Biden and Trump pardons come under scrutiny, renewing calls for reform

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  Trump HHS vaccine messaging under scrutiny

  Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — Trump administration health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sent mixed messages about a rapidly spreading measles outbreak in ...
  
  The Hill - 1h

• Nagel calls for reforms as Bundesbank suffers €19bn loss

  German central bank’s boss points to more interest rate cuts and urges country’s next government to embark on supply-side reforms
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 25

• Changes coming to FBI under Kash Patel's leadership

  Kash Patel was sworn in as the controversial new FBI director under President Trump. Scott MacFarlane breaks down the changes coming for the department.
  
  CBS News - Feb. 21

• Reform reformed

  Can Farage’s party changes limit the scope for infighting?
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 21

• Trump taps Alice Johnson to be "pardon czar"

  President Trump offered clemency to grandmother Alice Johnson in 2018 while she was serving prison time for nonviolent drug-related offenses.
  
  CBS News - Feb. 21
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  Writing the History of the Biden Presidency, in the Trump Era

  A group of academics met to hash out a first scholarly history of the Biden administration. But in today’s scrambled politics, has the yardstick for success and failure changed?
  
  The New York Times - 6d

• Trump says he will pardon baseball legend Rose

  President Donald Trump said he will pardon baseball great Pete Rose and criticized MLB for barring the all-time hit leader from the sport's Hall of Fame for gambling.
  
  ESPN - 3d
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  Trump Intends to Pardon Baseball Legend Pete Rose

  Pete Rose pleaded guilty in 1990 to felony charges of filing false tax returns and was barred from the baseball hall of fame.
  
  Inc. - 1d

• PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny

  PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is focusing on the nonprofit's sponsorships.
  
  Los Angeles Times - Feb. 21

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  Trump to deliver prime-time address before Congress as policy shake-ups test key alliances

  President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will deliver a joint address to Congress, where he is expected to lay out his efforts to rapidly slash the size of the federal government.
  
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  Americans split on Trump ahead of his address to Congress, polls show

  President Donald Trump will speak to a divided country Tuesday night when he makes a joint address to Congress, with recent polls showing Americans split on the start of his second term.
  
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  How battleground Trump voters are viewing his first few weeks: From the Politics Desk

  Ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress, we took the pulse of how a group of voters who helped send him back to the White House are viewing the opening weeks of his term.
  
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  Trump says tariffs are to curb fentanyl, but U.S. overdose deaths are already declining

  While President Donald Trump has said the tariffs are meant stop the flow of drugs across the border, experts worry it may undermine progress already underway.
  
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  Bong Joon-ho on the absurdist humor of 'Mickey 17' and his bond with Robert Pattinson

  Director Bong Joon-ho is out with a new sci-fi film, “Mickey 17,” showcasing his signature blend of drama and absurdist comedy.
  
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  Trump speech live updates: Tariff wars, Ukraine, firings to take spotlight

  The theme of Trump's address to Congress will be "Renewal of the American Dream," a White House official told ABC News.
  
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• Former Syrian military photographer unmasked

  A former Syrian military photographer smuggled his harrowing and haunting images out of Syria at great risk. Until recently, the world knew him only as "Caesar." In February, he revealed his identity.
  
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• Researchers fear toxic ash from the Los Angeles wildfires will impact ocean life

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• Live updates on Trump's speech before a joint session of Congress

  President Trump will address a joint session of Congress​ and the nation in his first speech to lawmakers since he took office six weeks ago.
  
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  Andrew and Tristan Tate under investigation by Florida AG's office

  Florida’s attorney general announced Tuesday that his office has opened a criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, days after they ...
  
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