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CHC seeks prison visit amid calls to release Maryland man
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is hoping to soon visit the Maryland man being wrongfully held in El Salvador’s notorious megaprison, CECOT.
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Tariffs put White House on collision course with the Hill
Following President Trump's tariff announcements, the administration is about to run headlong into a wall of opposition from Capitol Hill.
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Chaos on tariffs. Doubts on Trump’s agenda. Welcome to this week.
Markets are rattled, Trump’s trade war is escalating and GOP lawmakers are getting nervous.
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Trump is planning a wave of new tariffs. Republicans are worried
GOP concerns are growing as President Donald Trump is on the brink of levying a sweeping set of new tariffs against an unidentified number of countries.
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Tariffs, electoral turbulence and the Trump agenda
This week will tell us a lot about the state of Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Grassley says Meta may have targeted ads based on users’ emotional state
In a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Grassley cites text messages between senior officials at Facebook that he says show the company may have used “sentiment” detection to decide what ads should be shown to individuals.
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Committees set dates for reconciliation markups
House committees are starting to mark the calendar with dates they plan to hold reconciliation markups, which are a major step forward for President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.
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The Senate – A look at how Thune and Schumer are doing
For our "Leader Look” today, we’re focusing on Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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Frontline Dem leader confronts Trump carefully
Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) is pushing two bills that would combat the Trump administration’s funding freezes, while being careful not to isolate Republican voters.
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