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• Sen. Ron Johnson pans spending in House bill, warns it will add $4 trillion to national debt

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 27

  Sen. Ron Johnson says the spending cuts in President Trump's "big beautiful bill" amounts to a "rounding error" in the amount of money Uncle Sam...

• Johnson accuses Democrats of 'twisted the facts' on Medicaid changes

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 32

  House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that Democrats are lying about the impact President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will have on Medicaid,...

• House Speaker Mike Johnson warns Senate against changing cap on state and local taxes

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 22

  House Speaker Mike Johnson is urging Senate Republicans not to make dramatic modifications to the proposed increase in the federal deduction for...

• Trump agenda bill's proposed increase to debt ceiling draws pushback from fiscal hawk in Senate

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 26

  Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday he would consider voting for President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" if GOP leaders scrap plans to raise the nation's...

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• Cover-up of Biden's cognitive, physical ills adds to long tradition of presidential medical secrets

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 28

  Many U.S. presidents have concealed significant medical problems from the public, but the practice is now under heightened scrutiny in the wake of...

• The Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump calls it racist and acts to end it

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 20

  One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in...

• Biden makes first public appearance since cancer announcement

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 56

  Former President Biden made his first public appearance since announcing last week that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, attending his...

• Trump administration official meets with Syrian president as U.S. eases sanctions

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 35

  Thomas Barrack, the U.S. special envoy to Syria, met Saturday with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharra one day after the Trump administration...

• Washington Times Weekly: Debt bomb ticking?

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 33

  I'm George Gerbo and welcome to Washington Times Weekly, where we get a chance to sit down with our reporters and dig into their coverage of the...

• Trump says Golden Dome missile defense system will be complete before he leaves office

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 36

  President Trump said his "Golden Dome" missile defense system will be completed before he leaves office in January 2029, laying an ambitious...

• Trump tells West Point cadets he's returning military to core function: 'Annihilate' America's foes

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 39

  President Trump addressed the 2025 graduating class at West Point on Saturday, telling the cadets that he's bringing back the U.S. military to core...

• Rubio blasts judge who tried to block deportation of murderers: 'irreparable harm' to U.S. diplomacy

  3 weeks ago Politics Washington Times - Politics 29

  Secretary of State Marco Rubio lashed out Friday at a federal judge who intervened to halt the deportation of a planeload of sex offenders and...