Categories Selected Articles Salesman-in-chief: Trump leans on Freedom Caucus to avert government shutdown Post author By Mike Nova Post date March 12, 2025 Donald Trump just convinced dozens of Republican hardliners to do what House speakers from John Boehner to Kevin McCarthy could not: Walk the plank on one of Washington’s dreaded short-term spending bills. ← SpaceX set for launch tonight to send new crew to space station and rescue astronauts who have been living in space for months → E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’