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Trump’s Tax Fight May Be Met with a Yawn by Voters
Republicans are largely “extending tax breaks that have been on the books for years,” Politico reports. “To many voters, it may not seem like anything has changed in their taxes…
Problems Are Piling Up for Trump’s Mega Bill
Speaker Mike Johnson’s hope of advancing the long-promised GOP megabill by Memorial Day is running headlong into political reality, as Republicans struggle “to unify around some of their most consequential…
Warren Buffett Says Tariffs Are a ‘Big Mistake’
“Investor Warren Buffett told thousands of Berkshire Hathaway shareholders Saturday that the United States shouldn’t use ‘trade as a weapon’ and anger the rest of the world like President Donald…
Trump Says Pete Rose Will Be Eligible for Hall of Fame
Wall Street Journal: “After Trump met with Rob Manfred at the White House last month, the issue of Rose was among the topics of conversation. Trump told others after the…
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Rubio Rising
“Marco Rubio is doing big things under President Donald Trump — way more than nearly anyone expected,” Politico reports. “The secretary of State was once thought of as one of…
Trump Mulls Executive Order on College Athlete Payments
“President Trump is considering an executive order to examine payments made to college athletes and whether they have created an unfair system,“ the New York Times reports. “Mr. Trump’s focus…
Car Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs on Parts Kick In
“The United States imposed 25 percent tariffs on imported auto parts on Saturday that could sharply raise prices for new and used vehicles as well as for repairs and insurance,”…
Australia’s Labor Party to Retain Power
“Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks set to secure a second term in office, media networks project, with voters choosing stability over change against a backdrop of global turmoil inflicted…
Waltz Angered Trump Over Conversations with Israel
“President Donald Trump’s decision to oust his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, was the product of a slow accumulation of frustration with a former Green Beret officer who was seen…
Trump to Challenge Tax-Exempt Status of Nonprofits
“Trump administration officials are exploring ways of challenging the tax-exempt status of nonprofits, in a move that some IRS staffers fear could damage the agency’s apolitical approach,” the Wall Street…
‘Free Trade’ Republicans Are a Dying Breed
Wall Street Journal: “Trump is drawing support from a rising faction of New Right economic voices that has spent the past decade working to reshape the GOP along Trumpist lines…
White House to Run Looped Video Touting Accomplishments
Washington Post: “The looped version of the 15-minute video and music is expected to run throughout the weekend on the White House digital channels with a strategy of ‘finding innovative…
Judge Strikes Down Trump Order on Law Firm
“A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked an executive order from President Trump targeting the law firm Perkins Coie, declaring it unconstitutional,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The ruling from…
Exchange of the Day
President Trump was interviewed by Kristen Welker of NBC News: WELKER: Some people on Wall Street have expressed concerns that the possibility of a recession is increasing, and I want…
Marco Rubio Could Serve Dual Roles for Long-Term
“Marco Rubio is expected to serve as both secretary of State and national security adviser for a minimum of six months, and a number of top advisers to President Donald…
Trump’s Big Deliverable of First 100 Days Was Revenge
David Weigel: “No modern president had worked so quickly to knock out the foundations from left-wing institutions, which the influencers appreciated. A year after he said he’d be ‘too busy…
Kennedy Orders Search for New Measles Treatments
“With the United States facing its largest single measles outbreak in 25 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential…
GOP Wrestles With Trump’s Demands for Tax Cuts
“It was easy to miss, but last weekend President Trump floated a fundamental rewrite of the American tax code. In a social media post, and again in remarks to reporters,…
Harvard Says Trump’s Action Would Be ‘Highly Illegal’
Harvard University President Alan Garber fought back against President Trump’s renewed threat to revoke the school’s tax-exempt status, telling the Wall Street Journal that the move would be “highly illegal”…
