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Former Defense Secretaries Call Trump’s Firing of Military Leaders ‘Reckless’
Five former defense secretaries condemned President Trump’s firing last week of senior military leaders as “reckless” and urged Congress not to confirm their successors. In […]
House Passes G.O.P. Budget Teeing Up Enormous Tax and Spending Cuts
The House on Tuesday narrowly passed a Republican budget resolution that calls for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $2 trillion reduction in federal […]
Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash
Some came with complaints about Elon Musk, President Trump’s billionaire ally who is carrying out an assault on the federal bureaucracy. Others demanded guarantees that […]
The Death of Competition in American Elections
President Trump’s return to Washington has tested the bounds of presidential power and set off alarms among Democrats, historians and legal scholars who are warning […]
New Poll Shows Americans’ Approval for Congress Has Soared, but Probably Not for Long
Republicans in Congress have spent the opening weeks of President Trump’s second term falling in line behind his most scandal-tainted cabinet nominees, cheering him on […]
Trump Takes Victory Lap in Las Vegas With Speech on Ending Taxes on Tips
President Trump was supposed to cap his first week since returning to the White House with a speech on Saturday in Las Vegas about an […]
Nancy Pelosi Is Skipping Trump’s Inauguration
Representative Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the House who retired from her leadership position two years ago, will skip President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, […]
Johnson’s Reward as Speaker: An Impossible Job Delivering for Trump
Just minutes after Speaker Mike Johnson could exhale, having put down a short-lived conservative revolt and won re-election to his post on Friday, hard-right lawmakers […]