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Aug 06, 2026
While administration officials say the changes will save money by lifting onerous requirements, advocates fear the anti-poverty program will be gutted.
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Aug 06, 2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn't entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
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Aug 06, 2026
Virginia will ask the Supreme Court to hear a dispute over a seven-character license plate message.
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Aug 06, 2026
The Trump administration is sending back record numbers of Vietnamese, Laotians and Hmong. Many came to the United States as young war refugees and later committed crimes.
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Aug 06, 2026
The vice president has dispensed with the decorum and restraint of his predecessors to directly take on opponents and journalists on social media with sometimes profane and often personal jabs.
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Aug 06, 2026
The case is unique, legal scholars say, because of the tension between the Fifth Amendment and the reach of a presidential pardon. The potential consequences could be grave.
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Aug 06, 2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued that he wasn't entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.
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Aug 06, 2026
The development comes as a Senate committee prepares to vote Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony S. Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at a hearing.
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Aug 06, 2026
Representative Andy Ogles received President Trump's endorsement, but his challenger, Charlie Hatcher, a former state agriculture commissioner, has the backing of Gov. Bill Lee.
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Aug 06, 2026
One moderate group says the progressive wins are "deeply troubling" and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
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Aug 06, 2026
These officials oversee or help administer elections in counties across the nation where competitive House and Senate races will determine control of Congress.
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Aug 05, 2026
The development comes as a Senate committee prepares to vote Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony S. Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at a hearing.
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Aug 05, 2026
The agency had initially refused to even review the application but reversed course after a public outcry.
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Aug 05, 2026
A Senate panel scheduled a vote after Dr. Anthony Fauci declined to answer questions at a hearing last week. Here are the legal issues involved.
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Aug 05, 2026
Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.
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Aug 05, 2026
The National Firearms Act mandated a permitting process for short-barreled rifles and shotguns, as well as suppressors. A judge ruled that the provision was unconstitutional.
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Aug 05, 2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York said that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's close victory in the Michigan Senate primary put "working-class Americans back at the heart of our politics."
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Aug 05, 2026
Dr. Fauci invoked his Constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions from a Senate committee. Republicans say he is ineligible for that protection.
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Aug 05, 2026
The task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island, with the goal of creating fissures among the Cuban political elite.
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Aug 05, 2026
Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.
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Aug 05, 2026
The pro-Israel organization spent $32 million in an unsuccessful effort to defeat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary. It might try again in the general election.
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Aug 05, 2026
In a 23-minute appearance with the anchor Jake Tapper, the Ohio Republican made an unusual effort to rebut a multitude of allegations that have threatened his re-election bid.
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Aug 05, 2026
Representative Chuck Edwards's decision to drop his re-election bid amid sexual harassment charges came as a Democratic farmer, Jamie Ager, was already making inroads.
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Aug 05, 2026
Surveys greatly overestimated how Dr. Abdul El-Sayed would fare in the state's Democratic Senate primary, revealing some typical polling challenges.
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Aug 05, 2026
The federal government is ending its contract with a Kentucky nonprofit that it says pressured medical workers to remove organs from patients who were getting better.
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Aug 05, 2026
"Cancel Thanksgiving," she wrote. "VDay" brings out "the worst of humanity," she mused. Francesca Hong's old social media posts get a fresh look ahead of Wisconsin's Democratic primary for governor.
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Aug 05, 2026
Without running a single ad or filing a campaign finance report, Tom Smith, who had suspended his bid, soundly defeated Amir Hassan, a Navy veteran backed by President Trump.
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Aug 05, 2026
Dr. Schwartz, a deputy surgeon general in the first Trump administration, has publicly supported childhood vaccines.
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Aug 05, 2026
The new activist left is built on a coalition that may be too narrow to thrive in Democratic primaries in other areas, particularly the South.
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Aug 05, 2026
President Trump's goal of building a "golden fleet" of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.
