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Jan 10, 2026
After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research.
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Jan 09, 2026
The California governor is powered by smoothies and bursting with thoughts about U.S. politics.
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Jan 09, 2026
The vote to open a war powers debate, a pair of attempted veto overrides and a split on health care suggested a greater appetite among Republicans to challenge the president.
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Jan 08, 2026
The Republican defectors paved the way for a debate that could expose bipartisan concern about President Trump's actions in Venezuela. Mr. Trump called for them to lose their seats.
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Jan 08, 2026
A handful of Republicans joined Democrats to allow the measure to move forward, reflecting concerns in both parties about the administration's strategy.
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Jan 08, 2026
A handful of Republicans joined Democrats to allow the measure to move forward, reflecting concerns in both parties about the administration's strategy.
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Jan 08, 2026
Republicans praised what they characterized as a narrow and well-executed plan, while Democrats expressed alarm, warning that the mission was vaguely defined.
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Jan 07, 2026
Republicans praised what they characterized as a narrow and well-executed plan, while Democrats expressed alarm, warning that the mission was vaguely defined.
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Jan 07, 2026
Democrats demanded information from seven top U.S. oil companies about any meetings with the Trump administration regarding plans to control Venezuela's oil industry.
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Jan 07, 2026
Democrats demanded information from seven top U.S. oil companies about any meetings with the Trump administration regarding plans to control Venezuela's oil industry.
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Jan 07, 2026
Republicans have cheered the raid that ousted Nicolás Maduro but toiled to square their longstanding views with President Trump's unclear and rapidly evolving strategy.
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Jan 06, 2026
Tragically, America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Jan 06, 2026
Tragically, America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Jan 05, 2026
The classified session for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels came two days after the military operation.
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Jan 05, 2026
The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels came two days after the military operation.
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Jan 05, 2026
The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels will come two days after the military operation.
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Jan 05, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted the senator for "seditious" remarks. Mr. Kelly said he had done nothing wrong and cited similar comments by Mr. Hegseth.
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Jan 05, 2026
It turns out that few things liberate Republicans to speak their minds about President Trump like the fact that they are departing Congress.
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Jan 05, 2026
Democrats want to regain control of the chamber, and they have recruited some top candidates. But they are facing a tough map.
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Jan 04, 2026
By Sunday evening, Trump administration officials had agreed to provide a briefing on Monday, after pleas from Democrats to fill them in on action that President Trump had taken circumventing Congress.
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Jan 03, 2026
Democrats raised constitutional concerns and said the Trump administration had misrepresented its goals in Venezuela, while most Republicans cheered the action.
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Jan 03, 2026
Los demócratas plantearon preocupaciones constitucionales y dijeron que el gobierno de Trump había tergiversado sus objetivos en Venezuela. La mayoría de los republicanos aplaudieron la acción.
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Jan 03, 2026
Democrats raised constitutional concerns and said the Trump administration had misrepresented its goals in Venezuela, while most Republicans cheered the action.
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Jan 02, 2026
Lawmakers head into President Trump's second year facing questions about whether they can reclaim congressional clout in the face of his power grab.
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Dec 31, 2025
A Colorado Democrat turned Republican, he was the only Native American during three terms in the House and 12 years in the Senate. He was also a judo expert and an Olympian.
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Dec 31, 2025
The president said he blocked the bills to save taxpayers' money. But he has grievances against a tribe in Florida and officials in Colorado.
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Dec 31, 2025
Tragically, America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Dec 31, 2025
The Republican served for almost three decades in Congress. He said he was withdrawing from public life after the diagnosis.
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Dec 30, 2025
A Democrat turned Republican, he was the only Native American during three terms in the House of Representatives and in 12 years in the Senate. He was also a judo expert and an Olympian.
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Dec 26, 2025
The president is planning to meet with the leader of Ukraine in Florida just as the lawmakers are applying some pressure.
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Dec 26, 2025
Zohran Mamdani's campaign encouraged canvassers to ditch their scripts in pursuit of genuine, off-the-cuff-conversation. It's a strategy that some Democratic strategists want to see more of.
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Dec 25, 2025
Since President Trump's rise, Democrats have served as defenders of a political system many Americans believe is broken. Now the party is trying a new approach.
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Dec 25, 2025
The Baltic nation's congressional liaison is using candy, an American flag outfit and "Die Hard" jokes to make friends in Congress as the Trump administration turns against Europe.
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Dec 24, 2025
El USS Ford lleva seis meses desplegado, ahora en el Caribe, como parte de la campaña de presión del presidente Trump sobre Venezuela.
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Dec 24, 2025
The U.S.S. Ford has been deployed for six months, now in the Caribbean as part of President Trump's pressure campaign on Venezuela. Maintenance woes and strains on sailors will likely mount.
