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 DOJ formally backs lawsuit that could strike Obamacare entirely

DOJ formally backs lawsuit that could strike Obamacare entirely

A Texas judge “correctly held” that Obamacare’s individual mandate to hold insurance is inseparable from the rest of the law, the Trump administration told an appeals court Wednesday in arguing the entire program must fall  Read more

	Democrats Split in Responses to Venezuela Crisis

Democrats Split in Responses to Venezuela Crisis

While Republicans were largely united in their support for the opposition to Nicolás Maduro’s regime, Democrats offered a wide range of messages on the issue  Read more

Senate Democrats face recruitment setback in bid to reclaim majority

Senate Democrats face recruitment setback in bid to reclaim majority

It’s been a rough week for Senate Democrats as they try to lay the groundwork to reclaim the chamber's majority in next year’s elections – with some of their most coveted recruits announcing they'll pass on 2020 runs  Read more

	Trump Administration Guarantees Conscience Protections for Doctors Who Won’t Perform Abortions

Trump Administration Guarantees Conscience Protections for Doctors Who Won’t Perform Abortions

The Trump administration on Thursday adopted protections for medical professionals who have moral objections to performing certain controversial procedures  Read more

 Trump attacks Biden despite Kushner directive to lay off Dem field

Trump attacks Biden despite Kushner directive to lay off Dem field

Kushner told campaign officials to not attack 2020 Dems — but that rule doesn’t seem to apply to the candidate himself  Read more

White House asks Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency spending for border

White House asks Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency spending for border

The money is on top of more than Trump's $8 billion budget request and $6 billion national emergency declaration.  Read more

 White House rejects House's security clearance document request

White House rejects House's security clearance document request

The White House has rejected a House committee’s request for documents related to possible abuses of the security clearance system  Read more

Lessons from Venezuela

Lessons from Venezuela

It’s been three months since the United States government officially recognized Juan Guaidó as Venezuela’s legitimate president  Read more

U.S., China near deal to roll back some tariffs

U.S., China near deal to roll back some tariffs

The United States and China are closing in on a deal that includes broad agreement on how the Trump administration will roll back a portion of the tariffs it has imposed on more than $250 billion-worth of Chinese goods, according to two people close to the talks  Read more

Amid good news, can Democrats talk down the economy?

Amid good news, can Democrats talk down the economy?

"The recession talk in late 2018 got way, way out of hand," the New York Times economic reporter Neil Irwin tweeted a few days ago. Indeed it did  Read more

 Trump to demand more money for border

Trump to demand more money for border

President Trump will send Congress a supplemental budget request this week demanding more money to secure the border amid the ongoing humanitarian and security crisis, the acting Homeland Security secretary told Congress on Tuesday, setting up a massive battle with Democrats  Read more

Trump And Democrats Agree On $2 Trillion For Infrastructure, But Not On How To Pay
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  • 04/30/2019 12:00 AM

Trump And Democrats Agree On $2 Trillion For Infrastructure, But Not On How To Pay

Democratic congressional leaders say President Trump has agreed to a $2 trillion infrastructure plan. But — and it's a big but — there was no agreement on how to pay for such a wide-ranging and expensive proposal  Read more

Trump presses Democratic leaders on stalled trade deal at White House

Trump presses Democratic leaders on stalled trade deal at White House

President Trump and his economic adviser Larry Kudlow pressed Democratic leaders at a White House meeting Tuesday on moving the stalled U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which faces opposition from labor and environmental groups  Read more

Trump administration declares support for Venezuela uprising against Maduro: 'We are with you!'

Trump administration declares support for Venezuela uprising against Maduro: 'We are with you!'

The Trump administration voiced full support Tuesday for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as he led a contingent of heavily armed troops into the streets of Caracas amid a call for the military to rise up and oust the South American nation’s disputed president, Nicolás Maduro  Read more

 Trump Says He Wants Asylum Seekers to Pay a Fee to Apply

Trump Says He Wants Asylum Seekers to Pay a Fee to Apply

President Donald Trump is proposing charging asylum seekers a fee to process their applications as he continues to try to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants seeking to cross into the U.S.  Read more

 GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley tells Trump to cancel tariffs or lose U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal

GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley tells Trump to cancel tariffs or lose U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal

The Senate’s senior Republican issued an ultimatum to President Trump on Sunday, saying either he cancels his trade-war tariffs or else he can forget about getting his U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal through Congress  Read more

 Barr's Testimony to House in Doubt Amid Dispute With Democrats

Barr's Testimony to House in Doubt Amid Dispute With Democrats

The Justice Department has informed the House Judiciary Committee that Attorney General William Barr may skip a Thursday hearing on special counsel Robert Mueller’s report if committee lawyers seek to question him  Read more

As trade talks reach endgame, U.S.-China ties could hinge on enforcement

As trade talks reach endgame, U.S.-China ties could hinge on enforcement

U.S. negotiators head to China on Tuesday to try to hammer out details to end the two countries’ trade war, including the shape of an enforcement mechanism, the success or failure of which could set the trajectory of ties for years to come  Read more