By Jeremy Roebuck, Perry Stein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The Justice Department said it would not publicly release special counsel Jack Smith’s findingsonDonald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents until the ongoing litigation against his co-defendants concludes, according to a filing in a federal appeals court Tuesday morning. But prosecutorssaid Attorney General Merrick Garland does intend […]
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Trump asks Supreme Court to halt Friday sentencing in hush money case
By Ann E. Marimow, Shayna Jacobs · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay his planned sentencing Fridayin his criminal hush money case, setting up a potential test of the high court’s ruling to extend broad immunity from prosecution to former presidents. Ten days before his inauguration, Trump is scheduled […]
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Trump asks Supreme Court to halt Friday sentencing in hush money case
By Ann E. Marimow, Shayna Jacobs · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay his planned sentencing Fridayin his criminal hush money case, setting up a potential test of the high court’s ruling to extend broad immunity from prosecution to former presidents. Ten days before his inauguration, Trump is scheduled […]
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10 policies Republicans could use to pay for new tax cuts
By Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have begun floating proposals to boost federal revenue and slash spending so their plans for major tax cuts and new security spending won’t further explode the $36.2 trillion national debt. That historic tide of red ink is raising concerns […]
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10 policies Republicans could use to pay for new tax cuts
By Jacob Bogage · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have begun floating proposals to boost federal revenue and slash spending so their plans for major tax cuts and new security spending won’t further explode the $36.2 trillion national debt. That historic tide of red ink is raising concerns […]
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Biden to award Liz Cheney a presidential medal for challenging Jan. 6 attack
By Maeve Reston · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Joe Biden on Thursday is awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney, honoring one of President-elect Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics at a White House ceremony less than three weeks before Trump is set to reclaim the presidency. The medal, given to […]
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Biden to award Liz Cheney a presidential medal for challenging Jan. 6 attack
By Maeve Reston · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Joe Biden on Thursday is awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney, honoring one of President-elect Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics at a White House ceremony less than three weeks before Trump is set to reclaim the presidency. The medal, given to […]
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Trump appears to blame Biden border policy for New Orleans attack by U.S. citizen
By Marianne LeVine, Cat Zakrzewski · The Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump appeared to blame the Biden administration’s border policies for the vehicular attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans on Wednesday morning, even though authorities have identified the assailant as a native-born U.S. citizen. “With the Biden ‘Open Border’s Policy’ I said, many times during Rallies, […]
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Trump appears to blame Biden border policy for New Orleans attack by U.S. citizen
By Marianne LeVine, Cat Zakrzewski · The Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump appeared to blame the Biden administration’s border policies for the vehicular attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans on Wednesday morning, even though authorities have identified the assailant as a native-born U.S. citizen. “With the Biden ‘Open Border’s Policy’ I said, many times during Rallies, […]
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Trump backs H-1B visas, aligning with Musk on immigration
By Will Oremus · The Washington Post (c) 2024 President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threw his weight behind H-1B visas, taking the side of Elon Musk in the squabble among conservatives over the program that allows foreigners with technical skills to temporarily work in the United States. “I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been […]