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Live updates: Trump criminal indictment is unsealed, shows he faces 37 charges

Trump, the first former president to face federal charges, was indicted after a special counsel probe into his handling of hundreds of classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago.

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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.). (Jabin Botsford/The Post)

With debt debate over, House GOP unveils bills to cut taxes for businesses, some families

The proposals could add to the deficit at a time when Republicans are preaching austerity — and recently drove the government to the brink of default in pursuit of it.

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