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GOP lawmaker pushes to impeach judge over order to halt deportations

Republican Rep. Brandon Gill (Texas) said he would be pushing to impeach the federal judge who ordered the Trump administration to halt deportations of Venezuelan gang members over the weekend. “I’…

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Author: Lauren Irwin

It started in a Venezuelan prison. Now US politics focus on the Tren de Aragua gang

It’s a local threat to some and a full-on invasion to President Donald Trump

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Author: Via AP news wire

Trump deportation of Venezuelan immigrants fuels calls for answers

Rights groups seek information after US sends more than 230 alleged gang members to El Salvador despite court order.

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Author: Jillian Kestler-D’Amours

Kentucky GOP lawmakers vote to protect conversion therapy

Kentucky’s Republican lawmakers have passed a bill that protects conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youths They want to undo restrictions that Democratic Gov.

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Author: Bruce Schreiner

The Republicans Pushing Trump to Save Biden’s Clean Energy Tax Credits

Despite President Trump’s rollback of climate policy, some Republicans and business leaders say clean energy can help his “energy dominance” agenda.

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Author: David Gelles

Current Climate: The EPA’s Radical, Un-Republican Shift

In this week’s Current Climate newsletter, EPA’s radical break with Republican history; a climate-friendly digital bank’s troubled tale; decarbonization challenges ahead

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Author: Alan Ohnsman

Let Them Eat Tariffs

Donald Trump’s allies have pivoted from denying that his policies will hurt consumers to insisting that consumers should welcome the pain.

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Author: Scott Lincicome

Democrats demand investigation into Musk over possible criminal corruption

Leading figures urge Pam Bondi to examine ‘Mr Musk’s activities at the FAA’ amid conflict-of-interest concerns

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Author: Martin Pengelly

Fox News presses car saleman senator about Trump’s White House auto show

Bernie Moreno ‘applauds’ Trump for celebrating ‘American-made’ Teslas despite Elon Musk’s conflict of interest

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Author: John Bowden

Opinion | Democrats Are Playing With Tea Party Fire

If Democrats don’t get a better grip on what is achievable in Congress, they will fall victim to the infighting that has long plagued Republicans.

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Author: Brendan Buck

Dem group calls for Schumer to step down as minority leader after spending bill vote

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Author: Jessica Piper

The left talks about antisemitism. The right actually fights it.

A Republican consulting firm has helped build a department to fight antisemitism and support Israel, while the Democratic Party has failed to crack down on pro-Hamas mobs and has defended a Hamas s…

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Author: Mor Greenberg, opinion contributor

‘Absolutely Ridiculous’: Democrats Seethe at Schumer for Backing G.O.P. Spending Bill

Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, continued to face criticism from members of his own party after he reversed course and allowed the stopgap spending bill to come to a vote.

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Author: Minho Kim

Democratic Party’s favorability hits record low: Poll

The Democratic party’s favorability rating has hit a record low, according to a CNN survey released Sunday. The survey, conducted March 6-9, shows 54 percent of U.S. adults say they have an unfavor…

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Author: Sarah Fortinsky

Minnesota Senate Republicans Bill proposes adding ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ to mental illness definition

A Minnesota Senate bill proposes recognizing Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) as a mental illness under state law. Defined as an “acute onset of paranoia” in response to Donald Trump’s policies, symptoms include verbal hostility, inability to distinguish policy differences, and others.

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Author: Ravi Hari

Republicans split on spending cuts, Medicaid as they seek path forward on Trump tax cuts

Congressional Republicans, under pressure to move forward on President Donald Trump’s tax cut and border security agenda, are at odds over how much spending they can cut from the federal budget without leaving constituents who rely on social safety net programs out in the cold.

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Author: David Morgan

Opinion | DOGE attacks on the Social Security Administration could quickly have dire consequences

The SSA recently announced its intent to eliminate 7,000 jobs, slicing the agency’s already skeletal staff down to the marrow.

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Author: Molly Weston Williamson

MSNBC peddles conspiracy about Trump’s ‘doggy boys and Musk rats’

Rhode Island Democrat Senator Sheldon Whitehouse made the bizarre claim about the Trump administration on Sunday.

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Author: Noa Halff

Minnesota Senators Introduce Bill Seeking To Add ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ to List of Official Mental Illnesses

The would-be addition to the diagnostic code includes the ‘inability to distinguish between legitimate policy differences and signs of psychic pathology’…

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Author: NewYorkSun

GOP senator weighs in on Trump’s 1798 immigration law, judge’s attempt to block it

Republican Sen. Mike Rounds (S.D.) appeared on CNN Sunday, where he spoke about President Trump’s decision to invoke a 1798 immigration law and a federal judge’s attempt to block it. On Saturday, T…

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Author: Lauren Irwin

Democrats train fire on Musk as unelected billionaire dips in popularity

Leaders on left bet on Musk’s bravado to pull party out of political weeds as CEO eyes social security and health cuts

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Author: Lauren Gambino

Opinion | Mixed Messages on Masculinity

Readers weigh in on masculinity in politics. Also: Making way for corruption; when Donald Trump flouts laws; the perversion of U.S. power.

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Author: The New York Times

GOP lawmakers tackle challenge of turning Trump actions into laws

Republicans lawmakers who are jubilant about President Trump’s flurry of executive orders and actions reshaping the government are staring down a challenge: making those changes last by turning the…

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Author: Emily Brooks

Angst pervades a pair of Republican town halls — one in Trump country, the other in a swing state

In two congressional districts and vastly different political environments, two Republican congressmen were met with far different reactions at public meetings they held late last week.

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Author: Hannah Schoenbaum,Makiya Seminera,Thomas Beaumont

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