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Capitol agenda: Trump’s tariff test

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Author: Mia McCarthy,Lisa Kashinsky

Electoral defeat for Musk, Trump, and the MAGA movement in Wisconsin

In the state won by Donald Trump in November, a Democratic judge defeated a local Supreme Court candidate heavily backed by Elon Musk, who had poured millions into the race. The billionaire didn’t just lose money in this local election – he lost part of his credibility.

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Author: Piotr Smolar

First Thing: Liberal judge beats Musk-backed candidate in Wisconsin supreme court race

Susan Crawford defeats Brad Schimel in the most expensive US judicial election ever, a major win for the Democrats. Plus, Israel announces plan to seize ‘large areas’ of Gaza

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Author: Clea Skopeliti

Wisconsin Supreme Court election results: What happened and why it matters

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Author: Al Jazeera Staff

Wisconsin and Florida elections provide early warning signs to Trump and Republicans

A trio of elections have provided plenty of warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump.

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Author: Jill Colvin

Elon Musk’s Wisconsin mission explodes

Voters have rejected a key Republican candidate, despite the Tesla chief pouring millions into the election.

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Author: Freddie Hayward

Trump endorsement and Musk’s money not enough to flip Wisconsin Supreme Court

President Trump’s endorsement and Elon Musk’s money weren’t enough to flip the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which liberals will hold onto. Abortion, redistricting and Tesla could come before the court.

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Author: Chuck Quirmbach

Trump is starting to face tariff blowback

Liberation Day? Pshaw. President Trump may be gloating about imposing sweeping tariffs on America’s allies and adversaries abroad, but he is facing beginning to face blowback at home for his strange farrago of policies that are upending the federal government and threatening to plunge America into a self-induced recession. First Senator Cory Booker raised the

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Author: Jacob Heilbrunn

Takeaways from the special elections in Florida and Wisconsin

Republicans expanded their narrow House majority Tuesday with closer-than-expected wins in special elections in two ruby-red Florida congressional districts.

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Author: Eric Bradner, Fredreka Schouten, Steve Contorno, Arit John

Trump news at a glance: All eyes on special elections; Booker’s 25-hour speech on ‘nation in crisis’

Elections in Wisconsin and Florida seen as reflection of Trump’s standing with voters. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 1 April 2025.

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Author: Guardian staff reporter

Republican rebellion halts key House votes, putting Trump’s agenda in limbo – The Times of India

US News: A procedural vote in the US House saw nine Republicans rebel, halting legislative proceedings and stalling key bills. The disruption affected measures

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Author: TOI World Desk

IDF strikes in Gaza said to hit targets in southern cities of Rafah and Khan Younis

Pentagon announces deployment of second US aircraft carrier to Mideast * As federal grants frozen, Princeton University vows to ‘cooperate with government in combating antisemitism’

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Author: timesofisrael

Randy Fine, a State Senator, Wins a House Seat in Florida, Adding to the G.O.P. Majority.

Randy Fine, a state senator, won a special election to replace Michael Waltz of Florida, who is now Trump’s national security adviser.

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Author: Emily Cochrane

GOP lawmakers sink Speaker Johnson’s effort to kill remote voting push for new parents

Nine Republicans joined with all Democrats to vote against a procedural rule to advance a package of GOP-led bills over the proxy vote fight.

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Author: Scott Wong,Melanie Zanona,Kyle Stewart

House revolt over Republican bid to stop new parents from voting by proxy

Small group of Republican lawmakers help Democrats to obstruct key procedural motion in setback for GOP

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Author: Chris Stein

See Which House Members Rejected Johnson’s Effort Against Proxy Voting

Nine Republicans joined Democrats to force a vote to allow members who had new children to vote by proxy.

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Author: The New York Times

Bitter feud between Speaker Johnson and Rep. Luna over remote voting for new parents roils House GOP

A bitter feud between Mike Johnson and fellow Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is roiling the House GOP as multiple lawmakers privately accuse the speaker of being anti-family and mull voting against him in a floor vote Tuesday.

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Author: Sarah Ferris

Johnson Fails to Kill Bipartisan Measure to Allow Proxy Voting for New Parents

The speaker tried to use an unprecedented parliamentary maneuver to deny a bipartisan majority the chance to hold a vote on their proposal to allow new parents to vote remotely in the House.

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Author: Annie Karni

Republicans consider rebelling against GOP leaders’ hardball tactic on proxy voting

An effort by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-Fla.) push for allowing proxy voting for new parents is on thin ice as a number of Republicans warn they may vote again…

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Author: Mychael Schnell,Emily Brooks

Thune urging GOP colleagues to kill resolution to undo Trump tariffs

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is urging Republicans to defeat a Democratic-sponsored resolution to undo President Trump’s 25-percent tariff on Canadian imports, arguing the tariff is n…

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Author: Alexander Bolton

House GOP leaders play hardball to stop push for proxy voting for new parents

House Republican leaders are playing hardball as they try to stop Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) from triggering a vote on a bill to allow proxy voting for new parents, throwing a procedural hurdl…

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Author: Emily Brooks

Republican U.S. senators join push to block Trump’s Canadian tariffs

Senators expected to vote Tuesday on resolution seeking to end national emergency the White House declared over illicit fentanyl flowing from Canada into the U.S.

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Author: Kathryn Blaze Baum

Louisiana voters reject far-right governor’s constitutional amendments

Amendments pushed by Republican Jeff Landry on crime, courts and finances resoundingly defeated in vote