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.
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Qatar Airways to Buy 160 Boeing Jets
The United States and Qatar also signed a statement of defense cooperation. No additional details, such as the text of the documents, were released immediately.
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.
Kennedy to Defend H.H.S. Overhaul as Democrats Denounce ‘War on Science’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify before lawmakers for the first time as health secretary on Wednesday, where he will also confront calls from a key Republican to reassure Americans about his agenda.
Renewable Energy Is Booming in Texas. Republicans Want to Change That.
Despite soaring power demand, Republican lawmakers in the Texas Legislature are pushing to rein in renewable energy, part of a national wave of Trump-era opposition.
A Bearded Pete Buttigieg Drops Into Iowa for a Pitch to Veterans
With Democrats sizing up their 2028 plans, Pete Buttigieg spoke at a town hall in Cedar Rapids and criticized the Trump administration: “The American people bow to no king.”
Christopher Bond, Former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator, Dies at 86
A Republican known as Kit, he was the state’s youngest governor. When he retired from Congress after four terms, he said he didn’t want to be the state’s oldest senator.
New Biden Book Points to His Decline and Democrats’ Cowardice: 6 Takeaways
The book, “Original Sin,” describes how Mr. Biden’s aides quashed concerns about his age. But the anonymous accounts show that many Democrats are still afraid to discuss the issue publicly.
20 States Sue Trump Over Immigration Demands and Threats to Cut Funding
Similar lawsuits have been filed by mostly Democratic state attorneys general over threats to diversity programs, tariffs and mass firings at federal agencies.
Prosecutors Charge Sinaloa Cartel Operatives With Terrorism Crimes
The indictment was the first time leaders of the cartel had been charged with terrorism crimes since a Trump executive order designated it a foreign terrorist organization.