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Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the shutdown, an idea opposed by Republicans

Read full article: Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the shutdown, an idea opposed by Republicans

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster.

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3 hours ago

The Latest: Trump wants to scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

Read full article: The Latest: Trump wants to scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government.

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19 hours ago

Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

Read full article: Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster.

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1 day ago

Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

Read full article: Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end.

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Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff gambles on shutdown to save health subsidies as reelection bid looms

Read full article: Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff gambles on shutdown to save health subsidies as reelection bid looms

There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgia’s Jon Ossoff.

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2 days ago

Democrats needed a new approach on a key House committee. Then came the uproar over Jeffrey Epstein

Read full article: Democrats needed a new approach on a key House committee. Then came the uproar over Jeffrey Epstein

The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has sought to rally his committee as a center of Democratic messaging and response to the Trump administration's agenda.

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The Latest: US will share sensitive nuclear submarine technology with South Korea, Trump says

Read full article: The Latest: US will share sensitive nuclear submarine technology with South Korea, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine.

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Trump says 'it's too bad' he can't run for a third term

Read full article: Trump says 'it's too bad' he can't run for a third term

President Donald Trump has acknowledged that he cannot run for a third term, citing constitutional limits, despite his interest in staying in the White House.

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Republicans send Biden autopen report to the Justice Department, urging further investigation

Read full article: Republicans send Biden autopen report to the Justice Department, urging further investigation

House Republicans have released a long-promised report on former President Joe Biden's use of the autopen and the alleged cover-up of his mental state while in office.

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Vice President Vance says troops will be paid as pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown

Read full article: Vice President Vance says troops will be paid as pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown

Vice President JD Vance says that he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week as the Trump administration reconfigures funding in the second-longest government shutdown.

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3 days ago

Flight disruptions continue as air traffic controllers brace for their first full missing paychecks

Read full article: Flight disruptions continue as air traffic controllers brace for their first full missing paychecks

A shortage of air traffic controllers has caused more flight disruptions at airports across the country.

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Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts

Read full article: Trump wants to cancel more funding during the shutdown. Courts have hampered his earlier efforts

President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled, or threatened to cancel, billions of dollars of previously approved federal spending and wants to go after even more funding during the shutdown.

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Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

Read full article: Republicans grapple with voter frustration over rising health care premiums

Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in voters’ mailboxes and sending some to town halls to vent their frustration.

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Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage

Read full article: Flights to Los Angeles International Airport halted due to air traffic controller shortage

The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted briefly due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility.

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What lawmakers are saying about Trump's demolition of the East Wing

Read full article: What lawmakers are saying about Trump's demolition of the East Wing

Members of Congress are divided largely along party lines on the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom that President Donald Trump wants to build.

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Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown

Read full article: Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown

The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many employees are set to miss their first full paycheck at the end of this week.

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Fight over new US House districts in California could turn on advertising edge in closing days

Read full article: Fight over new US House districts in California could turn on advertising edge in closing days

Less than two weeks from Election Day, a potentially decisive edge in California's fight over new U.S. House districts has emerged: advertising.

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The Latest: North Carolina lawmakers approve map adding a GOP House seat

Read full article: The Latest: North Carolina lawmakers approve map adding a GOP House seat

North Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump.

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Lawsuit seeks to force swearing in of US Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona

Read full article: Lawsuit seeks to force swearing in of US Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit that seeks to get Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in as the state’s newest member of Congress after House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to seat her for a month since winning the post.

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Man pardoned after storming Capitol is charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

Read full article: Man pardoned after storming Capitol is charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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The Latest: Trump hosts GOP senators at White House as shutdown drags on

Read full article: The Latest: Trump hosts GOP senators at White House as shutdown drags on

Senate Republicans projected a unified front at the White House Rose Garden Tuesday, arriving at President Donald Trump’s invitation as they refuse to yield to Democratic demands for health care funds into the fourth week of the government shutdown.

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Trump hosts Senate Republicans at renovated White House as the shutdown drags into fourth week

Read full article: Trump hosts Senate Republicans at renovated White House as the shutdown drags into fourth week

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, President Donald Trump is welcoming Senate Republicans for lunch at the White House.