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Dec 23, 2025
Mr. Sasse, a former senator from Nebraska, announced that he had received a diagnosis last week for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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Dec 22, 2025
Senator Richard Blumenthal is requesting information from an architect hired to oversee the ballroom design and people invited to a donor dinner with the president.
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Dec 22, 2025
A historical review shows lawmakers without certain familial records went unchallenged as citizens when the 14th Amendment was adopted. The finding appeared to undercut the president's claims on birthright citizenship.
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Dec 20, 2025
A conservative who has served in the Senate since 2021, Ms. Lummis attributed the decision to the "difficult, exhausting session" this fall on Capitol Hill.
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Dec 19, 2025
They will be eligible for a one-time payment as well as college tuition for their children. The effort is part of a legislative push to address the dangers of working in toxic smoke.
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Dec 18, 2025
The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It's threatening to do so again next year.
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Dec 18, 2025
Lawmakers in the House and the Senate asked a government watchdog to determine if Howard Lutnick is following ethics guidelines in promoting data centers that benefit his family's businesses.
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Dec 18, 2025
Jared Isaacman, the billionaire nominated twice to lead the agency, may draw some lessons from the tenure of another NASA leader in the 1990s.
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Dec 18, 2025
Millions of Americans are confronting the highest health insurance costs in years.
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Dec 18, 2025
Liberals should reconcile with America's oil and gas industry.
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Dec 17, 2025
The Atlanta-area district attorney called President Trump and his allies "criminals" while being questioned by a Georgia Senate committee on Wednesday.
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Dec 17, 2025
The legislation restores restrictions on military aircraft flying near busy airports, implemented after a fatal collision near D.C. in January, that had been removed in the defense bill.
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Dec 17, 2025
The Pentagon said it was initiating a "command investigation" into the senator, another extraordinary step as the Trump administration seeks retribution against the president's perceived foes.
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Dec 17, 2025
Jeff Flake, Joe Manchin and Tina Smith all decided to leave the Senate during the Trump era. On "The Interview," the current and former lawmakers open up about why they think the Senate is broken and what it would take to fix it.
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Dec 17, 2025
The comment from Brendan Carr, a Republican, raised concerns from lawmakers about how President Trump might use the agency.
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Dec 17, 2025
The legislation authorizes $900 billion for the Pentagon, provides a pay raise for troops, and has some measures to reassert congressional oversight.
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Dec 16, 2025
Following classified hearings for all the members of the House and Senate, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined on Tuesday to release the unedited video of a boat attack in September that included a second strike to kill survivors.
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Dec 16, 2025
The defense secretary joined the secretary of state on Capitol Hill to deliver the first classified briefings to include all members of the House and Senate on the maritime attacks.
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Dec 16, 2025
An informal custom gives Senate Democrats leverage on federal prosecutors even as Republicans have sought to ease other confirmations. The president wants it eliminated.
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Dec 16, 2025
The former speaker failed to appreciate the groundswell of support for banning the practice, refusing to give an inch amid G.O.P. accusations that she was corrupt.
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Dec 16, 2025
Three Democrats are seeking information from tech firms about the growing energy use of data centers and the utility bills of individuals and other businesses.
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Dec 16, 2025
The real issue is how to address overall cost. Haggling over Obamacare subsidies or what might replace them isn't the solution.
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Dec 13, 2025
Indiana Republicans reject redrawn maps, and battle lines have been drawn among Democrats in Texas.
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Dec 13, 2025
The current and former lawmakers get candid about bipartisan politics, party leadership and the state of the Senate.
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Dec 12, 2025
The legislation, expected to come to a vote next week, would make changes that could eventually affect health care costs but are unlikely to immediately curb rising premiums.
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Dec 12, 2025
The prospect of soaring health care costs could exacerbate Americans' feelings about affordability, an issue that President Trump has tried to downplay. But Democrats plan to keep the issue front and center.
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Dec 11, 2025
The report concerns a video in which Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, and five other Democratic lawmakers reminded military members of their obligation to refuse illegal orders.
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Dec 11, 2025
Republicans blocked Democrats' effort to extend the expiring subsidies while Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. proposal to replace them with direct payments for basic health coverage.
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Dec 11, 2025
Neither Democrats' plan to extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies nor Republicans' proposal to replace them with direct payments for those who buy basic insurance was expected to advance.
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Dec 10, 2025
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board warned that a provision in the new defense bill would worsen the risk of midair collisions near the Washington-area airport where a deadly crash in January killed 67 people.
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Dec 10, 2025
The Office of Government Ethics told senators that Bryan Bedford, the F.A.A. administrator, did not divest from the airline he previously ran as he had agreed.
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Dec 10, 2025
The state comptroller has aggressively investigated fiscal misconduct. The Democratic leader of the State Senate had introduced legislation blocking the office from subpoenaing records.
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Dec 10, 2025
The move by Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat who is running for Senate, does not have the support of her party's leaders and is all but certain to fail.
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Dec 09, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth briefed congressional leaders on Tuesday about the monthslong military campaign targeting people suspected of being drug traffickers at sea.
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Dec 09, 2025
Senate Republicans plan to offer a proposal that would create a new payment for people with bare-bones health coverage, clashing with Democrats who are pressing for an extension of existing tax credits.
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Dec 09, 2025
"One Rulebook" is not the kind of A.I. regulation this country needs.
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Dec 08, 2025
In a sign of bipartisan frustration with the Defense Department, the final defense policy bill aims to compel the Pentagon to share execute orders and video documentation.
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Dec 08, 2025
The Senate is set to vote later this week on a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies that Republicans oppose. The G.O.P. has yet to coalesce around an alternative.
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Dec 08, 2025
The announcement by the congresswoman, a rising star in the party, came hours after another prominent candidate, Colin Allred, dropped out.
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Dec 08, 2025
People who have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will face higher deductibles and higher premiums.
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Dec 08, 2025
People who have insurance under the Affordable Care Act are being asked to pay more for plans that will cover less of their care.
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Dec 08, 2025
His departure came as Representative Jasmine Crockett, a rising star in the party, appeared likely to announce her own Senate run soon.
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Dec 08, 2025
People who have insurance under the Affordable Care Act are being asked to pay more for plans that will cover less of their care.
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Dec 07, 2025
Lawmakers aim to send the bill, which authorizes $8 billion more than the White House requested, to the president's desk by the end of the year.
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Dec 05, 2025
Top Republicans have said they want to produce a proposal in short order to counter Democrats pressing for an extension of health care subsidies. They have not gotten far.
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Dec 05, 2025
We are seeing an intentional effort from justices to rebalance the separation of powers in the federal government.
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Dec 05, 2025
La supervisión bipartidista del Congreso está en marcha, pero por ahora se enfoca en detalles concretos sobre un misil en lugar de en cuestiones legales más amplias.
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Dec 05, 2025
Congress is focusing on two deaths in one strike. But nine other people died in that same attack, and the United States has killed 87 in all. Were any of those killings legal?
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Dec 04, 2025
President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.
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Dec 04, 2025
Democrats won an agreement for a floor showdown after the shutdown, but consensus still eludes the Senate. Will Republicans pay a political price?
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Dec 04, 2025
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Frank M. Bradley, commander of the operation, met with members of Congress behind closed doors.
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Dec 04, 2025
See the state-by-state schedule for every primary leading up to the midterm election.
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Dec 04, 2025
Rare pushback from his party and troubling poll numbers reflect the newly precarious situation in which Trump finds himself.
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Dec 04, 2025
Bipartisan congressional oversight is underway, but for now is focusing on narrow details about one missile instead of broader legal issues.
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Dec 03, 2025
The president withdrew Jared Isaacman's nomination to lead the space agency in June, but senators of both parties appeared willing to give him a second shot at confirmation.
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Dec 03, 2025
Charles Booker is running again for the chamber as Democrats take chances even in heavily Republican states like Kentucky, where Senator Mitch McConnell is retiring.
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Dec 03, 2025
The three being targeted are Senators John Fetterman, Maggie Hassan and Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats. None are up for re-election next year.
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Dec 02, 2025
Ms. Pressley, a prominent progressive, will instead run for re-election to the House. Her move is expected to help Senator Ed Markey, though he still faces one well-known Democratic primary challenger.
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Dec 02, 2025
The former lieutenant governor is the best-known candidate in a crowded field, but some state Democrats have cooled on him since he lost a Senate bid in 2022.
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Dec 01, 2025
Los principales republicanos se han unido a los demócratas para exigir respuestas sobre la creciente campaña militar que, según el gobierno de Trump, está dirigida contra los narcotraficantes.
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Dec 01, 2025
The Justice Department is trying to access ballots cast in 2020, while several officials who were involved in the fight over the election outcome are seeking higher office.
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Nov 30, 2025
Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.
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Nov 25, 2025
Senator Mitch McConnell and several other lawmakers accused President Trump's team of appeasing the Kremlin, warning that doing so would not lead to lasting peace.
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Nov 24, 2025
A group of liberal senators is quietly challenging the minority leader over his approach to the midterms and President Trump, in a sign of the party's deep frustration.
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Nov 24, 2025
The defense secretary called the senator's remarks urging troops not to follow illegal orders "despicable, reckless, and false."
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