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Today — 17 September 2025Main stream

G.O.P. Again Cedes Power on Tariffs to Avoid Crossing Trump

17 September 2025 at 04:21
House Republicans extended a maneuver they engineered earlier in the year that effectively strips Congress of the power to disapprove of President Trump’s tariffs.

© Scott McIntyre for The New York Times

Tuesday’s maneuver was the latest instance in which House Republicans, many of whom have spent much of their career opposing tariffs as a matter of principle, have given up their power over trade.
Yesterday — 16 September 2025Main stream

Republicans Honor Charlie Kirk at Vigil in the Capitol

16 September 2025 at 08:55
Only a handful of Democrats and none of the party’s top leaders attended the ceremony, an outpouring of praise and mourning for the right-wing activist, who was assassinated last week.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

Representative Steve Scalise, center, denounced political violence at the vigil for Charlie Kirk on Monday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

White House Seeks More Supreme Court Security Funding After Kirk Killing

15 September 2025 at 01:33
In a notice to Congress, the Trump administration said the additional $58 million would go to the U.S. Marshals Service. It also said it supported additional security for lawmakers.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

The Trump administration last week requested emergency funds to go toward bolstering security for the Supreme Court.
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