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After 10 years of President Donald Trump dominating the national discourse, one effect is a coarsening of political language.
Florida is proving to be a leading ally of the Trump administration as the federal government expands its illegal immigrant ...
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John Avlon and Thomas Pacchia dive into the future of Bitcoin and crypto policy in the U.S., highlighting the regulatory confusion, partisan risks, and missed opportunities under the Biden ...
Foreign leaders visiting the White House used to be occasions for face-to-face diplomacy, allied backslapping and polite ...
Back-to-back retirement announcements last week from a Republican representative and senator represented a victory for ...
Illinois’ share of clean water grants to states would dip to $11 million next year, compared with $105.5 million this year.
Elon Musk revealed his shift from supporting Donald Trump, citing concerns over escalating government spending and the ...
The party’s leftward shift in the Biden administration arguably laid the groundwork for President Trump’s aggressive approach ...
The Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts are the latest factor. But funding concerns date back to Biden’s term, when ...
President Donald Trump and Republicans are phasing out tax credits that lower the cost to build wind and solar, which are now ...
Republicans spent months selling the bill to themselves. Now they have to talk to a wider audience with many voters saying ...