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3 hours agoTrump suffers rare defeat with House Republicans
Republican leaders faced resistance on extending Section 702, resulting in a fallback to a short-term extension of the spy powers program.
Stokes will deliver a talk, 'The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet,' recounting the passage of the legislation through the perspectives of three new parents.
Kristol pointed to Trump not mentioning Hegseth in his Truth Social post announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon as one of two key pieces of evidence that Hegseth has lost Trump's confidence.
The World Bank's recent report argues that government intervention, when done right, can actually be an essential ingredient of economic success, reversing decades of opposition to industrial policy.
President Trump is a man of peace. President Trump wants peace. President Trump wants stability. But President Trump has also been clear. America will not be trifled with. America will not be bullied, and America never, ever, be threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran. Not now. Not ever.
"I was thinking, well, it's a little inconsistent for me to refuse induction, refuse to go into the military, yet pay taxes that would fund other people to go into the military," the 81-year-old told Fortune.
For years, giant tax prep companies like TurboTax and H&R Block have rigged our system so they can cash in on your hard-earned dollars. It's amazing that anyone could oppose this-especially when filing your taxes is something that Americans are required by law to do each year.
Martha, I think most people are economic voters. I think they're pocketbook issue voters, which is why we need to be speaking to them. And the one thing that we've made very plain is because of the things we did last summer, they're going to have more money in their pockets.
Thune stated, 'I think you gotta again look at what the president is doing, and right now he's trying to open up the Strait of Hormuz which I think we are all supportive of.'
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office's 10-year outlook projects worsening long-term federal deficits and rising debt, driven largely by increased spending, notably on Social Security, Medicare, and debt service payments. Compared with the CBO's analysis this time last year, the fiscal outlook has deteriorated modestly. Major developments over the last year are factored into the latest report, released Wednesday, including Republicans' tax and spending measure known as the " One Big Beautiful Bill Act,"