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'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide

Read full article: 'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide

Large crowds of protesters have gathered in cities across the United for “No Kings” demonstrations against what they see a drift into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump.

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Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in doing so

Read full article: Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He's shown little interest in doing so

Democrats are calling on President Donald Trump to get more involved with negotiations to end the government shutdown.

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The Latest: Indicted ex-Trump adviser John Bolton accused of sharing 1K+ docs on government info

Read full article: The Latest: Indicted ex-Trump adviser John Bolton accused of sharing 1K+ docs on government info

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has been charged in a federal investigation into the potential mishandling of classified information.

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Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows

Read full article: Who's winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here's what a new AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll finds most Americans see the government shutdown as a significant problem as it drags on.

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Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Read full article: Senate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.

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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

Read full article: Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown, saying the human cost "cannot be tolerated.”.

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Democrats say they won't be intimidated by Trump's threats as the shutdown enters a third week

Read full article: Democrats say they won't be intimidated by Trump's threats as the shutdown enters a third week

The government shutdown is entering a third week, and Democrats say they're not intimidated by President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire thousands of federal workers or by his threats of more firings to come.

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Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

Read full article: Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is the primary way plaintiffs can challenge racially discriminatory election practices.

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Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

Read full article: Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that's helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century.

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Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

Read full article: Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen.

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The Latest: Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Read full article: The Latest: Trump awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump has awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, posthumously to Charlie Kirk on Tuesday.

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What’s at stake in the government shutdown? Expert weighs in on the fight over affordable health care

Read full article: What’s at stake in the government shutdown? Expert weighs in on the fight over affordable health care

Democrats cast it as a high-stakes health care showdown, and Republicans exude confidence that the approach won’t find traction, while constantly reminding the public that the Dems forced the shutdown. Emily Gee oversees economic and health policy for the Center for American Progress.

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Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns

Read full article: Government shutdown could be the longest ever, Speaker Johnson warns

Republican Speaker Mike Johnson predicts the federal government shutdown may become the longest in history.

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Vance warns 'deeper' cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day

Read full article: Vance warns 'deeper' cuts ahead for federal workers as shutdown enters 12th day

Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on.

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Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown

Read full article: Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown

House members' absence during the government shutdown is creating a political dilemma for Republican Speaker Mike Johnson and is testing his leadership.

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Who is Adelita Grijalva and what is the controversy over her being sworn in to Congress?

Read full article: Who is Adelita Grijalva and what is the controversy over her being sworn in to Congress?

Democrats are ramping up pressure on Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in the newest member of Congress.

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Senators struggle to find a way forward as government shutdown enters ninth day

Read full article: Senators struggle to find a way forward as government shutdown enters ninth day

Senators are laboring to find a way to reopen the government but find themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of trust between the two parties.

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Pressure points ahead could bring a quicker end to the shutdown

Read full article: Pressure points ahead could bring a quicker end to the shutdown

The first week is the easy one.

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The Latest: Trump says officials should be jailed as they oppose his use of National Guard troops

Read full article: The Latest: Trump says officials should be jailed as they oppose his use of National Guard troops

President Donald Trump said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.

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Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

Read full article: Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.

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Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

Read full article: Trump administration threatens no back pay for federal workers in shutdown

President Donald Trump’s administration is warning of no guaranteed back pay for federal workers during a shutdown.

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Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive

Read full article: Government shutdown drags on as health care compromise remains elusive

To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot like the first.

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Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

Read full article: Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks.

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Trump says he's open to health care deal with Democrats as shutdown hits Day 6

Read full article: Trump says he's open to health care deal with Democrats as shutdown hits Day 6

President Donald Trump says he would be open to striking a deal on health care subsidies that are at the heart of the government shutdown fight.

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Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump's power

Read full article: Voting is underway in California on new maps that could swing US House control, check Trump's power

The fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California.

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AP reader question: Do federal workers get paid during the government shutdown

Read full article: AP reader question: Do federal workers get paid during the government shutdown

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Who gets paid during a federal shutdown.

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Government shutdown enters fifth day as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse

Read full article: Government shutdown enters fifth day as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse

Washington lawmakers remain at a standstill over reopening the government, showing few signs of progress.

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The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

Read full article: The Oval Office meeting didn't stop a shutdown, but the Trump 2028 hats and a sombrero set a tone

Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the president’s desk.

