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NY Times – Politics

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending measure to pass ahead of a March 14 midnight deadline. [...]

President Trump is clamping down broadly on dissent using the tools of the federal government. [...]

Here is what we know about the billions in funds that have led to federal investigations, lawsuits and frozen bank accounts for climate nonprofit groups. [...]

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent. [...]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said top diplomats from the Group of 7 allies meeting in Canada should focus on ending the war. And he shrugged off President Trump’s threats to annex Canada. [...]

The California governor hosted one of the architects of President Trump’s political movement on his new podcast, and their friendly sparring revealed a few points of agreement. [...]