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Mike Johnson Distances House Republicans From Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Proposal

House Speaker Mike Johnson said President Donald Trump’s proposed cash payments would require congressional approval, as Republican fiscal conservatives raised concerns about adding to the roughly $40 trillion national debt.
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Washington Groups Protest Large-Scale Tree Removal at East Potomac Golf Course
Wisconsin Lawmaker Survives Emergency Water Landing After Small-Aircraft Failure
Trump Urges Republican Activists to Mobilize Ahead of Midterm Elections
Pennsylvania Reports Probable Measles Death of Unvaccinated Adult
U.S. Jewish Institutions Spend More Than $1 Billion a Year on Security
Trump Presses Britain to Expand North Sea Oil and Gas Drilling
Justice Department Secures Denaturalization of Convicted Rapist
Justice Department Carries Out First Deportation Under Alien Terrorist Removal Court Authority
Justice Department Sues Four Jurisdictions Over Policies Affecting Undocumented Migrants
White House Adviser David Sacks Pushes Back Against Calls for Federal AI Regulation
White House Convenes Emergency Summit Over Artificial Intelligence Safety Dispute
White House Rejects Calls From Technology Executives to Slow Advanced AI Development
JD Vance Says Trump’s Proposed Cash Dividend Could Be Limited to Working-Class Americans
Mike Johnson Distances House Republicans From Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Proposal
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