3 d. ago U.S. court rules Lisa Cook can stay as Fed governor, blocks Trump from removing her

Trump, a Republican, said he was firing Cook on Aug. 25 over allegations raised by one of his appointees that she committed mortgage fraud.

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4 d. ago Ford planning more U.S. advertisements to address ‘real story’ of tariff impact

Ontario premier takes aim at Republicans for not standing up to their political leader

Economics

5 d. ago Some Republicans want Trump to expand use of military on US soil

Lawmakers from Louisiana — a red state that surrounds politically blue New Orleans — said it was a great idea for National Guard troops to go there next.

Events

1 week ago Meet the Lawyer CEOs Call When They’re Summoned to Capitol Hill

Business is brisk for Washington whisperer Michael Bopp, whose specialty preparing besieged CEOs for congressional testimony is in high demand as President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans take aim at public media, universities and major corporations.

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1 week ago The rich, populist Republican radical who paved the way for Trump: Full Comment podcast

The U.S. Republican party isn’t what it used to be. But the evolution toward U.S. President Donald Trump’s MAGA-ism began decades ago when William F. Buckley Jr. launched a revolution on the American right. As Buckley’s official biographer, Sam Tanenhaus, tells Brian Lilley, the late conservative icon was a lot like Trump: a media-savvy, wealthy […]

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2 w. ago New Texas redistricting map set to grow GOP’s seats in Congress becomes law

The Texas map drafted in rare mid-decade redistricting prompted fierce protests from Democrats and sparked a gerrymandering tug-of-war for voters in states across the country.

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2 w. ago Trump’s project of mass deportations inspires copycats in the West

When President Donald Trump first ran for office, he borrowed from Europe. His maverick Republican primary bid imported wholesale the talking points of the European far right, which at the time was up in arms about a surge of asylum-seeking migrants, primarily from Syria and Afghanistan, landing on the continent. Trump seized on a grisly […]

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2 w. ago Trump revokes Secret Service protection for Harris after Biden had extended it

Trump, a Republican, defeated Harris, a Democrat, in the presidential election last year

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2 w. ago Trump expands cities targeted for possible military deployment to Baltimore in a spat with governor

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland’s governor to join him in a tour of Baltimore by saying he might instead “send in the ‘troops.”‘ Last week, Trump said he was considering Chicago and New York for troop deployments […]

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3 w. ago Trump ready to ‘crush’ Russian economy if Putin avoids Zelenskyy talks: Senator

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday that he believes President Donald Trump is prepared to “crush” Russia’s economy with a new wave of sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming weeks. Graham, who spoke with Trump on Tuesday morning, has pushed the president […]

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