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Senate G.O.P. Ready to Drop Ballroom Funds From ICE Bill

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Several Republicans had balked at including the money in an immigration enforcement measure that the party plans to push through on a party-line vote.

Gov. Janet Mills Exits Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises

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Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party’s left and voters’ unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.

The ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Movement Is Cooling on Trump and Republicans

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Vaccine skeptics, “organic moms” and anti-pesticide activists came together to elect President Trump. But some voters are disillusioned and might not turn out again.

Bipartisan House and Senate Leaders Urge White House to Restore Spending Website

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In the latest chapter in a battle over spending powers, lawmakers charged that the administration removed crucial information in violation of the law. The White House argues the data shouldn’t be public.

Trump’s Budget Proposal Falls Flat With Some Key Republicans in Congress

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Senators expressed concern with a military budget they said was far too scant, and one objected to the plan’s gutting of vital programs, including one that offers home heating assistance for the poor.

Top Senate Republican Protests Trump Bid to Withhold Spending

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Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, joined top Democrats in insisting that the president does not have the power to “pick and choose” what to fund.

Trump and Johnson Push a Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert a Shutdown

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Republicans are pitching the strategy as a way of avoiding a politically damaging shutdown fight while giving President Trump more power to go around Congress and set funding levels himself.