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House Speaker Mike Johnson says the "One, Big Beautiful Bill" will help Republicans flip Democrat seats in the midterm election.

President Donald Trump secured a major legislative victory by passing his "Big Beautiful Bill" in July. See his latest approval rating polls.

President Donald Trump promised to “straighten out New York” but didn’t give specifics on the authority he would invoke to take control over the city. During his first

President Trump Tuesday vowed to “straighten out” City if Zohran Mamdani wins the race for mayor. Deriding Mamdani as a “communist,” Trump said he would take unspecified steps to intervene in the city’s affairs if the Democrat ousts incumbent Eric Adams in the general election.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested a federal takeover of New York City and Washington. The comments came when Trump, during a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House, was asked about New York City's upcoming mayoral election.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was considering taking over governance of Washington, D.C., and suggested he could take similar action in New York because of his distaste for the leading candidate for mayor there.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was considering taking over governance of Washington, DC, the city that serves as the seat of the federal government. Trump, speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House,