Washington Times - Politics
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'As loud as I can': Sen. Steve Daines rallies Congress to make Trump's tax cuts permanent
For more than a year, Sen. Steve Daines has been arduously cultivating support in Congress to permanently extend President Trump's first-term tax...
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on foreign-made cars
President Trump said Wednesday he is imposing a 25% tariff on foreign-made cars and light trucks that are imported to the U.S.
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Judge rejects Trump DOJ's calls for recusal from case involving law firm linked to Steele dossier
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell rejected the Justice Department's demand that she recuse herself from a case involving President Trump, saying...
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White House says no secrets were revealed to journalist ahead of missile strikes
President Trump and his aides mounted a defense Wednesday of the administration's accidental release of missile attack plans to a journalist,...
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Signal chats on Houthi attacks were leader updates, Hegseth says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said messages sent inadvertently to a reporter in a group chat were not "war" plans, they were "attack" plans used...
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Congress' push to eliminate Education Department gains steam under Trump
Sen. Rand Paul, following in the footsteps of his father, is reintroducing a one-sentence bill to eliminate the federal Department of Education,...
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Rand tells lawmakers to prepare for AI 'wonder weapons' in cyberspace
The Rand Corporation is warning lawmakers they need to prepare for the sudden emergence of advanced artificial intelligence "wonder weapons" in...
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RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement is already changing how America eats
A major fast-food chain switched its cooking oil and state Republicans are cracking down on dyes and processed foods in school lunches, chalking up...
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'No more quotas, no more ridiculous mumbo jumbo': Vance boasts about nixing military DEI
Vice President J.D. Vance on Wednesday crowed to corpsmen at the Marine Corps base in Quantico that the administration was making good on the...
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Labor unions say Trump officials are defying court order to rehire probational employees
Labor unions asked a federal judge Wednesday to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court, arguing the president's team has not complied...
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Americans still support DOGE but grow skeptical of Elon Musk's chainsaw style
Most Americans want President Trump to root out waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government but are increasingly wary of how Elon Musk and the...
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Congress likely has until August or September to raise debt limit, budget office says
The drop-dead date for Congress to suspend or raise the debt limit and prevent the government from defaulting on its borrowing obligations will...