump said he directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing production costs. But it’s Congress that authorizes the U.S. Mint’s manufacturing

Noem: ‘Get rid of FEMA the way it exists today’
- By trumpmuskreport
- . February 10, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that she supported getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “the way it exists today.” In

Blue-state lawmakers consider bill to roll back sanctuary policies
- By trumpmuskreport
- . February 10, 2025
Lawmakers in Democrat-run Maryland are considering a bill to roll back sanctuary policies and increase cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in certain scenarios.

GOP blocks Democratic effort to replace Feinstein on Judiciary panel | CNN Politics
- By trumpmuskreport
- . February 10, 2025
CNN — Republicans on Tuesday formally blocked a request from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee,