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Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House and the Republican-led Congress.

Virginia fell from its top spot on CNBC’s closely watched list of the “Top States for Business” thanks to economic threats posed by cuts to the federal workforce.

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell is resisting President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest rates, saying the Fed should not take debt and deficits into account.

Brazil believes it can withstand Trump’s 50 percent tariff, and aides to Lula say he is unlikely to shrink from a confrontation with the White House.

Post readers break down the Trump administration’s expensive immigration policies and cuts to humanitarian aid.