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Centrist Dem group rails against leftist identity politics and purity tests

Centrist Democrats produced a five-page document of takeaways at a retreat organized by Third Way.

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‘Sanctuary city’ mayors hope to avoid an embarrassing spectacle in Congress

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is working with former Biden lawyer Dana Remus as the city prepares to gather — and redact — documents that might expose municipal employees to political attacks for ...

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Murkowski rebukes Trump over Ukraine: ‘Walking away from our allies’

The Alaska senator’s statement was a rare note of dissent from a Republican.

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AOC wants answers from DOJ after Trump officials threaten investigation

2d - Politics

Michigan Democrats make another run at Shri Thanedar

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Capitol agenda: Signs point to a long stopgap

2d - Politics

Trump and GOP leaders discuss using tariffs to pay for agenda

3d - Politics

Senate advances Linda McMahon's nomination to lead Education Department

3d - Politics

Walz announcement clears way for Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race

3d - Politics

GOP senators privately push Musk to coordinate more with Congress

3d - Politics

Dems tap Slotkin to deliver response to Trump's joint address

3d - Politics

House Judiciary panel plans discussion on college athlete pay

3d - Politics

Musk to meet with House Republicans

3d - Politics

Senators give Trump’s latest budget nominee his first vote of approval

3d - Politics

Senate committee advances Chavez-DeRemer's nomination

3d - Politics

Capitol agenda: Shutdown blame game rages

3d - Politics

Johnson rules out steepest Medicaid cut options

4d - Politics

Trump’s nominee for solicitor general won’t rule out ignoring court orders in ‘extreme cases’

4d - Politics

Musk meets with Johnson as DOGE tension heats up

4d - Politics

Progressives tap a rising star to deliver their response to Trump

4d - Politics

Capitol agenda: What's next for Johnson's budget resolution

4d - Politics

Republican leaders seek ‘united’ GOP funding strategy as shutdown looms

5d - Politics

Dems join Republicans to kill Biden drilling rule

5d - Politics

They’re not just suing to stop DOGE. They’re suing Elon Musk himself.

A pair of lawsuits say that, with all the power he has accumulated, Musk is violating the Constitution's rules about the appointment of federal officers.

Feb. 14 - Politics

They still want 'one big, beautiful bill.' They're nowhere close.

GOP leaders are trying to lasso various factions as the Senate races ahead with its own plan for President Donald Trump's tax cuts and other priorities.

Feb. 7 - Politics

‘Time is running out’: Lawmakers scramble for a deal to stop a shutdown

Short of a major breakthrough in the coming days, Congress is staring down the barrel of yet another crisis over government funding.

Feb. 21 - Politics

Molly Jong-Fast is thinking about challenging Jerry Nadler

The journalist wants somebody to take on the 77-year-old New Yorker.

Feb. 21 - Politics

Sweeping safety-net cuts have GOP centrists questioning Johnson’s budget

Conservatives are no longer the only concern for House GOP leaders.

Feb. 14 - Politics

How 7 states could thwart GOP plans to overhaul Medicaid

Republicans have a bigger tent than they did in 2017. So does the health care program.

3d - Politics

House Republicans advance their budget after appeasing hard-liners

The House Budget Committee adopted a budget resolution Thursday as GOP leaders work to unlock the power to enact major Republican priorities along party lines.

Feb. 13 - Politics

DOGE is now dramatically raising the potential for a government shutdown

Adding Musk's cuts to spending talks could help satisfy hard-liners but alienate Democrats whose votes will be needed to fund the government.

3d - Politics

Senate adopts fallback budget in case Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ falters

Now the onus is on House Republicans to build enough support to advance their own party-line plan, or face pressure to back the Senate’s slimmer vision.

Feb. 20 - Politics

Mitch McConnell’s party of one

The former Senate GOP leader is lonely in opposition to key Trump nominees.

Feb. 13 - Politics

Russ Vought confirmed as White House budget chief

Democrats fought the OMB nominee's confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.

Feb. 6 - Politics

RFK Jr.’s plans could make Musk’s look small

The Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary on a mostly party-line vote Thursday.

Feb. 13 - Politics

JD Vance Aced His First Test. The Next One Will Be Tougher.

The vice president wrangled a few holdout senators. Now he’s faced with taming an unruly House.

Feb. 8 - Politics

Trump says federal government should 'take over' local politics in DC

Trump is jockeying for local political power by positioning himself as the antidote to the city’s crime and homelessness.

Feb. 20 - Politics

Inside the Elon Musk-Jim Jordan ‘mind meld’ shaking up Capitol Hill

Musk has a White House office and growing pull across federal agencies. Now he's burrowed into the House Judiciary Committee.

Feb. 5 - Politics

Fresh executive order targets sanctuary cities, federal aid for undocumented migrants

The action marks Trump’s latest attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.

Feb. 20 - Politics

As Trump steamrolls Washington, courts flex their power to slow him down

Numerous federal district judges around the country have blocked major portions of Trump's early agenda — but Supreme Court showdowns loom.

Feb. 9 - Politics

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