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Senate Republicans Want to Trim Some of Trump’s Tax Cuts in Domestic Policy Bill
Even before the House passed the sweeping bill carrying President Trump’s domestic policy agenda, Senate Republicans made it clear that…
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Crypto Bill Stalls in the Senate as Democrats Balk
A first-of-its-kind bill to regulate parts of the cryptocurrency industry stalled in the Senate on Thursday, after Democrats blocked it…
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A Salacious Saga Engulfs the Virginia G.O.P. and Weakens Youngkin
When Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia found out that Republican research had linked the G.O.P.’s nominee for lieutenant governor to a blog…
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Johnson Rules Out an Aggressive Plan to Cut Medicaid as G.O.P. Moderates Waver
Speaker Mike Johnson has dropped one of the most aggressive options the G.O.P. was considering to cut Medicaid costs to help pay for…
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JD Vance’s Half Brother Advances in Race for Cincinnati Mayor
A half brother of Vice President JD Vance who is running for mayor of Cincinnati advanced on Tuesday to compete in the general election.…
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Brian Kemp Won’t Run for Senate in Georgia, Giving Ossoff a Lift
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia has decided against running for Senate in 2026, robbing Republicans of their top potential recruit against…
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Republicans in Congress Use Obscure Law to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations
As President Trump moves unilaterally to slash the federal bureaucracy and upend longstanding policies, Republicans in Congress have…
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May 2, 2025, 11:22 a.m. ET The proposal aims to slash the budget for the National Science Foundation by more than 50 percent, to $3.9…
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Sues White House to Block Board Firings
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally trying to fire three members of…
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For Republicans, Tariffs Pose a Risk Like No Other
The time after a presidential election can feel like a moment of clarity. The results, after all, are finally in. But over the last two…
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Senate Votes to Rescind Some Trump Tariffs, With G.O.P. Support
The Senate on Wednesday approved a measure that would block some of the tariffs President Trump has imposed on Canada, with a handful of…
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A Trump bid for a third term could set off legal battles in states nationwide
WASHINGTON — In a private meeting at a global summit in Buenos Aires in 2018, China’s president, Xi Jinping, turned to President Trump and…
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U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by July, Analysis Finds
The United States could run out of cash to continue paying its bills by mid-July if Congress does not take action to raise or suspend the…
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Obamacare Could See Big Changes in 2026
A shorter open enrollment period, less help choosing a plan, higher health insurance premiums for many people — those are just a few…
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Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now
Even by Washington standards, the second Trump presidency has begun in frenetic fashion: mass firings at federal agencies, tariff threats…
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Republicans Want Lower Taxes. The Hard Part Is Choosing What to Cut.
Since their party swept to power, Republicans have entertained visions of an all-inclusive tax cut — one that could permanently lower…
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Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States.
Republicans in Congress have responded to President Trump’s unilateral moves to freeze federal spending, dismantle programs and fire civil…
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Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
President Trump’s move this weekend to slap sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China is threatening to fracture the global trading…
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Rohit Chopra of CFPB Expected Trump to Fire Him Right Away, but He’s Hanging On
Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, expected to be fired soon after President Trump took office. More…
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Federal Debt Is Now Worrying Even Progressives
The 119th Congress began, as it so often has in recent years, with calls from Republican politicians for wrestling down the national debt,…
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E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees.
Owners of electric cars in Vermont recently got a letter from the Department of Motor Vehicles with some bad news. Starting Jan. 1 they…
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Trump’s Executive Order to End E.V. Subsidies Draws Pushback
If President Trump has his way, the auto industry’s transition to electric vehicles will soon slam into reverse. He will erase tax credits…
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A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington, and Buying Up Prime Addresses
President Biden warned in his farewell address to the nation last week that an oligarchy is taking shape in America. In Washington, the…
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What to Know About the E.V. Tax Credit That Trump Might Repeal
Sales of electric vehicles have been rising steadily over the past few years, in part because of a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 that…