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Democrats sense an opportunity to rally opposition to Trump education agenda

yesterday 5

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Juan Perez Jr

USDA's $1B bird flu plan uses money intended for schools, food banks

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Marcia Brown

The Trump administration’s conflicting messages to the public and the courts

yesterday 100

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Jessica Piper

Canadians freeze visits to the US over Trump

yesterday 100

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Emily Ngo

Diplomats see ‘mess’ in Trump’s trade strategy

yesterday 10

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Daniel Desrochers

Pierre Poilievre’s Biggest Selling Point Is Now a Huge Liability

yesterday 6

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Calder Mchugh

Trump exempts phones, computers from his reciprocal tariffs

yesterday 100

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Ali Bianco

Democrats' newest villain is a power player you've never heard of

yesterday 6

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Ry Rivard

Military contractors pitch unprecedented prison plan for detained immigrants

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Dasha Burns

Forget tariffs — Beijing is already choking off US exports on the sly

yesterday 100

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Phelim Kine

Democrats go all in on unproven insider trading allegations as they target Trump's tariffs

Congressional Democrats are raising increasingly pointed concerns about potential financial malfeasance by President Donald Trump and his allies...

previous day 60

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Nicholas Wu

An agency head gave her staff a day off — and they got antsy

An agency head gave her staff a day off — and they got antsy

An agency head gave her staff a day off — and they got antsy Employees were worried the day off was a prelude to an agency overhaul. Officials...

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Nick Niedzwiadek

‘Trust is going down’: Why Trump should fear the bond market

‘Trust is going down’: Why Trump should fear the bond market

‘Trust is going down’: Why Trump should fear the bond market “The market now believes that trade policy can change from minute to minute,”...

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Sam Sutton

Xi wants EU-China tag team to resist Trump’s trade onslaught

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Aitor Hernández-Morales

State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’

State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’

Exclusive State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’ “It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official...

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Robbie Gramer

Immigration advocates are overwhelmed by Trump’s flood-the-zone strategy

Immigration advocates are overwhelmed by Trump’s flood-the-zone strategy

Immigration advocates are overwhelmed by Trump’s flood-the-zone strategy Activists have been fighting Trump’s immigration agenda case by case. But...

previous day 8

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Ali Bianco

Trade war threat sinks consumer confidence, alarms Wall Street

Trade war threat sinks consumer confidence, alarms Wall Street

Trade war threat sinks consumer confidence, alarms Wall Street The turmoil is shaking Americans’ confidence, with expectations of spiking prices...

previous day 6

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Michael Stratford

Arrington: Senate changes to Trump’s megabill would ‘imperil’ GOP agenda

House Republicans will swing first in passing President Donald Trump’s dream bill. And it’ll be a “big problem” if the Senate makes major tweaks,...

previous day 30

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Jennifer Scholtes

Trade shake-up: Bessent leads on trade as Lutnick plays ‘bad cop’ — and Navarro is sidelined

Trade shake-up: Bessent leads on trade as Lutnick plays ‘bad cop’ — and Navarro is sidelined

Trade shake-up: Bessent leads on trade as Lutnick plays ‘bad cop’ — and Navarro is sidelined The Treasury secretary has emerged as a soothing...

thursday 40

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Megan Messerly

House passes national injunction bill

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Hailey Fuchs

Trump’s tariffs could hit California hard — and Gavin Newsom is fighting back

Trump’s tariffs could hit California hard — and Gavin Newsom is fighting back

‘Really bad’ — California braces for a tariff reckoning A clampdown on international trade could wreak billions of dollars worth of havoc and...

thursday 4

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Jeremy B. White

‘Essentially, trade stops’: A former Trump official on what’s next for China

‘Essentially, trade stops’: A former Trump official on what’s next for China

‘Essentially, trade stops’: A former Trump official on what’s next for China President Donald Trump escalated a high-stakes trade war with Beijing....

thursday 2

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Steven Overly

Why Republicans in Congress Are Hiding Their Panic

Why Republicans in Congress Are Hiding Their Panic

Column | On Politics Why Republicans in Congress Are Hiding Their Panic As Trump’s trade war roils the world, the many free traders in his own...

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Jonathan Martin

Johnson to budget holdouts: Remove me if I don't keep my promises

thursday 40

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Meredith Lee Hill

House GOP adopts budget framework, paving the way for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

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Katherine Tully-Mcmanus

Two Texas Republicans throw support behind Paxton in brewing Senate fight

Two Texas House Republicans have endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s 2026 Senate bid — breaking with longtime GOP Sen. John Cornyn for...

thursday 10

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Amanda Friedman

We Just Saw the Cracks in Trump’s Wall of Power

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Rachael Bade

Here's another sign Musk's power is waning

Here's another sign Musk's power is waning

Here’s another sign Musk’s power is waning The National Institutes of Health is the latest agency to break from Trump’s billionaire adviser....

