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Trump’s float of a tax hike for the wealthy quickly runs into GOP resistance

President Donald Trump’s last-minute push to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans is running into a buzzsaw of opposition in the Republican Party.

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Trump urges Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on the wealthy, adding new wrinkle to massive GOP bill

Trump privately pressed Johnson to increase the tax rate on the highest earners and close the so-called carried interest loophole.

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Republicans urge battleground Rep. Mike Lawler to pass on a run for New York governor

Party leaders see Lawler as uniquely situated to win his battleground district as the House GOP tries to protect its narrow majority.

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House passes bipartisan bill to combat explicit deepfakes, sending it to Trump to sign into law

The House passed a bipartisan bill Monday aimed at combating deepfake pornography, tackling a sensitive issue that has become a growing problem amid advances in artificial intelligence.

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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson wants to hold hearings on ‘what actually happened on 9/11’

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said this week that he wants to hold congressional hearings on a debunked conspiracy theory about the Sept. 11 attacks.

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Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for New York governor

Stefanik is exploring the bid after Trump pulled her nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

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Tensions arise over Speaker Mike Johnson’s efforts to bring Rep. Elise Stefanik back into the fold

After Trump pulled Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Johnson faces a conundrum on how to place her on a key committee.

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