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Republicans want corporate oligarchy. We need economic democracy | Rashida Tlaib and Michael A McCarthy

The GOP budget seeks vast cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and more. Instead, let’s build an economy for everyone

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

Big oil investigation dripping away as Republicans dominate Congress, US senator says

Fossil fuel groups poured a record $96m into Trump in 2023-24, demanding more scrutiny, not less, says Sheldon Whitehouse

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Author: Dharna Noor

Mayors of ‘sanctuary cities’ face Congressional grilling

Mayors of New York, Denver, Chicago and Boston faced a contentious hearing about policies that Republicans believe thwart Trump’s mass deportation plan

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Author: Ariana Baio

Musk and Republicans discuss package to vote on DOGE cuts as shutdown looms

The spending cuts loom over negotiations to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next week, and the White House is stepping up its outreach to GOP lawmakers.

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Author: Kate Santaliz,Sahil Kapur,Melanie Zanona

Cod Liver Oil? Vaccines? A G.O.P. Skeptic Confronts Kennedy’s Fine Line on Measles

After voting to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, Senator Bill Cassidy, a doctor and Republican of Louisiana, is embracing “the gestalt” of Kennedy’s measles response.

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Author: Sheryl Gay Stolberg

GOP senators to Musk: DOGE actions will require their votes

Republican senators told tech billionaire Elon Musk at a closed-door meeting Wednesday that his aggressive moves to shrink the federal government will need a vote on Capitol Hill, sending a clear m…

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Author: Alexander Bolton

Senate Republicans push to codify DOGE cuts after Musk meeting

U.S. Senate Republicans pushed for Congress to codify spending cuts identified by billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court declined to let President Donald Trump withhold payments to foreign aid organizations.

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Author: David Morgan

With Musk Targeting Social Security, Democrats See a Political Opportunity

Democrats argue that Elon Musk’s criticism of the program and push to squeeze savings from it is a prelude to benefit cuts. Republicans and President Trump say they plan no such thing.

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Author: Carl Hulse

Wu grilled, misinformation flies in sanctuary city oversight hearing

Wu was one of four mayors called to testify before a congressional panel.

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Author: Steph Solis

Facing market pressure and GOP pushback, Trump delays auto tariffs

When President Donald Trump declared in the House Chamber this week that executives at the nation’s top automakers were “so excited” about their prospects amid his new tariff regime, it did not entirely reflect the conversation he’d held with them earlier that day.

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Author: Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Alayna Treene

Elon Musk Meets With Senate Republicans Amid Tensions Over Federal Cuts

Elon Musk heads to Capitol Hill for a diplomatic mission.

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Author: Jess Bidgood

House GOP moves to punish Rep. Al Green for heckling Trump’s speech

‘This was beyond the pale. It went on and on, disrupting the entire evening so I felt it had to be responded to,’ Rep. Daniel Newhouse says

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Author: Gustaf Kilander

Opinion | This Trump Speech Was the Ultimate Loyalty Test

Something has ruptured in American politics.

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Author: ‘The Ezra Klein Show’

ActBlue, the Democratic Fund-Raising Powerhouse, Faces Internal Chaos

At least seven senior officials have left the group, setting off deep concerns about its future as it confronts scrutiny from congressional Republicans.

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Author: Reid J. Epstein,Shane Goldmacher

By canceling town halls, Republicans treat the symptom, not the problem

Avoiding constituents is easy; governing is hard. GOP leaders appear focused on the former, while demonstrating little interest in the latter.

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Author: Steve Benen

Republicans ask mayors to defend their immigration policies in sanctuary cities

Mayors testify before House committee as Republicans seek to portray New York, Chicago, Boston and Denver as havens for criminal activity

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Author: Joseph Gedeon

Dems are frustrated by lawmakers’ ‘silly and unserious’ protest at Trump’s address

Democrats made their disdain for Trump known during his 100-minute address as they heckled, booed and held up signs in protest throughout the speech

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Author: Rhian Lubin

Elon Musk to Meet With Congressional Republicans on DOGE Cuts

Billionaire Elon Musk will meet with Republican lawmakers on Wednesday as Congress grapples with the implications of his Department of Government Efficiency, which has recommended massive spending cuts across the federal government.

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Author: Emily Birnbaum,Erik Wasson

During Trump’s Rowdy Speech to Congress, the Quiet Moments Said the Most

President Trump’s comments on tariffs and Social Security sent something of a chill through the House chamber.

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Author: Shawn McCreesh

Trump mixes energy news into boastful speech

He teased an announcement later this week to “dramatically” boost U.S. production of critical minerals and rare earths.

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Author: Ben Geman

GOP rebels head to White House for meeting to avoid government shutdown

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Author: Elizabeth Elkind, Emma Woodhead

Combative Trump declares ‘America is back’. Here’s what his voters made of it

U.S. President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday received high marks from a group of voters who backed the president in November’s election, saying in interviews they supported his promises to cut taxes, reshape the government and crack down on immigration.

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Author: Julia Harte,Daniel Trotta,Brad Brooks

‘Never seen a speech like this’: Trump rouses base in partisan address to Congress

US President Donald Trump touted his achievements, taunted Democratic opponents and repeated known falsehoods on Tuesday as he delivered the longest presidential address to Congress in US history, sparing…

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Author: Benjamin DODMAN

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech to Congress

BBC Verify has looked into several claims made by Trump during his speech to Congress.

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Author: @BBCNews

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