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President Donald Trump blindsided many of his own administration officials and allies with his vow to pay all American adults $5,000 if Republicans keep control of Congress, prompting an internal scramble on Thursday to backfill the proposal’s specifics, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.

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CNN left
President Donald Trump blindsided many of his own administration officials and allies with his vow to pay all American adults $5,000 if Republicans keep control of Congress, prompting an internal scramble on Thursday to backfill the proposal’s specifics, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.
The Hill center
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) says that President Trump’s proposal to give $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans win the midterm election “would be extraordinarily costly” and questioned providing it to everyone regardless of financial need. “From the few details we have, it seems that the proposed $5,000 dividend would not have an income cap…
The Atlantic left
The Trump administration is hoping to put so many restrictions on voting by mail that people simply won’t be able to vote that way at all, @qjurecic.bsky.social argues: