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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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Musk Expresses ‘Regret’ Over His Criticisms of Trump
Elon Musk said in a social media post early Wednesday that he regretted some of his posts and comments about President Trump last week,…
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Trump’s Pick to Lead the F.A.A. Faces Senate Grilling
Bryan Bedford, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, will face questions from senators on Wednesday at a…
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ABC Says Terry Moran, Suspended for Social Media Posts, Will Not Return
ABC News is cutting ties with the correspondent Terry Moran after he wrote derisive comments on social media that attacked President Trump…
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CFPB Official Quits With Fiery Email
Cara Peterson, the acting head of enforcement for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, quit on Tuesday after sending a fiery email to…
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U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal to Build on Close Ties but Leave Some Tariffs in Place
President Trump announced on Thursday that the United States intended to sign a trade deal with Britain that would bring the two nations…
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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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Joseph Nye, Political Scientist Who Extolled ‘Soft Power,’ Dies at 88
Joseph S. Nye Jr., an influential figure in shaping American national security policy, who wrote seminal books on foreign affairs, held…
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Intelligence Agencies Increase Focus on Greenland, U.S. Officials Say
U.S. intelligence agencies have focused more closely on Greenland in the past several weeks, spurred by President Trump’s interest in…
Business
U.S. Trade Deal Could Lift UK Economy, but Won’t Transform It
The British government made faster economic growth its No. 1 mission. But efforts to kick-start it have been repeatedly knocked off course…
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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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Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say
A man lay on a New York City sidewalk with a gun shot wound, clutching his side. Emily Borghard, a social worker who hands out supplies to…
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Voice of America to Receive Feeds From Pro-Trump Network, Administration Says
Voice of America, a U.S.-funded international news broadcaster that was muted by the Trump administration in March, may sound quite…
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G.O.P. Plans to Cut Medicaid Would Save Billions but Leave More Uninsured, Budget Office Says
As Republicans in Congress wrestle with options for cutting Medicaid costs, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the leading…
Business
Are We Headed for Recession? Economists Look Everywhere for Signs.
Americans are spending less at McDonald’s. Fewer container ships are expected at the Port of Los Angeles. Procter & Gamble is raising…
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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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Trump’s Threatened Tariffs Are So Large, 10% Feels Like a Relief
There has been a mantra spreading among weary corporate executives who are becoming resigned to President Trump’s tariffs while still…
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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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U.S. and China to Hold First Trade Talks Since Trump’s Tariffs
Top officials from the Trump administration will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week, the first formal meeting…
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Barbie Maker Mattel Plans to Raise Prices Because of Trump’s Tariffs
Less than a week ago, President Trump suggested that children may have to make do with fewer toys this year. “Well, maybe the children…
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Trump’s Wishes Aside, Censoring Racial History May Prove Difficult
Late last month, when two federal grants to the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana were rescinded, the Trump administration seemed to be…
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How Trump’s Closing a Tariff Loophole Will Hurt UPS and FedEx
Less than a year ago, executives from FedEx and UPS were talking about how they were handling a flood of packages from China to American…
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Trump Administration Disqualifies Harvard From Future Research Grants
The Trump administration on Monday sought to force Harvard University back to the negotiating table by informing the nation’s oldest and…
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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…