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The sudden implosion of Stefanik’s nomination came as a surprise to many Republicans on Capitol Hill, especially given that she sailed out of the committee process earlier this year and would have li...
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There are “ongoing discussions about whether she should withdraw from consideration” and Speaker Mike Johnson “was aware of some of the conversations about Stefanik that took place Thursday.”
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Americans are less likely to see Canada and the U.S. as close allies than they were two years ago, the latest indication that Trump’s tariff threats and talk of taking over the neighboring ally are so...

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