New Epstein trouble for Trump, GOP
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a new group of emails from Epstein suggesting Trump knew more about the disgraced financier’s criminal abuse of women than he’s acknowledged.
Political winds whip the MAGA movement
Trump’s trade agenda at risk
Trump fumes and opens massive gulf with Hill GOP
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W.H. believes their hands are tied on SNAP benefits
The Trump administration does not believe it can shuffle money around to fund SNAP benefits into November, according to sources familiar with the deliberations.
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NDAA reaches final stretch
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