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Legal nonprofit sues Trump over Chinese tariffs
The NCLA argued that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), which Trump used to impose the new tax, freezes economic sanctions, and other assets, but not tariffs.
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Anna Paulina Luna discussed changes to proxy voting with Speaker Johnson after Trump endorsement
The Floridian on Thursday said she and the speaker talked after President Donald Trump said he liked the idea of new mothers voting by proxy. However, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he would let the decision rest with Johnson.
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Senate advances groundwork for passing Trump's tax agenda
The resolution includes framework instructions for how both chambers can eventually pass a bill through budget reconciliation, which would bypass a filibuster.
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Trump confirms dismissal of NSC officials over concerns about loyalty
"Always, we’re going to let go of people we don’t like, or people we don’t think can do the job, or people who may have loyalties to somebody else," Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
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You Vote: What do you think of how Trump is doing in reducing the number of federal employees?
Trump will still need to reduce the headcount by roughly 200,000 to break the Clinton record.
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19 Democratic state attorneys general sue over Trump's election integrity executive order
The lawsuit argues that the executive order is unconstitutional.
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Federal judge considering whether to hold Trump admin in contempt over deportation flights
The judge also said that he would not issue a decision on moving forward with the contempt orders until next week at the earliest.
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Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi sues Democratic lawmaker for $10 million for defamation
Taibbi denies the allegations, and claims that he has never been accused of sexual harassment.
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Multiple people injured during stabbing near Capitol Hill
One suspect is in custody, and a bloody knife was found near the suspect.
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House Democrat vows to work with Trump on tariff plan
Golden highlighted that he proposed a 10% blanket tariff earlier this year, but was pleased that Trump's baseline for his own tariffs was the same.
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Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Oz, who gained political prominence after he unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in Pennsylvania, is most known for his television show, The Dr. Oz Show, which ran for 13 seasons. Oz is a physician and heart surgeon.
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HHS staff to brief House committee on mass firings as other changes are made to department
HHS laid off approximately 10,000 employees as part of its latest restructuring on Tuesday, which comes as the Trump administration works to reorganize the whole government workforce.
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Treasury Department evacuated over suspicious package
The call came in at approximately 9:45 a.m. Eastern and the D.C. Metropolitan police were also called to the scene. The department's Explosive Ordinance Disposal team eventually deemed the area safe.