46 h. ago Republican supporters of Ukraine put pressure on Trump after missile strikes

Lawmakers use Kremlin’s deadly attacks as latest evidence to convince president he must increase pressure on PutinRepublican supporters of Ukraine are using the Kremlin’s deadly missile strikes as their latest evidence to convince Donald Trump that he must increase pressure on Vladimir Putin if he wants to reach a ceasefire deal.Pro-Ukraine lawmakers and aides in the Republican party have carefully navigated Trump’s apparent affinity for Putin and avoided direct intervention in their efforts to shift his support toward Kyiv. But following the Russian strikes during Palm Sunday celebrations in the city of Sumy, advisers and allies have been highly vocal in condemning the attack using language meant to resonate with the US president’s conservative, religious base. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump lawmaker's blundering attempt to defend tariffs on island inhabited by penguins

President Donald Trump decided to implement retaliatory tariffs against all other countries, including the McDonald and Heard islands, which are in the remote Indian Ocean and populated by penguins

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8 d. ago Powell’s tariff dilemma: defend the economy or contain inflation

Donald Trump’s trade war has put the Federal Reserve in an awkward spot

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9 d. ago Trump live updates: Administration defends controversial tariffs imposed on island only inhabited by penguins

‘Poor old penguins,’ the Australian trade minister said after Trump unveiled his sweeping policy

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1 week ago Another Republican edges away from Trump: Senator Kennedy sounds alarm on plunging market

Kennedy joins a small but growing group of Republican lawmakers getting restless over Trump levies and the market meltdown

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2 w. ago Clean energy spending boosts GOP districts. But lawmakers are keeping quiet as Trump targets incentives

We asked 18 Republicans whose districts benefit most from Biden’s IRA climate law if they back Trump’s demandsBillions of dollars in clean energy spending and jobs have overwhelmingly flowed to parts of the US represented by Republican lawmakers. But these members of Congress are still largely reticent to break with Donald Trump’s demands to kill off key incentives for renewables, even as their districts bask in the rewards.The president has called for the dismantling of the Inflation Reduction Act – a sweeping bill passed by Democrats that has helped turbocharge investments in wind, solar, nuclear, batteries and electric vehicle manufacturing in the US – calling it a “giant scam”. Trump froze funding allocated under the act and has vowed to claw back grants aimed at reducing planet-heating pollution. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Minnesota lawmaker who introduced ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ bill resigns after soliciting a minor charge

Eichorn was arrested Monday night, hours after introducing a controversial bill

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3 w. ago Elon Musk responds after Republican senator alleges GOP lawmakers are scared of Trump and DOGE

‘We cannot be cowed into not speaking up’ Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski told reporters Tuesday

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3 w. ago Minnesota lawmaker who introduced ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ bill charged with prostitution after minor sting

Eichorn was arrested Monday night, hours after introducing a controversial bill

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4 w. ago Minnesota lawmaker accused of soliciting a minor same day he introduced ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ bill

Eichorn was arrested Monday night, hours after introducing a controversial bill

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