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Ted Cruz and Other Senate Republicans Question Trump’s Tariffs

One of the president’s allies warns that the trade barriers could hurt American business and consumers. But he has yet to take any real steps to reverse them.

By Maya C. Miller

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The $8 Billion Children’s Vaccine Fund Kennedy Would Oversee

If confirmed by the Senate to be the nation’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would have vast powers over immunization policies for children and adults.

By Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

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Angela Chao Was Intoxicated When She Died in Car Wreck, Police Report Shows

The Blanco County Sheriff’s Office in Texas called the Feb. 10 episode, in which the shipping executive drove into a pond at a family ranch, an “unfortunate accident.”

By Michael Levenson

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Time Is Running Out for Congress to Raise the Debt Ceiling

With a June 5 deadline looming, there is much to be done to prevent the default that leaders of both parties said would never happen.

By Carl Hulse