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👁 A sign is seen outside the Oval Office before President Donald Trump walks out to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Despite getting clobbered on affordability in recent elections, Republicans stick to Trump’s view that the economy has never been better
👁 Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Vance warns the longer the shutdown goes on, ‘the deeper the cuts are going to be’ as White House prepares to fire over 4,000 workers
👁 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, attends a news conference with members of Democratic leadership about the looming government shutdown, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Democrats embrace shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump: ‘We think this is a battle worth fighting’
👁 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – APRIL 15: Former U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a conference hosted by the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) on April 15, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. ACRD champions the rights of those who depend on Social Security and disability services. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Trump has ‘taken a hatchet’ to Social Security, Biden says in first remarks since leaving office
👁 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)
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Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight as activists back primary challenges to supporters of GOP bill
👁 Elon Musk arrives to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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