Democrats need to stay in the ‘arena’ to fight DOGE, says Kansas City mayor

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas (D) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the termination of IRS workers in Kansas City as House Republicans face backlash from constituents over cuts to the federal workforce.

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Voters, activists and even some governors, like Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, are growing exasperated with congressional Democrats’ restrained approach.
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Democrats channel outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session

The budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but the nearly all-night debate encompassed so much more
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House Republican and Democrat on DOGE: Cabinet secretaries should have more power

A House Republican and Democrat agreed that Cabinet secretaries should play a larger role in making decisions about their employees once the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) commission ...
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Democrats outline playbook to target House Republicans on Medicaid, budget and DOGE

Democrats to target vulnerable House Republicans by highlighting potential cuts to Medicaid, other federal spending in the budget GOP lawmakers hope to vote on this week.
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Musk’s DOGE moves will ‘turn out more Democrats than Obama': Carville

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Democrats use committee hearing to rail against GOP Medicaid cuts and DOGE

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Musk may be the wedge Democrats need to separate Trump from his working-class base

Elon Musk is dominating the media and the political landscape, with his influence over President Trump and his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) raising concerns about his ...
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Market froth needs to settle down, Jim Cramer says

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday described how he thinks froth is disrupting the market, saying trendier stocks need to cool off before others can bounce back.
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Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) sent several letters Thursday to various federal agency heads seeking answers regarding directives banning employees from speaking to Congress. “The Committee on ...
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Hochul says Democratic governors won't "sit idly by" as Trump threatens retaliation

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Democratic governors won't "sit idly by" as President Trump threatens retaliation if the leaders do not comply with his agenda.
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Trump is 'surrendering to the Russians,' Democratic Sen. Jack Reed says

In an interview on ABC News' "This Week," Democratic Sen. Jack Reed decried Trump's recent attacks on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and alignment with Russia.
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Democratic Sen. Reed says Trump is trying to politicize the military

Sen. Jack Reed, ranking Democrat on Armed Services Committee, said Trump’s purge of senior Pentagon leaders is a threat to the nonpartisan nature of the military.
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This is who the White House says is the DOGE acting administrator

The White House finally gave a name for the DOGE acting administrator.
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Dan Goldman looks to be 'the man in the arena' against Trump

Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) wasn’t planning to run for Congress after his stint as the lead counsel on President Trump’s first impeachment. If anything, spending months as a staffer had discouraged ...
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Do you need to make $100,000 to buy a home? Census data says yes

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Sen. John Curtis says Elon Musk needs "dose of compassion" for federal workers

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah says Elon Musk needs to bring a "dose of compassion" to his treatment of federal workers who are being fired across the government.
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Trump says he's weighing giving 20% of DOGE savings to Americans

President Donald Trump revealed Wednesday that he's considering sending 20% of the money saved by the Department of Government Efficiency to Americans.
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DOGE's Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign

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Steve Cohen says tariffs and DOGE's cuts are negative for economy, market correction could be soon

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21 DOGE staffers resign over refusal to 'jeopardize Americans' sensitive data,' letter says

Twenty-one civil service employees resigned en masse Tuesday from Elon Musk's DOGE, according to a letter posted online and shared with media outlets.
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Shadow of its former Self: What's going on at Kansas?

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England find a way to win to stay in title mix

England's grinding win over Scotland opens up a route to a potentially glittering prize.
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Can UK banks stay the course on their climate pledges?

Lenders warn that slow government action may force a rethink
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Los Angeles mayor removes fire department chief

Mayor Karen Bass has removed Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristin Crowley after weeks of a public rift. Bass has criticized Crowley for a lack of preparation and mishandling the city's ...
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Erdoğan crackdown spans Turkey’s mayors and an astrologer

President’s most prominent rival, journalists and a talent agent among scores swept up in prosecutions
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