Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem.
The federal government has taken a reactive approach to aviation policy, often leading to delays in modernization efforts and inadequate staffing and funding.
Law and Legislation
House Republicans Push Forward With Tax and Medicaid Cuts
Three key committees advanced legislation that would combine into the “one big beautiful bill” to enact President Trump’s agenda. But the package faces a rocky path in Congress.
Republican Bill to End E.V. Tax Credit Could Hurt G.M. and Ford
A House Republican bill introduced this week would do away with tax credits that had encouraged Americans to buy electric vehicles and automakers to invest in new factories.
Millions Would Lose Health Coverage Under G.O.P. Bill. But Not as Many as Democrats Say.
A widely circulated talking point about Medicaid cuts inflates the legislation’s effects by about five million people.
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Venezuelan Deportations to Resume
The solicitor general contended that a group of migrants had barricaded themselves inside a Texas detention center and threatened to take hostages.
At Trump’s Justice Dept., Bondi Embraces Role of TV Messenger
Attorney General Pam Bondi has adopted a conspicuously performative approach, willing to execute White House directives with little fuss.
Republicans Lay Out Early Plans to Extend and Expand Trump Tax Cuts
House Republicans rolled out the first pieces of a roughly $4 trillion tax cut they hope to pass, including measures that would last just for President Trump’s term.
Does Trump Have the Power to Install Jeanine Pirro as Interim U.S. Attorney?
By using another interim appointment to fill a vacancy for the top prosecutor in Washington, the White House is bypassing Senate confirmation and potentially claiming expansive authority.
How Trump Is Scrambling the G.O.P. Push to Cut Medicaid Spending
The president’s stated opposition to cutting the program has put Republicans laboring to enact his domestic agenda in a bind.
Republican Agenda Hits Familiar Obstacle: State and Local Taxes
A small group of Republicans are threatening to torpedo President Trump’s agenda over the state and local tax deduction, long a headache for both parties.