AP Spotlight Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts LISA MASCARO Associated Press Dec 2, 2024 Dec 2, 2024 Updated Nov 22, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — A tax break for millionaires, and almost everyone else.kAmp? 6?5 E@ E96 r~'xs\`h\6C2 8@G6C?>6?E DF3D:5:6D E92E D@>6 p>6C:42?D 92G6 FD65 E@ AFC492D6 962=E9 :?DFC2?46]k^AmkAm{:>:ED E@ 7@@5 DE2>AD[ :?4=F5:?8 7@C H@>6? 2?5 49:=5C6?[ 2?5 @E96C D276EJ ?6E AC@8C2>D] #@==324<D E@ q:56?\6C2 8C66? 6?6C8J AC@8C2>D] |2DD 56A@CE2E:@?D] v@G6C?>6?E ;@3 4FED E@ “5C2:? E96 DH2>A]”k^AmkAmw2G:?8 H@? E96 6=64E:@? 2?5 DH66A:?8 E@ A@H6C[ #6AF3=:42?D 2C6 A=2??:?8 2? 2>3:E:@FD `__\52J 286?52 H:E9 !C6D:56?E\6=64E s@?2=5 %CF>A :? 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Trump's mixed messages on Iran: 'Winding down' the war but adding more troops Trump also lifted sanctions on some Iranian oil, relieving some of the pressure that Washington traditionally used as leverage against Tehran.
Missed paychecks and airport delays: Pressure mounts on Congress to end the funding shutdown Senators are expected to vote Thursday on a Republican proposal to fund the TSA and much of the DHS, except for immigration enforcement and re…
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