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Republicans have to decide if they stand with DOGE's death and destruction

Congress will soon face a vote that goes far beyond dollars and cents. It's a vote about who lives, who dies — and whether the United States still recognizes the difference.

Republican lawmakers have largely distanced themselves from the Trump administration's unlawful cuts to lifesaving foreign aid. And while they have done nothing to stop them, they could at least claim the cuts were done without their input.

Now President Donald Trump is asking them to approve a rescissions package that would retroactively cancel grants that gave food to the hungry and medicine to the sick, building goodwill for the United States around the world.

If they approve the package, Congressional Republicans will have joined hands with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, the rogue unofficial group until recently helmed by billionaire Elon Musk, to take back money Congress had already appropriated to programs to feed and care for children around the globe.

This is a preview of Michael Steele's latest column. Read the full column here. For more thought-provoking insights from Michael Steele, Symone Sanders-Townsend and Alicia Menendez, watch "The Weeknight" Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET.

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SHAN WU

Proud Boys' lawsuit is legally unsound — but DOJ will likely just surrender

Proud Boys' $100 million lawsuit against DOJ is legally unsound — but likely to win. Read more.

STEVE BENEN

Even Republicans aren't sure what to make of Tulsi Gabbard's weird new video

The DNI's video about nuclear threats was so odd that one GOP senator suggested that "she obviously needs to change her meds." Read more.

ZEESHAN ALEEM

The Fulbright board has resigned after accusing Trump of political meddling

The Fulbright program has long had bipartisan support to operate independently. Trump might be changing that. Read more.

REP. MARC VEASEY

Josh Hawley's minimum wage plan is a wake-up call — for Democrats

We already have the policies that can win back working Americans' votes. What we need is to communicate them better, louder and bolder. Read more.

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THE WEEKNIGHT

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KATY TUR

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DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE

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