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Lawmakers hope they can produce a framework that can eventually pass, which would also give Democrats cover to vote to reopen the government. Two Senate Democrats and two House Republicans are planning to huddle Friday over a possible bipartisan plan to extend soon-to-expire Obamacare subsidies, according to four people with direct knowledge of the matter. … Read more
Democrats are expected to oppose the GOP plan as they seek a better deal. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans in a private lunch that he plans to hold a vote Friday that could pave the way to end the government shutdown, according to two people in the room who were granted anonymity … Read more
Hungary’s Viktor Orban, eager to get around U.S. oil sanctions, will meet with Donald Trump at the White House Friday. President Donald Trump sees Hungary’s Viktor Orban as something of a kindred spirit, a model for the sweeping reforms of his own second term. That’s exactly why Europeans are nervous ahead of the president’s first … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul has built a virtual war room to prepare for Trump’s next move New York is quietly preparing for a Donald Trump takeover of the country’s largest city. A wide range of New York’s most prominent civic leaders have for weeks been meeting behind the scenes to plan for the possibility of Trump … Read more
President Donald Trump has repeatedly named Vance and Rubio as his two most likely successors. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is privately telling confidants that JD Vance is the frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination and that he’d support the vice president if he chose to run, according to two people close to the administration. … Read more
A scheduled Friday vote to move ahead on a government funding deal comes as Democrats are still uncertain about how to move a health care deal forward. A deal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies is looking more uncertain as Senate Republicans push to make headway Friday on ending the longest-ever government shutdown. Senate Majority … Read more
Top-down state capitalism is on the rise in both countries. RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Like Donald Trump, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman understands the power of personal branding. So you can’t go anywhere in the Saudi capital without seeing the face of the monarch known as MBS. The visage of Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader … Read more
Only one person hit double digits. Democrats still don’t have a leader to guide them out of the wilderness. Seismic victories in a series of off-cycle elections on Tuesday showed the power of an energized liberal base all across the country — and teased at the potential for the Democratic Party to storm back to … Read more
Here’s everything you need to know about the looming disruptions. The Federal Aviation Administration released an emergency order late Thursday that directs airlines to phase in a 10 percent reduction in domestic flights at dozens of major airports nationwide, starting Friday morning. The FAA previously announced the plan Wednesday, citing evidence of fatigue among air … Read more
“The Empire State has fallen,” a narrator intones in her announcement video. New York Rep. Elise Stefanik officially entered the race for New York governor on Friday, looking to topple Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and reverse a streak of Republican losses in statewide elections. Her 2 1/2-minute video announcement didn’t mention President Donald Trump, a … Read more