Politics
Trump tax bill clears the House in a victory for Republicans, advances to the Senate
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives came together early Thursday to pass President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill out of the chamber on a narrow vote. Every Democrat on the floor voted no, as did Republican Reps. Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., who […]
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Trump urged to make Musk, DOGE workers certify they won’t use government data for personal benefit
Elon Musk listens as reporters ask U.S. President Donald Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa questions during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Sen. Jeanne Shaheen urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to require billionaire Elon Musk […]
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Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia dies after battling cancer
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) questions witnesses during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing titled “A Hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors” in Washington, DC on March 5, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia has died at the age of 75 after a battle with esophageal cancer, […]
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Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield next to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump rolled out plans for a multibillion dollar ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense shield […]
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Noem says Trump can deport who he wants, botches what ‘habeas corpus’ means
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security budgetary hearing in Washington, DC on May 14, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has an absolute right to deport people without due process, after she incorrectly defined the meaning of the […]
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Trump fails to convince SALT caucus to back tax bill
President Donald Trump arrives for a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump failed during a visit Tuesday to Capitol Hill to sway key House Republicans from blue states to drop opposition to a major tax […]
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Trump warns House Republicans, ‘Don’t f— around with Medicaid’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned House Republicans, “Don’t f— around with Medicaid,” as he pressed them during a closed-door meeting to pass a major tax bill, a source told CNBC. Trump’s blunt message came during a visit to Capitol Hill. Movement on the tax bill has been hampered by a small number of Trump’s […]
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Elon Musk says he will spend ‘a lot less’ on future campaign donations
Elon MusK, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks via video link at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk on Tuesday said he plans to spend “a lot less” on political donations in the future, signaling a change in […]
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Judge rules against Trump effort to gut U.S. Institute of Peace
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 17, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge on Monday ruled that the Trump administration and DOGE’s takeover and gutting of the U.S. Institute of Peace were unlawful. The decision declaring DOGE’s actions at USIP “null and void” […]
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China says U.S. undermined trade talks with Huawei chip warning
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, China’s International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, prepare to discuss on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters […]
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