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Danny Nguyen

House tees up dicey budget vote as Trump begs for action

House Republicans cleared a key hurdle Wednesday afternoon toward advancing a budget framework, but final adoption is far from certain. The House...

09.04.2025 7

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Jennifer Scholtes

RFK Jr. vowed to upend American health care. It's happening faster than expected.

RFK Jr. vowed to upend American health care. It's happening faster than expected.

RFK Jr. vowed to upend American health care. It’s happening faster than expected. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s drastic overhaul has reshaped the U.S....

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Adam Cancryn

'Stop making up math': GOP holdouts dig in as Trump presses on House budget

Key GOP holdouts held firm against approval of a budget framework for Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” domestic policy bill even as the president...

09.04.2025 70

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Meredith Lee Hill

As the trade war rattles bond markets, Trump advises to 'BE COOL'

As the trade war rattles bond markets, Trump advises to 'BE COOL'

As the trade war rattles bond markets, Trump advises to ‘BE COOL’ The president’s posts and his aides’ comments have failed to calm the markets....

09.04.2025 30

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Eli Stokols

Trump hits pause on trade war

Trump hits pause on trade war

Trump hits pause on trade war China tariffs will go up to 125 percent while other countries get a 90-day reprieve. Trump says he's pausing tariffs...

09.04.2025 100

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Eli Stokols

If Trump’s Trade War Implodes, It May Be Knives Out for Republican Populists

If Trump’s Trade War Implodes, It May Be Knives Out for Republican Populists

Q&A If Trump’s Trade War Implodes, It May Be Knives Out for Republican Populists Oren Cass is defending Trump’s tariffs — but says the...

09.04.2025 5

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Sam Sutton

House GOP leaders move to quash vote on Trump's global tariffs

Republican leaders in the House are moving to short-circuit an attempt to force a vote on President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs, repeating a...

09.04.2025 50

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Meredith Lee Hill

Relief sweeps Capitol Hill after Trump's tariff U-turn

Relief sweeps Capitol Hill after Trump's tariff U-turn

Congress Relief sweeps Capitol Hill after Trump’s tariff U-turn “It sounds like they are getting some good results,” Senate Majority Leader John...

09.04.2025 10

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Meredith Lee Hill

Bessent cancels Hill appearance amid market turmoil

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent canceled a planned appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday before a group of House Republicans. Bessent had been...

09.04.2025 10

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Meredith Lee Hill

Top commander, in potential clash with Pentagon, warns US troops should stay in Europe

Top commander, in potential clash with Pentagon, warns US troops should stay in Europe

Top commander, in potential clash with Pentagon, warns US troops should stay in Europe His comments follow reports that the Defense Department is...

08.04.2025 100

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Connor Obrien

Musk berates Trump trade guru Navarro as a 'moron' amid tariff turmoil

Musk berates Trump trade guru Navarro as a 'moron' amid tariff turmoil

Musk berates Trump trade guru Navarro as a ‘moron’ amid tariff turmoil The spat is an unusual public fight from top White House advisers. White...

08.04.2025 40

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Sophia Cai

Andy Beshear has some advice for Dems on hammering Trump over tariffs

Andy Beshear has some advice for Dems on hammering Trump over tariffs

Andy Beshear has some advice for Dems on hammering Trump over tariffs After urging Canadian officials to pull back tariffs on liquor, he conceded...

08.04.2025 40

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Liz Crampton

Senate Republicans nudge Trump's trade chief for tariff end game

Senate Republicans nudge Trump's trade chief for tariff end game

Senate Republicans nudge Trump’s trade chief for tariff end game U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer provided little of the clarity senators...

08.04.2025 10

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Daniel Desrochers

Democrats reveal their top targets to flip in 2026

Democrats reveal their top targets to flip in 2026

Democrats reveal their top targets to flip in 2026 The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s list includes 10 seats that President Donald...

08.04.2025 30

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Ally Mutnick

Trump, defiant on tariffs, claims trade deals are in the works

Trump, defiant on tariffs, claims trade deals are in the works

Trump, defiant on tariffs, claims trade deals are in the works The president is foreshadowing deals with multiple trading partners in an apparent...

08.04.2025 9

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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing

‘The opposite of what Americans voted for’: Market turmoil causes Trump backlash

‘The opposite of what Americans voted for’: Market turmoil causes Trump backlash

‘The opposite of what Americans voted for’: Market turmoil causes Trump backlash With the markets in chaos as a result of Trump’s tariffs, the...

08.04.2025 100

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Adam Cancryn

‘He’s just not going to change my mind’: Freedom Caucus chair defies Trump on budget

The chair of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump won’t be able to sway him in favor of the budget plan...

08.04.2025 30

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Benjamin Guggenheim

Opinion | Europe Needs Its Own Nukes

Opinion | Europe Needs Its Own Nukes

Washington And The World Opinion | Europe Needs Its Own Nukes America’s step back from defending Europe means Europeans need to shed their...

08.04.2025 40

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Jan Philipp Burgard