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Jan 22, 2026
The unanimous vote amounted to a bipartisan rebuke of the Senate after leaders in that chamber slipped the legal provision into legislation to reopen the government.
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Jan 22, 2026
The Minnesota senator, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, appears set to enter a race that has been transformed by President Trump's immigration crackdown in the state and protests against it.
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Jan 21, 2026
The former Chicago mayor, who is trying to shape the Democratic Party's future and might run for president, said that "across all three branches of government, 75 years — you're out."
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Jan 21, 2026
Ms. Tafoya, once a sideline reporter for N.F.L. games, has more recently turned her focus to Republican politics. She is seeking an open seat now held by a Democrat.
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Jan 20, 2026
Days after President Trump urged her to run, Representative Julia Letlow said she would challenge Mr. Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who voted to convict Mr. Trump in his second impeachment trial.
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Jan 19, 2026
Elon Musk, the world's richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.
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Jan 18, 2026
The potential 2028 presidential candidates showcased a Democratic midterm strategy that would assail G.O.P. votes in favor of cutting Medicaid and allowing health care subsidies to expire.
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Jan 18, 2026
As the F.B.I. has added payback to its portfolio, Republican lawmakers like Senator Charles E. Grassley have emerged as a clearinghouse for leaks and whistle-blowers.
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Jan 18, 2026
The president urged Representative Julia Letlow of Louisiana to run against Mr. Cassidy, in a move that is likely to further complicate his relationship with Senate Republicans.
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Jan 17, 2026
The midterms will be a battle for control of Trump's legacy.
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Jan 16, 2026
A video from Ken Paxton, a Republican primary challenger to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, depicted A.I.-generated imagery of the senator twirling with Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic Senate candidate.
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Jan 16, 2026
Three reporters discuss the Minneapolis chaos and how it could play a role in the midterms.
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
Kyrsten Sinema fue acusada ante un tribunal federal de mantener un romance con un miembro casado de su equipo de seguridad.
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Jan 16, 2026
Seeking to calm tensions, Republicans and Democrats affirmed that they supported Denmark's control of Greenland as President Trump vowed to buy it or take it over.
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Jan 16, 2026
The White House and Denmark contradicted each other in public about what they had agreed to this week as President Trump continued to demand U.S. ownership of Greenland.
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Jan 15, 2026
In a lawsuit, the ex-wife of Ms. Sinema's onetime staff member accused her of showering him with gifts and breaking up their marriage.
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Jan 15, 2026
The White House and Denmark contradicted each other in public about what they had agreed to this week as President Trump continued to demand U.S. ownership of Greenland.
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Jan 15, 2026
Many proposals have been introduced, but there is little consensus among governors, Congress members and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.
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Jan 15, 2026
The top executive of the crypto exchange Coinbase scuttled a planned Senate committee vote on a major cryptocurrency bill after voicing his concerns, a sign of the company's clout.
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Jan 15, 2026
Legislation to establish a regulatory framework for digital tokens has been thrown into turmoil — by one of its biggest champions.
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Jan 15, 2026
The lawmakers, all Democrats who urged military service members not to follow illegal orders, said prosecutors had contacted them. But it is unclear what crime they might have committed.
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Jan 15, 2026
The general sense of the world being chaotic does not necessarily help Trump.
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Jan 14, 2026
G.O.P. leaders succeeded in pressuring fellow senators who initially supported the measure that would have limited President Trump's military authority in Venezuela.
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Jan 14, 2026
G.O.P. leaders succeeded in pressuring fellow senators who initially supported the measure that would have limited President Trump's military authority in Venezuela.
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Jan 14, 2026
Months after the partisan clash that led to the longest shutdown in history, lawmakers have agreed on spending bills that look far different from what the president wanted.
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Jan 14, 2026
G.O.P. leaders are pressuring fellow senators who supported the measure to change their vote on the bill to block President Trump's military action in Venezuela without Congress's consent.
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Jan 14, 2026
Mary Peltola's entry into the Alaska Senate race is a building block in an electoral strategy Democrats have been working on for months.
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Jan 14, 2026
After securing strong recruits on a tough Senate map, the Democratic leader is not only predicting an upset 2026 victory, but also naming the states he thinks his party can flip.
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Jan 13, 2026
It is unclear what possible crime might involve Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, who has warned in dire terms about the dissolution of American democracy.
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Jan 13, 2026
Senator John Kennedy, a garrulous rank-and-file Republican from Louisiana, has struck a nerve with a new book that provides an insider account of Congress and its dysfunction.
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Jan 13, 2026
That number could increase significantly as more consumers are faced with higher bills brought on by expiring premium subsidies.
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Jan 13, 2026
Ezra Klein and State Representative James Talarico of Texas discuss his faith, his politics and his Senate race.
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Jan 13, 2026
A criminal investigation of a sitting Fed chairman, with the obvious intent of stripping him of his independence, has never happened before.
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Jan 12, 2026
The Justice Department's probe into whether Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, lied about renovations to the central bank's headquarters has raised alarms.
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Jan 12, 2026
Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from disciplining him for a video warning about illegal military orders.
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Jan 12, 2026
Three Republican senators offered a rare rebuke of the Trump administration's tactics, criticizing an investigation of the Federal Reserve chair.
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Jan 12, 2026
The former congresswoman is the latest top-tier recruit for Democrats, who face a difficult Senate map this year as they try to retake control of the chamber.
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Jan 11, 2026
The new guidelines for immigration facilities, issued by Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, are virtually identical to a policy that a federal judge halted last month.
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Jan 11, 2026
Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, said any attempt to support protesters in Iran with a military operation could backfire.
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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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