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                  Josh Boak, Associated Press
        
      
          
                  ,  Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
        
      
          
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                        March 4, 2025
US tariffs on Canada and Mexico take effect, as China takes aim at US farm exports
China retaliated Tuesday with additional tariffs of up to 15% on a wide array of U.S. farm exports, among other measures.
                      
                    
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                  Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
        
      
          
                  ,  Kevin Freking, Associated Press
        
      
          
                  ,  Matt Brown, Associated Press
        
      
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                        February 26, 2025
House GOP pushes ‘big’ budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda
The vote late Tuesday evening is a crucial step toward delivering what he's called his “big, beautiful bill,” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts.
                      
                    
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                  Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
        
      
          
                  ,  Kevin Freking, Associated Press
        
      
          
                  ,  Matt Brown, Associated Press
        
      
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                        February 25, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson tries to push Trump’s ‘big’ agenda forward, but GOP votes are in jeopardy
Johnson has almost no votes to spare in a bare-bones GOP majority. Votes set for Tuesday evening are in jeopardy, and the outcome is uncertain.
                      
                    
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                  Amanda Seitz, Associated Press
        
      
          
                  ,  Andrew Demillo, Associated Press
        
      
          
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                        February 18, 2025
Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid
The $880 billion Medicaid program is financed mostly by federal taxpayers. The GOP-controlled Congress is eyeing work requirements for Medicaid and considering paying a shrunken, fixed rate to states.
                      
                     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    