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President Trump privately pressed Speaker Johnson to add two additional proposals to a massive package for his agenda. One of them was raising the tax rate on the highest earners, according to a Republican leadership source as well as two other GOP sources familiar with the call.

May 8, 2025, 8:30 PM

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