By Aaron Blake · The Washington Post (c) 2025 President Donald Trump came into office claiming a sweeping and historic mandate, but that was always oversold. Trump’s win was relatively modest, historically speaking. And while his approval rating upon taking office reached a new all-time high for him – around 50 percent – his “honeymoon” phase still paled […]
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Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
By BRUCE SCHREINER and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump. McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party […]
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Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
By BRUCE SCHREINER and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump. McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party […]
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U.S. Catholic bishops sue Trump administration over blocked refugee funds
By Michelle Boorstein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, asking a judge to declare the suspension of aid to refugees unlawful and demand the White House pay millions it owes the Church for refugee care. The suit by the USCCB, which represents the leadership of the […]
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U.S. Catholic bishops sue Trump administration over blocked refugee funds
By Michelle Boorstein · The Washington Post (c) 2025 The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, asking a judge to declare the suspension of aid to refugees unlawful and demand the White House pay millions it owes the Church for refugee care. The suit by the USCCB, which represents the leadership of the […]
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Warren: Musk should have the courage to defend gutting of consumer agency
By Liz Goodwin · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) invited tech billionaire Elon Musk to testify at an informal hearing focusing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau next week, as the Trump adviser pledges to destroy the agency she helped create. Warren, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, is organizing the hearing […]
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Warren: Musk should have the courage to defend gutting of consumer agency
By Liz Goodwin · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) invited tech billionaire Elon Musk to testify at an informal hearing focusing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau next week, as the Trump adviser pledges to destroy the agency she helped create. Warren, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, is organizing the hearing […]
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Trump administration orders Pentagon to plan for sweeping budget cuts
By Dan Lamothe, Alex Horton, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the U.S. military to develop plans for cutting 8 percent from the defense budget in each of the next five years, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post and officials familiar with […]
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Trump administration orders Pentagon to plan for sweeping budget cuts
By Dan Lamothe, Alex Horton, Hannah Natanson · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior leaders at the Pentagon and throughout the U.S. military to develop plans for cutting 8 percent from the defense budget in each of the next five years, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post and officials familiar with […]
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Elon Musk’s claims of Social Security fraud don’t hold up. Here’s why.
By Hannah Ziegler · The Washington Post (c) 2025 Billionaire Elon Musk took aim at Social Security last week as he defended his U.S. DOGE Service’s plan to slash federal spending – speculating that millions of Americans older than 100 receive fraudulent benefits. During an event at the Oval Office, Musk said he and other DOGE representatives saw […]