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Senate Republicans finally unveil budget blueprint for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ agenda

Senate Republicans moved ahead of the House to propose a $5 trillion increase to the debt limit and make 2017 federal tax cuts permanent.

April 2, 2025

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Ex-Gov. Cuomo accuses NYC mayoral opponents of being antisemitic DSA ‘disciples’

Andrew Cuomo painted several of his mayoral opponents as antisemitic DSA “disciples” — sparking outrage from the city’s highest-ranking Jewish elected official, who told the ex-gov to “get the f—k out of here” Wednesday.

April 2, 2025

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Johnson, Battling Proxy Voting for Parents, Exposes Weak Hold on House Republicans

The Republican speaker, who has mostly wielded power by relying on the threat of retribution from President Trump, has chosen an institutional fight it’s not clear he can win.

April 2, 2025

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C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say

The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world.

April 2, 2025

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The Movie That Can Help You Understand Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Speech

“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” starring Jimmy Stewart as a naïve senator, explores the idealism — and reality — behind the tactic.

April 2, 2025

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Lawyers for Maryland Man Erroneously Deported to El Salvador Assail Trump Administration

The case has raised questions not only about how the man could have ended up on a plane to El Salvador, but also about why the administration has apparently not moved to correct its mistake.

April 2, 2025

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Wisconsin Republicans Hit Their Vote Target, but Democrats Blew Past Theirs

The liberal candidate in the state’s Supreme Court race benefited from outsize Democratic turnout as counties swung left across the state.

April 2, 2025

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Stanley Woodward, Lawyer for Many in Trump’s Orbit, Is Picked for Justice Dept. Post

If confirmed, Stanley Woodward would join a number of other former lawyers for President Trump who have been selected to key law enforcement positions.

April 2, 2025

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Senators Denounce Trump Administration’s Response to Myanmar Quake

Democratic senators said in a letter that the administration was failing its first test of humanitarian aid as China and Russia send teams to help.

April 2, 2025

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