House Republicans muscled through President Trump’s massive tax and spending bill this week. The vote this week sends a clear message about where the Republican party is today.
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Trump dismisses dozens of National Security Council staff in major shakeup
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump is drastically reducing the number of national security and foreign policy experts employed by the National Security Council. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A shake-up at the National Security Council. …
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Trump seeks to boost nuclear industry and overhaul safety regulator
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCooling towers at the nuclear reactor facility at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Ga. President Trump signed executive orders which seek to reorganize America’s nuclear regulator …
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Trump shrinks National Security Council in major foreign policy shakeup
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump walks to board Air Force One prior to departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday en route to New Jersey for the weekend. Saul Loeb/AFP via …
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. …
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Trump threatens steep tariffs on trade with the European Union — and on iPhones
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump departs the White House on Thursday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Trump on Friday threatened on social media that he may impose …
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A federal judge further halts Trump’s radical transformation of government
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDemonstrators raise signs during a rally outside the National Institutes of Health on May 10, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kayla Bartkowski/Getty …
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Lawsuit challenges USDA demand for food stamp data as some states prepare to comply
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe federal government wants states to turn over data about tens of millions of people who received food assistance benefits since 2020. A new lawsuit challenges that data request. Spencer …
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Voice of America’s prospects appear grim after appeals court order
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA sign outside of the Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC, US, in March, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the scope of eight …
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Democrats seek to insulate security for judges from executive branch politics
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA U.S. Marshal looks on an auction in 2009 in New York City. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Congressional Democrats introduced a bill Thursday that …