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Progress made on House budget, key holdout says
A key ultraconservative holdout said Wednesday that enough progress has been made in stalled House budget talks that a blueprint needed to unlock President Donald Trump’s domestic policy plans could be released by the end of the week. Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina is one of several Freedom Caucus members who sit on the House Budget Committee and have so far rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s initial budget plan last week — causing GOP leaders to scramble for hundreds of billions more in spending cuts…
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Mamdani asks New York State to raise taxes on ‘ultra-wealthy’ to address city budget deficit
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) asked Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the “ultra-wealthy,” citing a “significant chasm” in the city’s $5.4 billion deficit. During a preliminary budget proposal announcement on Tuesday, Mamdani laid out two different “paths” the city could take to address the deficit concerns…
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said on Tuesday that he would “rather eat glass” than replace gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar’s (D-Minn.) in her U.S. Senate seat if she is elected. The lighthearted moment occurred when the governor took a question on the way to the podium at a press conference on Tuesday…
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Talarico says CBS decision to not air ‘Late Show’ interview ‘should be alarming to all of us’
Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico addressed the controversy over his “Late Show” interview on Tuesday. CBS has denied accusations from the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, that they barred an interview with the political candidate scheduled for Monday’s show. The interview, which did not air, was posted on the show’s YouTube channel…
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- Mamdani asks New York State to raise taxes on ‘ultra-wealthy’ to address city budget deficit
- Walz says he’d ‘rather eat glass’ than fill Klobuchar’s Senate seat
- Talarico says CBS decision to not air ‘Late Show’ interview ‘should be alarming to all of us’
- Hegseth forces out top Driscoll adviser
- Hegseth touts Presidents Day strike on boat
- Mamdani asks New York State to raise taxes on ‘ultra-wealthy’ to address city budget deficit
- Messy House primary in Texas becomes proxy war in broader Democratic identity fight
- How Trump is Remaking America’s Nuclear Regulator
- Republicans sit tight as Trump pushes for mail voting crackdown
- Inside Congress’ failed battle to keep Obamacare premiums from skyrocketing
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