President Trump on Thursday exempted most goods from Canada and Mexico covered under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) from his 25% tariffs for the next month. The tariffs went into effect earlier this week and will…
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GOP senator reveals strategy to push Trump’s policies through Congress: ‘I believe in the agenda’
by adminRepublican Sen. Rick Scott says he’s on a mission to help push President Donald Trump’s agenda through Congress. ‘I put a lot of effort in, and I believe in Trump’s agenda,’ the former Florida governor…
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Trump sends special message to stranded astronauts, jokes he may go along for rescue: ‘We love you’
by adminPresident Donald Trump, while signing executive orders Thursday in the Oval Office, vowed to bring home two NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for eight months. ‘Elon [Musk] is right now preparing a…
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A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay at least a portion of the nearly $2 billion in owed foreign aid for previously completed projects by 6 p.m. Monday, an expeditious ruling…
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Dueling Al Green censure efforts stir frustrations within GOP as Republicans demand consequences
by adminCompeting resolutions to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, are causing some division within the House GOP on Wednesday. The Texas Democrat was thrown out of President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress…
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Trump NIH appointee defends president’s research funding cuts, lays out new vision for future
by adminPresident Donald Trump’s pick to be the next Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, spent much of his confirmation hearing Wednesday defending the president’s decision to put a 15% cap…
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SEE IT: Republicans reveal expectations for Elon Musk’s closed-door meeting with lawmakers tonight
by adminHouse Republicans are hoping to affirm that they are on the same page as Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday night. Musk is huddling with Speaker…
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Karoline Leavitt explains US efforts to negotiate with Hamas to free American hostages
by adminWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended U.S. efforts to negotiate with Hamas to release American hostages during a briefing on Wednesday. There are currently five hostages with U.S. citizenship in Gaza, though most are…
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Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas terrorists, demands release of hostages: ‘HELL TO PAY’
by adminPresident Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Hamas in a Truth Social post Wednesday, calling for the terrorist group to release all hostages immediately. The post came after Trump met with several former Hamas…
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Resolution punishing Al Green clears Dem blockade, advances to House-wide vote after Trump speech
by adminA resolution to reprimand Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, survived a procedural hurdle late Wednesday afternoon, teeing the measure up for a House-wide vote. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., introduced a censure resolution against the Texas Democrat…