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to put an end to by formal action lobbyists for the industry pressured the legislators to roll back the new automotive safety standards
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Recent Examples of rolling back Last summer's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) roadshow in Europe sought to showcase the budding coalition seeking coordination in rolling back the European Union project for which the president has shown such disdain. —
David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 This supermajority will allow Magyar to advance his agenda of redemocratizing Hungary and rolling back Orbán's changes to Hungary's constitution. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026 The government is considering rolling back social programs like its free-meals scheme, a core plank of President Prabowo Subianto’s political agenda. —Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 Civil rights leaders fear the ruling could allow states to eliminate majority-Black and Latino districts, rolling back six decades of voting rights progress. —Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026 Environmental and public health advocacy groups have worked for weeks to oppose rolling back the finding, which cites carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases as threat to public health. —Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 City commissioners had also considered rolling back closing times but decided to table that discussion, for now. —Abby Dodge, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026 Trump spent part of his hour onstage celebrating rolling back business regulations and propping up the crypto industry. —Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025 Bessent placed the blame on the Federal Reserve, which has slowly been rolling back interest rates—too slowly, in Bessent’s opinion. —Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
David Brennan, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 This supermajority will allow Magyar to advance his agenda of redemocratizing Hungary and rolling back Orbán's changes to Hungary's constitution. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026 The government is considering rolling back social programs like its free-meals scheme, a core plank of President Prabowo Subianto’s political agenda. —Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 Civil rights leaders fear the ruling could allow states to eliminate majority-Black and Latino districts, rolling back six decades of voting rights progress. —Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026 Environmental and public health advocacy groups have worked for weeks to oppose rolling back the finding, which cites carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases as threat to public health. —Joey Garrison, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026 City commissioners had also considered rolling back closing times but decided to table that discussion, for now. —Abby Dodge, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026 Trump spent part of his hour onstage celebrating rolling back business regulations and propping up the crypto industry. —Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025 Bessent placed the blame on the Federal Reserve, which has slowly been rolling back interest rates—too slowly, in Bessent’s opinion. —Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Jonathan Ruhe, fellow for American strategy at JINSA, echoed Stricker on the importance of abolishing the Iranian enrichment program.— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Abdul El-Sayed is gaining momentum in a divisive three-way Democratic primary with an uncompromising argument for clarity on progressive priorities — Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, and ending US military aid to Israel.— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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While Washington’s policies drive prices up, our state has lowered costs where the state has jurisdiction — by repealing the grocery tax and capping child care expenses.— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
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The four measures passed by nearly 2-to-1 ratios, with nearly 14,000 votes in favor of repealing each ordinance and approximately 7,500 votes to keep them.— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
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The selection of Morrissey as a headliner is bound to raise eyebrows following a spotty track record of canceling or postponing some 200 headlining appearances in the past decade-plus.— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
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Airlines are cancelling flights due to the soaring cost of jet fuel.— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, the Supreme Court reversed a lower federal court’s ruling striking down the maps by a 6-3 margin on ideological lines, formally ending the legal battle and allowing the map, which could net Republicans up to five seats in the House, to stand beyond the 2026 elections.— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 27 Apr. 2026
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The Pentagon had tried to implement a new policy, in which reporter workspaces would be located outside the building itself, after the judge issued an earlier order striking down policies that attempted to limit reporting only to authorized releases of information.— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
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Oil revenue is the linchpin of Russia’s economy, allowing Putin to pour money into the armed forces without worsening inflation for everyday people and avoiding a currency collapse.— Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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Perez said long-term solutions include avoiding terrible real estate deals like the city’s purchase nearly a decade ago of a downtown office building on Ash Street that was filled with asbestos.— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026
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