The triumph of Trump’s most controversial picks has set the tone for the president’s domineering relationship with Congress — and left allies more confident than ever that he can have his way in Washington.

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Author: Hannah Knowles,Jacqueline Alemany,Liz Goodwin

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Author: the Guardian

Trump’s order states that the name be changed to Mount McKinley

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Author: Rhian Lubin

Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to stymie much of former President Barack Obama’s agenda, hand President Donald Trump key first-term political victories and deliver a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court majority. Now he’s the odd man out.

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Author: Eric Bradner, Lauren Fox

Trump’s war on EVs continues.

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Author: Andrew J. Hawkins

As Canadian leaders piece together just how serious U.S. President Donald Trump is over making Canada the 51st American state, a former Republican congressman says it’s all a performance — and Canada shouldn’t be afraid.

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Author: Benjamin Lopez Steven · CBC News · Posted: Feb 14, 2025 3:48 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

An assessment of state-level inflows and outflows of federal funds finds red states are being propped up by blue states.

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Author: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques

The U.S. has roughly one month until the government runs out of money, and the talks to avoid that are a mess, writes Philip Elliott.

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Author: Philip Elliott

As congressional Democrats struggle to counter President Donald Trump’s disruption to the federal government, Slate writer Jim Newell suggested that threat

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Author: Jennifer Bowers Bahney

‘Thanks for nothing, Mitch.’

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Author: Amanda Bell, TV Insider

Late Thursday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift the funding freeze on U.S. assistance and development programs abroad.

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Author: Annie Gowen,Katharine Houreld