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Trump backs SALT repeal, says top New York Republican. Taxpayers in these states could benefit.

A New York Republican says that President supports reverting to an unlimited deduction for state and local taxes, though the president also recognizes that a SALT cap may be necessary to keep budget deficits under control.

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Author: Chris Matthews

GOP moderates see Trump as strong ally on their tax deduction push

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Author: Benjamin Guggenheim

Donald Trump says attacks on police officers in January 6 riots were ‘minor incidents’

On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order pardoning more than 1,500 people involved in the US Capitol riot four years ago – including those jailed for violent offences.

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Author: Sky News

‘Very minor incidents’: Trump defends January 6 pardons in first interview since inauguration

In interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, US president also hinted that predecessor Joe Biden made an error by not pardoning himself

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Author: David Smith

Reed Statement on Abuse Allegations Against Pete Hegseth | U.S. Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee received a sworn affidavit…

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Author: jackreed

GOP, Dems From High-Tax States Push To Kill SALT Cap

Republican and Democratic lawmakers from high-tax states said Wednesday that raising or eliminating the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction would be essential to gaining their support for a bill to renew expiring Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax breaks.

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Author: @law360

Former ‘MAGA cult’ member rejects Capitol riot pardon from ‘narcissist’ Trump

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Author: Sky News

House GOP launches new panel to investigate Jan. 6

Republicans hope that allies soon to be in charge of the DOJ and FBI will help them dredge up new information.

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Author: Andrew Solender,Erin Doherty

Your next congressperson just got pardoned

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Author: @politico

House Republicans announce new subcommittee to investigate Jan. 6

Congress previously investigated Jan. 6 and the efforts by President Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election when Democrats controlled the House.

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Author: Rebecca Shabad

House Republicans form new January 6 panel in attempt to undercut past inquiry

Mike Johnson says party has ‘exposed the false narratives’ of the attack but that ‘there is still more work to be done’

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Author: Rachel Leingang

SALT Talks Gain Steam With Republican Push to Raise Cap

Get caught up.

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Author: Natasha Solo-Lyons

Judges in Washington Push Back on Trump’s Reprieve of Jan. 6 Defendants

While dismissing cases, judges who have overseen the prosecutions made clear that the orders did nothing to change the reality of the attack on the Capitol.

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Author: Alan Feuer

Republicans balk at new Hegseth allegations

The Defense secretary nominee still appears on track for confirmation.

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Author: Joe Gould,Connor O’Brien

Senate Democrats Block G.O.P. Effort to Criminalize Some Abortion Providers

The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers with prison time for failing to resuscitate them.

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Author: Annie Karni

Trump’s Sharp Turn for US Policy Faces a Slower Road in Congress

President Donald Trump is preparing to take his show on the road after a shock-and-awe flurry of executive actions that have flipped US priorities on everything from climate policy to diversity and inclusion.

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Author: Nancy Cook

Senator Reveals Details of New Batch of Allegations Against Pete Hegseth

Sen. Jack Reed released details from an affadivit alleging that Pentagon Nominee Pete Hegseth’s ex-wife feared for her safety during her marriage.

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Author: Nikki McCann Ramirez

Leading Republicans wrongfooted by Trump’s sweeping January 6 pardons

JD Vance, Mike Johnson and others had said those guilty of violence would be excluded before president changed tack

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Author: Robert Tait

GOP leaders stare down legislative minefield after Trump’s Day 1 blitz

President Trump made a big splash with dozens of executive actions on his first day in office, but now comes the hard part: getting Republicans in Congress in line to usher an ambitious legislative…

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Author: Emily Brooks

How the Debt Could Hamstring Trump’s Agenda

Republicans are hunting for ways to pay for President Trump’s expensive plans while avoiding a freakout on Wall Street.

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Author: Andrew Duehren

Trump orders all federal diversity staff to be put on leave by end of today

Donald Trump has instructed all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff to be put on paid leave and eventually be laid off.

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Author: Samuel Montgomery

How Trump has reshaped the political map

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.

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Author: Ronald Brownstein

US police union says Trump January 6 pardons send ‘dangerous message’

Fraternal Order of Police and International Association of Chiefs of Police criticizes blanket clemency to 1,500

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Author: Adam Gabbatt

A Capitol Rioter’s Son Is Terrified About His Father’s Release

Jackson Reffitt has been flooded with threats online since Trump pardoned his father and almost 1,600 others for their part in January 6.

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Author: David Gilbert

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