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The White House triggered a national eruption of panic over the future of federal loans and grants Tuesday, followed by a federal judge’s injunction ordering a halt until Feb. 3 to provide more time to sort out the resulting mess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President Trump begins his second week by daring Congress, the courts and other nations to bend to his will — or else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump begins his second week by daring Congress, the courts and other nations to bend to his will — or else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hegseth weathers accusations in march to Pentagon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hegseth gains momentum to lead Pentagon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Track and unpack president’s executive orders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President-elect Trump today will revel with supporters during an indoor inauguration ceremony and publicly put foes on notice that he’s wasting no time before remaking American governance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President-elect Trump won the November election with bold economic promises embraced by an electorate ready to hold him responsible if prices don’t ease, job prospects aren’t rosier and if Americans don’t cheer up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gaza ceasefire: Will it last? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Hegseth, a self-described former Fox News “disruptor” and President-elect Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, blasted through a cloud of controversies Tuesday on his way to what is expected to be Senate confirmation. A vote is expected Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President-elect Trump today confronts the unprecedented and mundane challenges of having lost the presidency and then winning it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This weekend, all roads lead to Mar-a-Lago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Republicans’ 2025 legislative playbook is taking shape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President-elect Trump, transactional to his core, argued Tuesday that Denmark should sell Greenland to the United States to benefit global security. He pressed Panama to forfeit control of the canal that America completed in 1914. And he vowed that “economic force” could benefit the U.S. trade relationship with Canada, an ally he derided as a potential 51st state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With an exceedingly tame 30-minute certification by Congress Monday, President-elect Trump saw his Electoral College victory immortalized inside a Capitol building that was attacked in 2021 by a violent mob determined to keep him in power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Senate G-O-P leader eyes Trump tutorial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) moment of truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do the holdouts want? What can sway them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Johnson keep his gavel? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Washington gears up for Trump 2.0, Carter’s legacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Granger revelation fuels scrutiny of aging officials Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin for greenlighting an “inhumane” Christmas Day attack, including missiles and drones, that damaged Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and left thousands with power outages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President-elect Trump’s ambitious immigration agenda faces significant roadblocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It’s crunch time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot can change in 24 hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congress is poised to avert a government shutdown — with hours to spare, necessary assistance from Democrats and some uproar from conservatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President-elect Trump is making a politician’s pivot from candidate to officeholder while resetting voters’ expectations about time and his sway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Washington is in the grip of some mysteries this morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By the end of next week, lawmakers will bid farewell to a legislative year that proved to be both the best and worst of times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FBI Director Christopher Wray, who began his tenure atop the bureau in 2017 as the choice of then-President Trump, does not want to become the third bureau director in history to be fired by a president. He said Wednesday that he will resign at the end of the current administration. The decision was not a surprise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President-elect Trump is building a government that resembles the seating charts at a Mar-a-Lago VIP event: friends, billionaire influencers, endorsers, campaign donors, family members and like-minded professionals with communications skills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trouble with lame-duck congressional sessions is that they’re so short and too long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It’s charm offensive time on Capitol Hill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rep. John Duarte (R-Calif.) lost his House seat in what was the last uncalled congressional race of the 2024 cycle, giving Democrats a pickup going into the new year, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Republican lawmakers gear up for the 119th Congress, the House and Senate are bracing for differing challenges in the first 100 days of President-elect Trump’s administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Key nominees to President-elect Trump’s Cabinet are on shaky ground, as senators appear increasingly skeptical of their backgrounds — and aptitude to lead federal agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden knew that Sunday’s pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, after saying all year that he would not intervene, would set off howls from critics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President-elect Trump on Monday announced what he sees as the fix for the state of the economy and inflation: Huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President-elect Trump’s electoral victory on Nov. 5 shifted the scales of justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A matter of time. That was the betting among Washington politicos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As President-elect Trump’s Cabinet takes shape, two factors have defined the proceedings: controversy and loyalty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As President-elect Trump’s Cabinet takes shape, two factors have defined the proceedings: controversy and loyalty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices