How much does a tax cut cost? It depends what you compare it to. Republicans in Congress trying to advance a giant bill that includes $4 trillion in tax cut …
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U.S. to Withdraw From Group Investigating Responsibility for Ukraine Invasion
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Justice Department has quietly informed European officials that the United States is withdrawing from a multinational group created to investigate leaders responsible for the invasion of Ukraine, including President …
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A Clubby Washington Tradition Carries On Uncomfortably Without Trump
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe president wanted nothing to do with it. It was Saturday night in Washington, and many of the town’s top reporters, editors and television anchors were gathered in the subbasement …
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Trump Sends Hundreds of Venezuelans to El Salvador in Face of Judge’s Order
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelans accused of being gang members to a prison in El Salvador, pushing the limits of U.S. immigration law seemingly after a federal …
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Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border are down to their lowest level in decades. Once-crowded migrant shelters are empty. Instead of heading north, people stranded in Mexico are starting to …
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At Gridiron Dinner, Jokes About Trump, Musk and Russia Abound
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington on Saturday featured jokes about President Trump, the breakdown of the global order, Russia, Democrats’ uncertain future and, of course, Elon Musk. One …
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Trump Invokes the Alien Enemies Act, a Wartime Law, to Deport Venezuelans
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump on Saturday issued an executive order to deport Venezuelan gang members under the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a rarely used wartime law that could allow removals with …
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Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump signed an executive order on Friday seeking to dismantle seven additional federal agencies, including the one that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded media outlets around the …
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Walz, Newsom and Buttigieg Are Among Democrats Stirring 2028 Presidential Chatter
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPete Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary, ruled out a run for statewide office in Michigan in 2026 and made it clear that he was keeping his 2028 options open. Gov. …
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Trump Expands Attacks on Law Firms, Singling Out Paul, Weiss
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump on Friday opened a third attack against a private law firm, restricting the business activities of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison just days after a federal judge …