In Some States, Strapped Counties Must Impose Trump’s Medicaid Cuts

The president’s domestic policy law created complex new work requirements for Medicaid and food stamps, but left the states to administer them. Colorado pushes that burden to its counties.

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Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown

Republicans have been falsely asserting that Democrats are shutting down the government to fund free health care for unauthorized immigrants.

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Shutdown Crisis Tests Trump’s Go-It-Alone Approach to Democrats

The president has spent his first months in office freezing out Democrats, who have in turn opposed him routinely. Now they need each other to keep the government open.

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Trump’s Tax Cut Is Underwater. Can a ‘Refund Boom’ Save It?

Republicans are hoping a new name, along with larger refunds for many Americans next year, can buoy an economic agenda that polls show is unpopular.

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Trump Administration to Stop Measuring Food Insecurity

The move strips the government of its main gauge of hunger in America, and will impede efforts to track the impact of aid cuts.

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Trump Team Urges G.O.P. to Rebrand Signature Policy Law

Top campaign officials told House Republicans they should rebrand the measure the president dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” in a nod to its unpopularity with voters.

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Former Yankees First Baseman Mark Teixeira Says He Will Run for Congress

The three-time All-Star, who hit more than 400 home runs during his career, says he hopes to fill the seat held by Representative Chip Roy, a Republican.

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Trump Plays Reality Television Host at Cabinet Meeting That Lasts Hours

As hours ticked by, President Trump played reality television host — “This has never been done before!” — as his cabinet members offered praise. It was a glimpse of how he runs his presidency.

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All in Good Fun, or a ‘Disgrace’? Names of Detention Centers Divide Americans

The use of jokey names for new immigrant detention centers by the Trump administration and its allies is causing serious disagreements.

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Nathaniel B. Palmer, a U.S. Icebreaker, May Have Sailed Its Last Expedition

The decommissioning would leave the United States with no icebreaker to study the southern seas and cede scientific leadership to rival countries like China.

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