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Aug 05, 2026
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed had a strong showing in college towns, while Representative Haley Stevens did well in Black urban centers.
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Aug 05, 2026
Gov. Katie Hobbs of Arizona, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor.
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Aug 05, 2026
Could the black T-shirt and jeans be the next big thing in Washington?
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Aug 05, 2026
A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea.
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Aug 05, 2026
Voters in Kansas rejected a proposal to start electing Supreme Court justices, while Missourians declined to make it harder to amend the State Constitution.
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Aug 05, 2026
The head of the Justice Department praised the U.S. attorney in Washington after her tense meeting with the president.
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Aug 05, 2026
His close margin of victory may point to challenges ahead.
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Aug 05, 2026
Abdul El-Sayed's Senate candidacy poses a critical challenge for Democrats' ascendant progressive wing: Can an insurgent candidate, with unabashedly liberal positions, win a general election in a moderate state?
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Aug 05, 2026
At the White House's request, senators tucked a change sought by the hemp industry into a crucial spending bill. It would benefit the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, the president's chief of staff.
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Aug 05, 2026
Federal and state officials are racing to address an assault on the nation's water supply that they believe is the work of Iranian hackers.
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Aug 05, 2026
Muslim voters from across the country said they felt hope and anxiety as Dr. El-Sayed moved closer to becoming the nation's first Muslim senator.
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Aug 05, 2026
Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.
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Aug 05, 2026
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly prevailed over Representative Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Senate in Michigan, setting up a nervy race to November for the party.
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Aug 05, 2026
Dr. El-Sayed, a progressive former public health official, narrowly defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a bitter primary dominated by the politics of Israel.
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Aug 05, 2026
Chuck Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for "persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct" toward two female staff members.
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Aug 05, 2026
President Trump announced a proposal aimed at achieving the disarmament of Hamas and an Israeli withdrawal. Israel ramped up attacks on the Palestinian enclave.
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Aug 05, 2026
William Lawrence defeated two moderate candidates to challenge a vulnerable Republican incumbent, but some worry his views could hurt his chances in November.
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Aug 04, 2026
Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.
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Aug 04, 2026
Representative Wesley Bell beat Cori Bush, his predecessor, in a rematch. He will be a heavy favorite in the safely Democratic district in November.
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Aug 04, 2026
The Rev. Adam Hamilton will be a serious underdog against Roger Marshall, a Republican, but Democrats think the state could be competitive if the November environment is favorable enough to them.
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Aug 04, 2026
The Richmond-area district was going to be one of the country's most competitive in November, before a court threw out a Democrat-drawn redistricting map. Ms. Taylor faces Representative Rob Wittman in November.
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Aug 04, 2026
The decision by Julian Beaudion, the Democratic nominee, to leave the race was the third recent withdrawal by a Democratic Senate candidate in a red state.
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Aug 04, 2026
Dr. El-Sayed, a progressive candidate, is a vocal critic of Israel. He is known for his rhetorical abilities, which have drawn cheers and criticism.
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Aug 04, 2026
Ms. Stevens, a fourth-term congresswoman, is the choice of Democratic leadership in Washington, D.C., and Michigan.
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Aug 04, 2026
Elaine Luria will face Jennifer Kiggans, the Republican incumbent who defeated her in 2022, in the highly competitive Virginia Beach-area seat. Both are Navy veterans.
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Aug 04, 2026
As they cast ballots in the Democratic Senate primary, voters said they were concerned about data centers, health care, Israel and the war with Iran.
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Aug 04, 2026
Representative Haley Stevens has been backed by tens of millions of dollars, much of it from pro-Israel groups and hidden donors. Her rival, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, has tried to make that support a liability.
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Aug 04, 2026
Voters will cast ballots in several primaries. Unofficial results will most likely be known late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
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Aug 04, 2026
The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration's request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed "unearned grace" on the Oath Keepers defendants "by wiping their records clean."
