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Washington — House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, looking to shore up support for the continuing resolution with less than 10 days to prevent a government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson has outlined plans for the measure, which is expected to extend funding at current levels through the
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President Trump is giving a one-month exemption to U.S. automakers from the round of tariffs that took effect on March 4, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday. The announcement comes after Mr. Trump spoke with leaders of the so-called Big Three automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the parent company of
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Washington—Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are at the southern border Wednesday to highlight the Trump administration’s efforts to combat illegal crossings and drug trafficking, the day following President Trump’s joint address to Congress in which immigration played a prominent role. The top administration officials are
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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York listens during a House Oversight Committee hearing on sanctuary cities in Washington, D.C., on March 5, 2025. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez returned for a second round of questioning, digging in on the circumstances surrounding the Justice Department’s move to drop the charges against
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Mohammad Sharifullah, who has been connected with the August 2021 Abbey Gate suicide bombing at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, was ordered to be held in custody Wednesday after being extradited to the United States. The attack killed 13 American service members and about 170 Afghans during the withdrawal of U.S. forces
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The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle. McMahon will face the competing tasks of winding down the Education Department while also escalating efforts to achieve Mr. Trump’s agenda. Already
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Washington — The United States imposed 25% tariffs on nearly all goods imported from Mexico and Canada Tuesday, after taking a month for aides to negotiate a potential reprieve. Duties of 10% were put in place on Canadian energy products. The tariffs went into effect at 12:01 a.m., hours before President Trump’s first address to
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Washington — President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight, marking the first time he will speak before both chambers since he returned to office six weeks ago. Presidents typically address a joint session of Congress early in their tenure to outline a vision or agenda. The first speech before lawmakers is not technically
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The Trump administration has paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine, the White House confirmed Monday. It’s the latest fallout days after a contentious meeting between President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House erupted into an open dispute in front of TV cameras. “The president has been clear
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Washington — A USAID deputy administrator has been put on leave after issuing memos that said that the organization had failed to implement humanitarian assistance due to “political leadership” at USAID, the Department of State and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. He wrote it will “will no doubt result in preventable death, destabilization,
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