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Trump tries to persuade, and threaten, GOP to support his budget bill

President Donald Trump carted his bully pulpit to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, trying to persuade - and, at times, threatening - congressional holdouts to support the White House’s budget bill, which could determine whether he regains the momentum he had early in his second administration or sees his agenda stall.
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U.S. to pay nearly $5 million to family of Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt

President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed to pay nearly $5 million to the family of Ashli Babbitt to settle a lawsuit brought by the estate of the Trump supporter who was fatally shot by police when she tried to storm the House Speaker’s lobby during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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In rare move, Congress pushes back on Trump over Library of Congress

In a rare bipartisan effort to defend its institutional authority, Congress is quietly resisting President Donald Trump’s attempt to assert control over the Library of Congress - a move that experts say threatens the separation of powers and the integrity of the legislative branch’s premier research body.
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RFK Jr. bathes in polluted D.C. creek on family outing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s highest-ranking health official, apparently took his grandchildren on an outing to try the waters of Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., which authorities have described as unsafe for swimming due to bacteria levels.
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Newark Airport had 3 controllers on duty when the goal Is 14

NEWARK, N.J. – As few as three air traffic controllers were scheduled to work Monday evening at the facility guiding planes to and from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, the Federal Aviation Administration said, far fewer than the target of 14 controllers for most of those hours.