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In Trump’s Bill, Democrats See a Path to Win Back Voters

Top party officials consider the president’s sweeping domestic policy bill to be cruel and fiscally ruinous — and they’re betting the American public will, too.

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Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, speaking against President Trump’s policy bill last month.

With Trump’s Policy Bill Teetering, Johnson Is in a Familiar Pickle

The speaker’s struggle to bring his party’s sprawling domestic policy bill in for a landing was just the latest in his string of near-death legislative experiences.

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Speaker Mike Johnson speaking at the Capitol on Wednesday. He has often had to lean on President Trump to seal the deal.

Murkowski Casts Decisive Vote for Trump Policy Bill, Making an ‘Agonizing’ Choice

The Alaska Republican, a frequent critic of the president who is often a swing vote, acknowledged the bill would harm Americans but backed it after winning carve outs for her state.

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Senator Lisa Murkowski, with Senator Susan Collins, heading to the Senate chamber around 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

Thom Tillis, Republican Senator, Won’t Seek Re-election Amid Trump’s Primary Threats

The day after President Trump castigated Senator Thom Tillis for opposing the bill carrying the president’s domestic agenda, the North Carolina Republican said he would not seek a third term.

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Senator Thom Tillis’s departure will set off a highly competitive race in North Carolina that could be pivotal in the battle for control of the Senate.

Don Bacon, House Republican Who Often Criticizes Trump, Won’t Seek Re-election

The departure of the five-term lawmaker from Nebraska enhances Democrats’ chances of picking up a seat in the narrowly divided House.

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Representative Don Bacon had criticized the direction of his party under President Trump. “I’d like to fight for the soul of our party,” he said in earlier interview. “I don’t want to be the guy who follows the flute player off the cliff.”

Right-Wing Republicans in Congress Attack Mamdani With Islamophobic Comments

The responses to Zohran Mamdani’s showing in the New York City mayoral primary were the latest examples of how some G.O.P. lawmakers have grown more overt in using bigoted language and tropes.

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Zohran Mamdani at John Jay College in Manhattan to participate in a Democratic debate in the primary for mayor of New York City, earlier this month.

Right-wing Republicans in Congress attack Mamdani with Islamophobic comments.

The responses to Zohran Mamdani’s showing in the New York City mayoral primary were the latest examples of how some G.O.P. lawmakers have grown more overt in using bigoted language and tropes.

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Zohran Mamdani at John Jay College in Manhattan to participate in a Democratic debate in the primary for mayor of New York City, earlier this month.

Right-wing Republicans in Congress attack Mamdani with racist comments.

The responses to Zohran Mamdani’s showing in the New York City mayoral primary were the latest examples of how some G.O.P. lawmakers have grown more overt in using bigoted language and tropes.

© Anna Watts for The New York Times

Zohran Mamdani at John Jay College in Manhattan to participate in a Democratic debate in the primary for mayor of New York City, earlier this month.

Mike Lee Draws Outrage for Posts Blaming Minnesota Assassination on Far Left

The Republican senator from Utah suggested in social media posts that the killings were the work of “Marxists,” and mocked Minnesota’s Democratic governor. He later issued a more sober condemnation of the violence.

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Senator Mike Lee of Utah at the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington earlier this year.
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