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If Congress or public opinion isn’t stopping Donald Trump, gavels certainly are. Judges block his name on the Kennedy Center and his fund to pay allies. Plus, new allegations of corruption, the President keeps buying stock in companies then promoting, touting, or awarding them go ...  Show more

A deal for a plan for an agreement for a memorandum to keep talking all while Iran unearths its missile stockpile. Plus, as a giant UFC cage goes up at America’s most famous house, and so does the volume of critics against the spectacle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po ...  Show more

President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill today to urge passage of his multitrillion dollar tax and spending agenda. The bill is a complex piece of legislation that includes tax cuts, spending increases, spending reductions and some tax hikes. In total, it would increase budget ...  Show more

First: Trade war. Trump slaps sweeping new tariffs on American adversaries and friends. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on what it means for you. Plus: The political blowback and another dizzying week. Trump unveils a strict hiring freeze and FBI purge and a botched fund ...  Show more

The first few days of President Donald Trump’s second term have featured an avalanche of executive orders. But Trump’s authority as commander-in-chief will only take his agenda so far. His most ambitious goals must pass through Congress, where Republicans control both chambers, a ...  Show more

Who is going to have power come January when Trump is sworn in for a second term? Plus: House Republican leadership looks to lock down their positions. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter at punchbowl.news. Learn mor ...  Show more