Category: Politics
How Trump Is Scrambling the G.O.P. Push to Cut Medicaid Spending
The president’s stated opposition to cutting the program has put Republicans laboring to enact his domestic agenda in a bind.
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Justice Department to Investigate Muslim Development in Texas, Cornyn Says
The planned development outside of Dallas, organized by members of a local mosque, has drawn intense scrutiny from Republicans.
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Talks with US over digital services continue, says PM
The prime minister has said there are "ongoing discussions" with the United States over digital services, following the trade deal struck with Preside [...]
Fed Officials Stick to Cautious Message on Rate Cuts Despite Pressure From Trump
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, has made clear that pre-emptive interest rate cuts are not appropriate for the moment.
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Newark Airport Suffers Another Radar Outage
The air traffic control mishap early Friday morning added to disruptions in recent days that have heightened concerns about safety at one of the busie [...]
Republican Agenda Hits Familiar Obstacle: State and Local Taxes
A small group of Republicans are threatening to torpedo President Trump’s agenda over the state and local tax deduction, long a headache for both part [...]
Trump Softens on Raising Taxes on the Rich, Saying G.O.P. Probably Shouldn’t
Days after he privately encouraged Speaker Mike Johnson to increase tax for the wealthy in a bill to fulfill his agenda, he publicly said it could be [...]
Holocaust Museum Board Member Condemns Silence on Trump Firings
Board members clashed over email after a Biden appointee sent a scathing letter invoking the Holocaust as he denounced the museum’s silence on Preside [...]
U.S. automakers say Trump’s trade deal with Britain gives foreign companies a leg up.
U.S. automakers say Trump’s trade deal with Britain gives foreign companies a leg up.
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DOGE’s Zombie Contracts: They Were Killed but Have Come Back to Life
The Times found that federal agencies have revived dozens of contracts that Elon Musk’s group still publicly listed as canceled, inflating what it has [...]
‘How do we know what they are putting in?’
The government has insisted that American hormone-reared meat will not start to seep onto the UK market, following the trade deal agreed this week, wh [...]
EU Leaders Sound Hopeful on Trump Trade Negotiations
A day after Trump called the European Union’s top official “so fantastic,” she and Germany’s chancellor emphasized a desire to negotiate on tariffs.
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Trump Suggests Openness to Slashing China Tariffs Ahead of Trade Talks
The president said reducing tariffs to 80 percent from the current 145 percent “sounds right,” as U.S. and Chinese negotiators prepare to meet in Swit [...]
London mayor aims to build on green belt to fix housing crisis
BBCLondon's planners will look to release some green belt land for housebuildingSir Sadiq Khan is to announce plans to "actively explore" building on [...]
Trump Seeks to Strip Away Legal Tool Key to Civil Rights Enforcement
President Trump has ordered federal agencies to halt their use of “disparate-impact liability,” which has been used to assess whether policies discrim [...]