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Aug 04, 2026
Todd Blanche's nomination now advances to the Senate floor, where it was not immediately clear whether he would be confirmed given that he can afford to lose only two senators on a party-line vote.
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Aug 04, 2026
The funds have been frozen since early in President Trump's second term.
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Aug 04, 2026
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told President Trump that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
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Aug 04, 2026
Last week, construction workers had begun to decorate the new South Lawn helipad with a giant presidential seal. By Tuesday, the design was gone.
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Aug 04, 2026
Republicans hoped a shove from President Trump would persuade the embattled congressman to drop his re-election bid in the face of abuse allegations. It hasn't happened.
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Aug 04, 2026
A high-stakes Senate contest and other races will offer fresh indicators of what Democratic voters are seeking.
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Aug 04, 2026
Iran's leaders have perplexed several American presidents, perhaps none more than President Trump.
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Aug 04, 2026
Its wins have been largely confined to highly educated and heavily Democratic parts of urban America. But two races could change that.
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Aug 04, 2026
Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a moderate Democrat, is going head-to-head with candidates to her right and her left in a battleground district.
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Aug 04, 2026
Todd Blanche's nomination now advances to the Senate floor, where he is expected to be confirmed, even though several Republicans have not yet committed to supporting him.
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Aug 04, 2026
The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.
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Aug 04, 2026
Republicans see the marquee race to lead the state as perhaps their best chance this year to win a governorship held by Democrats.
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Aug 04, 2026
Former Representative Cori Bush, a member of the progressive "squad," is trying to defeat Representative Wesley Bell, a moderate who ousted her two years ago.
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Aug 04, 2026
Redistricting turmoil started, then ended, the campaigns of several Democratic hopefuls and pushed others into more competitive races than they anticipated.
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Aug 04, 2026
As President Trump heads to the West Coast to talk to Americans about the economy, the war in Iran is driving up costs and polls show the already unpopular conflict is losing support.
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Aug 04, 2026
As President Trump heads to the West Coast to talk to Americans about the economy, the war in Iran is driving up costs and polls show the already unpopular conflict is losing support.
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Aug 04, 2026
Players vs. teams. Doctors vs. insurers. How the same method for resolving pay disputes has led to wildly different results.
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Aug 03, 2026
The legacy of Lindsey Graham loomed over the field to replace him in a debate Monday. All eyes were on his sister, Darline, who was endorsed by President Trump.
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Aug 03, 2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his son, and Senator Rand Paul have all written books criticizing Dr. Anthony S. Fauci. All were published by a company led by a close Kennedy adviser.
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Aug 03, 2026
The deal would address President Trump's most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.
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Aug 03, 2026
The deal would address President Trump's most urgent political problem by allowing ships to move again. But it would give Iran strategic leverage it did not have before the war.
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Aug 03, 2026
President Trump said Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., "folded like an umbrella." For now, her job appeared to be safe, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
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Aug 03, 2026
Our politics reporter Kellen Browning went to the Democratic Socialists of America's national summit in Chicago to learn more about the group's new platform.
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Aug 03, 2026
Senators in both parties are eager to avoid another spending skirmish before the midterm elections, but the measure still must pass the House.
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Aug 03, 2026
Unable to unite behind a single candidate in Michigan's Seventh Congressional District, moderate Democrats worry that they've complicated their chances in a key November battleground.
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Aug 03, 2026
The Democratic Senate primary will pit the old guard against a rising coalition.
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Aug 03, 2026
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.
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Aug 03, 2026
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.
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Aug 03, 2026
The president ignored a question about whether he was considering firing her.
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Aug 03, 2026
Unable to unite behind a single candidate in Michigan's Seventh District, moderate Democrats worry that they've complicated their chances in a key November battleground.
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Aug 03, 2026
Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis expressed support after Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, issued a memo abandoning part of a deal the Justice Department had struck with President Trump.
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