Trump expands access to tax-exempt diesel
It’s an implicit acknowledgment that the Trump administration is running out of ways to stem the conflict’s economic fallout.
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Trump to sign executive order in effort to contain diesel prices
The executive order will reportedly expand access to tax-exempt diesel.
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US President Donald Trump pledges cash to retirees ahead of midterms
Critics warn that the latest promise would worsen the deficit and amount to bribery.
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Fewer young Americans are ‘thriving,’ poll finds
Only 44% of adults ages 18 to 29 describe themselves as thriving, according to Gallup.
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House Democrats slam Trump over Russia sanctions
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer wouldn’t commit last week to imposing Russia sanctions recently enacted by Congress.
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Democrats demand testimony from housing director
Democrats are renewing their calls for Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to appear before Congress.
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Trump administration eyes Iran midterm play
Some in the administration worry that Iran will consider taking action to damage the president ahead of the midterms.
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Democratic-controlled Senate would confirm ‘very few’ Trump nominees
If Democrats are in charge, don’t expect many of the president’s picks to move at all.
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Midterm elegy
One irony of modern elections, when everything a politician says behind a microphone is livestreamed, is that few of his words get heard outside the room.
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Top GOP group pauses Senate spending in N.C., goes up in Kansas
Senate Republicans’ top super PAC is making a tactical change, pausing its ad campaign in North Carolina’s Senate race and launching a new one in Kansas.
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Third-country decision a ‘devastating result,’ lawyer says
Immigrant advocates are grappling with the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to move forward with third-country deportations.
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House Democrat presses FBI on license plate readers
“The FBI’s plan to obtain direct access to this extensive network of cameras raises the risk of substantial abuses of Americans’ data,” wrote Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas.
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West Virginia's Justice may delay decision on running for governor
The senator said he plans to make his decision “really soon.”
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A potential 2028 Democratic kingmaker has advice for candidates
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says Democrats should be running on universal childcare proposals.
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Trump tightens chokehold on Cuba
For many in the administration, the strategy toward Cuba remains simple: Wait until it falls.
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The AI industry balances Trump and a changing Washington
Despite the warm welcome at the White House, industry leaders are bracing for a Democrat-controlled Congress.
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Casten drums up support for Financial Services bid
Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., has quietly asked Democrats in recent weeks to support him in a potential bid for the top position on the House Financial Services Committee, according to people familiar with the outreach.
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US trade representative won’t commit to new Russian sanctions
Whether to impose the levies ‘is for the president to decide,’ Jamieson Greer said on the sidelines of the G20 trade ministerial.
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