US EditionDeportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark a historic year in Washington, D.C.
Unified GOP government led by Trump enacted major tax and spending law, imposed tariffs on multiple countries, and pursued mass deportations amid a record six-week federal shutdown.
- This year, President Donald Trump and a unified GOP government enacted the July tax-and-domestic-spending law, while a funding stalemate caused a record six-week federal shutdown.
- Republican leaders pushed a broad agenda using budget reconciliation, with President Donald Trump and Republican-controlled Congress assembling the 1,116-page big, beautiful bill combining 11 measures.
- The Supreme Court reversed course on immigration policies, ruling officials must `facilitate` Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return after a mistaken deportation, amid firing of 20 immigration judges.
- Federal workers and beneficiaries faced disruptions during the shutdown, which delayed pay for federal employees and hampered food aid, Head Start programs, and public lands services.
- Across the courts, the Supreme Court weighed major tariff and immigration disputes, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariff case and multiple rulings on immigration.
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Deportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark a historic year in D.C.
President Donald Trump holds up the "One, Big Beautiful Bill" Act that he signed into law on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images).WASHINGTON — This year produced a seemingly endless array of history-making events and nearly constant change to immigration policy, tariffs, the Education Department and federal health care programs. President Donald Trump came back into office embo…
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Deportations, tariffs, court clashes, record shutdown mark a historic year in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump holds up the "One, Big Beautiful Bill" Act that he signed into law on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Brandon - Pool/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — This year produced a seemingly endless array of history-making events and nearly constant change to immigration policy, tariffs, the Education Department and federal health care programs. President Donald Trump came back into off…
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