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Politics Chat, May 20, 2026

Politics Chat, May 20, 2026

Published 3 weeks, 1 day ago
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Executive orders and their reversibility, Republican budget cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit and its withdrawal, the Department of Justice settlement agreement, a $1.776 billion fund for January 6th pardoned rioters, the acting attorney general's tax audit immunity agreement, Capitol officers file lawsuit challenging the fund, Jamie Raskin's proposed legislation, Trump's White House ballroom expansion and security claims, the Kentucky House primary and Thomas Massie's defeat, calls to eliminate the Senate parliamentarian and the filibuster, and Trump's personal stock trading.

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