UmairFor Republicans, Tariffs Pose a Risk Like No Other
The time after a presidential election can feel like a moment of clarity. The results, after all, are finally in. But over the last two decades, the post-election period hasn’t…
Trump’s Third Term Talk Defies Constitution and Tests Democracy
After President Trump said last year that he wanted to be a dictator for a day, he insisted that he was only joking. Now he is saying that he may…
The Three States That Are Especially Stuck if Congress Cuts Medicaid
If congressional Republicans go through with some of the deep Medicaid cuts they are considering, three states would be left in an especially tight bind. South Dakota, Missouri and Oklahoma…
Republicans Like to Cut Taxes. With Tariffs, Trump Is Raising Them.
The Republican Party embarked this week on a haphazard experiment in economic policymaking, wagering that the United States can weather a monumental tax increase in the form of broad tariffs…
Senate Approves G.O.P. Budget Plan After Overnight Vote-a-Thon
The Senate approved Republicans’ budget blueprint just after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday to clear the way for passing President Trump’s domestic agenda, after Democrats forced an overnight session to protest…
Senate Approves G.O.P. Budget Plan After Overnight Vote-a-Thon
The Senate approved Republicans’ budget blueprint just after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday to clear the way for passing President Trump’s domestic agenda, after Democrats forced an overnight session to protest…
Senate Wades Into All-Night Vote-a-Thon as Republicans Push Through Budget Plan
The Senate on Friday was hurtling toward a political showdown over President Trump’s domestic agenda, with Democrats planning to force dozens of votes during an overnight session to protest Republicans’…
Fate of the Filibuster Emerges as a Central Issue in Senate Budget Fight
Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, has made preserving the institution of the Senate his signature issue since Day 1. And in his inaugural speech…
Trump Supports Proxy Voting for New Parents in Congress, a Blow to Johnson
President Trump on Thursday threw his support behind a bipartisan effort to allow proxy voting for new parents in Congress, dealing a major blow to Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempts to…
House Republicans Demand Documents About ActBlue Departures
The leaders of three Republican-led House committees accused ActBlue, the main Democratic fund-raising platform, of complacency in fraud prevention and demanded more information about the recent resignations of a raft…
