by Jacob Bogage (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Congress has less than two weeks to extend federal spending laws and keep the government open, but now a clash over President Donald Trump’s attempt to seize powers the Constitution delegates to lawmakers threatens to stall talks and force a shutdown. Republican negotiators walked away from […]
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Government shutdown looms as Trump tries to assert new spending powers
by Jacob Bogage (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Congress has less than two weeks to extend federal spending laws and keep the government open, but now a clash over President Donald Trump’s attempt to seize powers the Constitution delegates to lawmakers threatens to stall talks and force a shutdown. Republican negotiators walked away from […]
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Can Elon Musk find any fraud before Trump’s base notices the con?
by Philip Bump (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Last week, a number of prominent posters from right-wing social media were invited to the White House for the release of files from the investigation into the crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein. They were given binders of material, lists of names with blacked-out contact information. They […]
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Can Elon Musk find any fraud before Trump’s base notices the con?
by Philip Bump (c) 2025 , The Washington Post Last week, a number of prominent posters from right-wing social media were invited to the White House for the release of files from the investigation into the crimes of financier Jeffrey Epstein. They were given binders of material, lists of names with blacked-out contact information. They […]
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Tariffs for Mexico and Canada begin Tuesday, Trump confirms
by David J. Lynch (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President Donald Trump said Monday that tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada would go into effect tomorrow, ending a month-long delay that saw both U.S. neighbors scramble unsuccessfully to head off the punishing trade action and sending stock prices into a swift decline. On […]
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Tariffs for Mexico and Canada begin Tuesday, Trump confirms
by David J. Lynch (c) 2025 , The Washington Post President Donald Trump said Monday that tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada would go into effect tomorrow, ending a month-long delay that saw both U.S. neighbors scramble unsuccessfully to head off the punishing trade action and sending stock prices into a swift decline. On […]
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Trump’s honeymoon is over
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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Trump’s honeymoon is over
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 […]