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Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America's Moral Moment on the Senate Floor — Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has taken the Senate floor and is speaking as long as he is physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed a...
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4/1/25 ☀️ AM: … President Donald Trump is on the brink of levying a sweeping set of new tariffs against an unidentified number of countries. Trump's actions are rattling financial markets, business leaders and foreign officials. — Now House and Senate Republicans are beginning …
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D-Day for Musk: Democrats in Special Elections Target Trump's DOGE Chief — Special Elections Reveal Trump's Weak Spot: Elon Musk — DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Trumpeting new tariffs he hopes will return industry to America, President Donald Trump has called April 2 “Liberation Day.”
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Inside Cory Booker's Plan To Disrupt ‘Business As Usual’ On The Senate Floor — A member of the U.S. Senate took the floor at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening — and he doesn't plan on leaving it any time soon. In a text message to TPM, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said he was about to begin speaking for as long as he could stand.
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U.S. Senate — The Senate will vote to advance President Trump's nomination of Matthew Whitaker to be the U.S. Ambassador to NATO. He previously served as Acting Attorney General during the first Trump Administration.
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Democrats Sue to Block Trump Bid to Control Elections — The Democratic Party is suing President Donald Trump over his sweeping executive order last week that attempted to wrest control of elections from the states. — Filed Monday by Elias Law Group on behalf of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer …
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Democrat kicks off marathon Senate floor speech to protest Trump administration actions
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Senate Democrat will block Trump's VA nominees to protest cuts
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Republican Anxiety Grows as Florida Races Test Trump Strength
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GOP senators line up with Democrats to oppose Trump's Canada tariffs
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Watch live: Trump's pick to lead Joint Chiefs of Staff faces Senate confirmation hearing
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Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is at stake in race that's drawn powerful political interests
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Sen. Cory Booker speaks through the night on Senate floor, criticizing Trump and Musk
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Why did Cory Booker spend the night speaking on the Senate floor?
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Cory Booker Slams Trump's Policies in Marathon Senate Floor Speech
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Wisconsin Supreme Court race is MAGA movement's first test since Trump win
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Wisconsin votes in high-profile judicial race after millions spent by Musk
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An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison — The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing Monday that it had grabbed a Maryland father with protected legal status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador, but said that U.S. courts lack jurisdiction …
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The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act — The President has invoked the law to send Venezuelans to prison in El Salvador without due process—and, in many cases, under false pretenses. — Throughout the fall and winter, Alexis Romero de Hernández struggled to accept a grim new routine.
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Trump administration admits ‘error’ in deporting Maryland resident to El Salvador — The Department of Justice says it has no recourse now that the man is in his home country, where he'd previously feared torture and persecution. — The Trump administration acknowledged late Monday …
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Trump claims a Michael Jordan tattoo is evidence of Venezuelan gang membership
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Trump aides draft tariff plans as some experts warn of economic damage — The president's team is exploring using trillions of dollars in new import revenue for a tax dividend or refund, people familiar with the matter said. — White House aides have drafted a proposal to impose tariffs …
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Stocks Mark Worst Month in Years as Trump's Tariffs Loom — Markets around the world have wavered as fear and uncertainty over tariffs and trade wars rattle investors. The S&P 500 just recorded its worst month since 2022, shedding 5.8 percent in March. — The S&P 500 ended March …
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'I don't know anyone that isn't pissed off at him': Trump world turns on Lutnick — As ‘Liberation Day’ nears, patience for the Commerce secretary is wearing thin across the Trump administration. — Inside the White House, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been perhaps the biggest proponent of …
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How Trump's tariffs will affect the economy and your wallet
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A $6 Trillion Trump Tax Increase?
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Trump is plotting the biggest tax rise in global history
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Layoffs begin at US health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food — Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal on Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people.
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Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
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HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies
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FDA's top tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency's leadership
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DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show — The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost. — The DOGE-affiliated acting president …
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As Republicans Target Colleges, Harvard Cower — Harvard, the wealthiest school in the world, sought compromise amid pressure to do more to combat antisemitism. The Trump administration is examining its funding anyway. — The Trump administration has turned campaign promises …
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The Proud Boys and Militias Come to Tesla's Defense — After weeks of “Tesla Takedown” protests, extremist groups are showing up to back Elon Musk's beleaguered car company. — Over the weekend, thousands of people joined the “Tesla Takedown” protest movement at the company's showrooms across the country.
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Top Trump USAID Staffer Accused of Violent Outbursts, Racist Remarks — Ten people who knew Jeremy Lewin expressed concerns about his new position due to troubling behavior in his youth … Jeremy Lewin recently became deputy administrator for policy and programs for what's left of USAID …


The Coming Recession Will Be Self-Inflicted — The looming economic contraction will be unique in past-war America in that it will be the first directly caused by White House policy. — The US economy is plodding toward a recession, a result of the Trump administration's pursuit …


Trump's “Art of the Deal” hits new hurdles — President Trump's global dealmaking blitz is facing new obstacles, with early optimism eclipsed by broken ceasefires, pissed-off allies and thinning patience at home and abroad. — Why it matters: Ten weeks isn't a long time in foreign policy.
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How Biden's frailties hampered Harris — Democratic Party officials and White House staffers were well aware of former President Biden's frailties ahead of his choice to end his ill-fated reelection bid last summer, according to exclusive excerpts of a new book released to The Hill.
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Hooters files for bankruptcy — New York CNN — Hooters — the restaurant chain first known for its orange-clad, all-female wait staff and then its chicken wings — filed for bankruptcy, the company announced Monday. But the decades-old brand said it isn't going anywhere.
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