Azi Paybarah

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Trump warns Republicans could face political fallout for a tax hike on rich

5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Azi Paybarah |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Trump warns Republicans could face political fallout for a tax hike on rich (washingtonpost.com) Trump warns Republicans could face political fallout for a tax hike on rich By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Azi Paybarah; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050910441300 President Donald Trump appeared to concede Friday that Republican lawmakers could face political fallout if they heeded his call to raise taxes on the rich to help pay for his agenda.
Trump taps Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be interim U.S. attorney for D.C.

6 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Azi Paybarah |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Trump taps Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be interim U.S. attorney for D.C. (washingtonpost.com) Trump taps Fox News host Jeanine Pirro to be interim U.S. attorney for D.C. By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Azi Paybarah; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050810423800 President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will appoint Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro to serve as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
Trump holds swearing-in ceremony for new China ambassador amid trade tensions

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Azi Paybarah |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Trump holds swearing-in ceremony for new China ambassador amid trade tensions (washingtonpost.com) Trump holds swearing-in ceremony for new China ambassador amid trade tensions By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Mariana Alfaro; Azi Paybarah; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050710485500 President Donald Trump held a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday in the Oval Office for his new ambassador to China, former U.S. senator David Perdue (R-Georgia).
Canadian leader says his country isn’t for sale, Trump says ‘Time will tell’

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Azi Paybarah |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Canadian leader says his country isn’t for sale, Trump says ‘Time will tell’ (washingtonpost.com) Canadian leader says his country isn’t for sale, Trump says ‘Time will tell’ By Patrick Svitek; Azi Paybarah; Mariana Alfaro; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050610431100 Despite the leaders' early comments lavishing praise on one another, the meeting between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney produced a curious exchange in which Carney emphatically said his country...
Live updates: Trump says trade deals ‘could very well be’ announced this week

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Azi Paybarah |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Live updates: Trump says trade deals ‘could very well be’ announced this week (washingtonpost.com) Live updates: Trump says trade deals ‘could very well be’ announced this week By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Azi Paybarah; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050510475500 President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that deals with some trading partners "could very well be" announced this week, raising the prospect of easing some of the tariffs he announced last month. Speaking aboard Air Force...
Trump budget plan draws pushback from key Senate Republicans

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Amy B Wang |Azi Paybarah |Daniel Wu |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Trump budget plan draws pushback from key Senate Republicans (washingtonpost.com) Trump budget plan draws pushback from key Senate Republicans By Patrick Svitek; Amy B Wang; Azi Paybarah; Daniel Wu; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025050210455700 At least three key Senate Republicans are criticizing President Donald Trump's budget proposal, arguing it does not do enough to support the military.
Live updates: Trump administration to focus on immigration record ahead of 100-day mark

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Azi Paybarah |Daniel Wu |Brianna Tucker

Live updates: Trump administration to focus on immigration record ahead of 100-day mark (washingtonpost.com) Live updates: Trump administration to focus on immigration record ahead of 100-day mark By Mariana Alfaro; Patrick Svitek; Azi Paybarah; Daniel Wu; Brianna Tucker 2025042810454200 President Donald Trump's administration is planning to tout his record on immigration Monday ahead of his 100th day in office on Tuesday.
15 percent of young people see country on right track under Trump, poll finds

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Azi Paybarah |Daniel Wu |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

15 percent of young people see country on right track under Trump, poll finds (washingtonpost.com) 15 percent of young people see country on right track under Trump, poll finds By Patrick Svitek; Mariana Alfaro; Azi Paybarah; Daniel Wu; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025042310451300 Only 15 percent of young people believe the United States is headed in the right direction under President Donald Trump, according to a Harvard Youth Poll released Wednesday, which also found that just under a...
Trump says he doesn’t intend to fire Fed chair, expects tariffs on China will be lowered ‘substantially’

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Patrick Svitek |Azi Paybarah |Daniel Wu |Brianna Tucker |Maegan Vazquez

Trump says he doesn’t intend to fire Fed chair, expects tariffs on China will be lowered ‘substantially’ (washingtonpost.com) Trump says he doesn’t intend to fire Fed chair, expects tariffs on China will be lowered ‘substantially’ By Patrick Svitek; Mariana Alfaro; Azi Paybarah; Daniel Wu; Brianna Tucker; Maegan Vazquez 2025042210472000 President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he had "no intention" of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H.
DHS Secretary Noem’s purse stolen at Easter dinner with family in D.C.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Derek Hawkins |Azi Paybarah

DHS Secretary Noem’s purse stolen at Easter dinner with family in D.C. (washingtonpost.com) DHS Secretary Noem’s purse stolen at Easter dinner with family in D.C. By Derek Hawkins; Azi Paybarah 2025042122011900 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem's purse was stolen from a downtown Washington restaurant Sunday night, with her passport, DHS badge and about $3,000 cash inside, the department confirmed Monday.