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Six House Republicans vote with Democrats to rebuke Trump's Canada tariffs
The six House Republicans who voted with most of the Democrats are Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Jeff Hurd of Colorado, Kevin Kiley of California, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Dan Newhouse of Washington.
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House passes GOP's SAVE America Act
The House passed the legislation, which combined two previous bills, in a 218-213 vote
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FTC chair warns Apple News it could violate consumer protection laws with alleged left-wing bias
Ferguson noted that Apple is required to comply with Section 5 of the FTC Act, which “prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices,” including “material misrepresentations and material omissions.”
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Trump nominees, COVID dissenters launch science journal to restore 'open scientific discourse'
Journal of the Academy of Public Health, whose founders include NIH and FDA nominees, goes against the grain with paid peer review, transparency, absence of gatekeeping. Critics call it a "grift," hypocritical.
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Trump pulls Biden's security clearance, ending access to classified documents
"There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden’s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings."
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Justice Department opens inquiry into people who threatened DOGE employees
Acting US Attorney for DC Ed Martin announced the pending inquiry, but did not name any individuals who would be targeted.
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Trump: Japanese-owned Nippon Steel will invest into but not own U.S. Steel
"We didn't want to see that leave and it wouldn't actually leave, but the concept psychologically not good," Trump says. "So they've agreed to invest heavily into U.S. Steel as opposed to own it and that sounds very exciting."
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Judge to block Trump admin plan to place 2,200 USAID workers on leave
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, said he would finalize his decision later Friday evening, but told Trump attorneys during an emergency hearing that the employees should not be on leave.
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Lawmakers propose legislation to revoke District of Columbia's Home Rule Act
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn. introduced the Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident Act, or BOWSER Act, named after the Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser
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Trump orders DOJ review of all federal gun regulations to protect 2nd Amendment
He further ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to prepare a plan for the protection of those rights and work with the executive branch to implement it.
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Senate Budget Committee unveils reconciliation agenda, includes plan to increase border security
The bill includes $175 billion to secure the southern border, and $150 billion to beef up national defense. It also includes calls to complete the wall on the U.S. Southern border with Mexico.
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All the tax cuts likely to be included in Trump and GOP's forthcoming reconciliation bill
There appears to be broad consensus among House and Senate Republicans on the tax cuts to include in a reconciliation bill but they're still debating spending cuts to offset the cost.
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Musk to reinstate DOGE staffer who resigned over social media posts
Marko Elez resigned the same day that a federal judge allowed him to continue accessing the Treasury payment system but limited his ability to share the material he reviewed.