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Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds

Read full article: Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds

A new poll conducted just prior to the current government shutdown showed most Americans wanted Congress to extend tax credits that could expire at the end of the year.

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Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown

Read full article: Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown are fading.

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Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals

Read full article: Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals

President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign.

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The blame game is on at federal agencies, where political messages fault Democrats for the shutdown

Read full article: The blame game is on at federal agencies, where political messages fault Democrats for the shutdown

Americans' routine interactions with the federal government this week are increasingly being met with partisan messaging.

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Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united?

Read full article: Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united?

Republican leaders have presented a united stance as they try to keep the government open and berate Democrats for demanding health care policy changes in exchange for their votes.

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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

Read full article: Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

President Donald Trump is using the government shutdown to reshape the federal workforce and target detractors.

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Newly elected Arizona lawmaker has yet to be sworn into office, as House Democrats welcome her

Read full article: Newly elected Arizona lawmaker has yet to be sworn into office, as House Democrats welcome her

A week after her decisive win in an Arizona special election for the U.S. House, Democrat Adelita Grijalva has yet to take office.

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Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out

Read full article: Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown.

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Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight

Read full article: Government shutdown takes hold with mass layoffs looming and no end in sight

The federal government was thrown into a shutdown with no easy endgame in sight.

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Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Read full article: Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

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How a potential government shutdown could affect travel if TSA workers must go without pay

Read full article: How a potential government shutdown could affect travel if TSA workers must go without pay

Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are heading to the White House in a late effort to avoid a government shutdown.

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Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown

Read full article: Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without deal to avoid government shutdown

Democratic congressional leaders have left a White House meeting without a deal with President Donald Trump and Republicans to avoid a government shutdown.

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Shutdown standoff deepens ahead of crucial meeting at the White House

Read full article: Shutdown standoff deepens ahead of crucial meeting at the White House

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader John Thune are digging in ahead of this week’s deadline to keep the government open, showing little evidence of budging even as both sides have agreed to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.

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Trump's shutdown blame game: Why he says Democrats are at fault

Read full article: Trump's shutdown blame game: Why he says Democrats are at fault

President Donald Trump is blaming Democrats for a potential government shutdown.

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Trump to meet Monday with top four congressional leaders as government shutdown risk looms

Read full article: Trump to meet Monday with top four congressional leaders as government shutdown risk looms

President Donald Trump plans to meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, one day before the deadline to fund the federal government or face a shutdown.

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As Democrats prepare for a possible federal shutdown, their endgame is uncertain

Read full article: As Democrats prepare for a possible federal shutdown, their endgame is uncertain

Senate Democrats have struggled for months to counter President Donald Trump.

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Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown

Read full article: Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are “marching the country” into a government shutdown.

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Supreme Court keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions of dollars in foreign aid

Read full article: Supreme Court keeps in place Trump funding freeze that threatens billions of dollars in foreign aid

The Supreme Court is extending an order that allows President Donald Trump's administration to keep frozen nearly $5 billion in foreign aid, handing him another victory in a dispute over presidential power.

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Senior Republican says Ukraine can beat back Russia and urges action on sanctions bill

Read full article: Senior Republican says Ukraine can beat back Russia and urges action on sanctions bill

Just back from a congressional delegation trip to Ukraine, a senior Republican says he’s more optimistic that the country can succeed in the war with Russia.

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He's the budget scorekeeper for Congress. Lately, it's been a tough job

Read full article: He's the budget scorekeeper for Congress. Lately, it's been a tough job

The Congressional Budget Office has faced criticism over its analysis of Republicans' big tax breaks and spending cuts bill.

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Trump's Rose Garden Club is a lavish new hangout for political allies and business elites

Read full article: Trump's Rose Garden Club is a lavish new hangout for political allies and business elites

Washington's hottest new club has everything: Cabinet secretaries, a new stone patio, meals from the White House kitchen and even a playlist curated by President Donald Trump.

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Trump cancels White House meeting with Schumer and Jeffries despite risk of a government shutdown

Read full article: Trump cancels White House meeting with Schumer and Jeffries despite risk of a government shutdown

Democratic leaders have accused President Donald Trump of throwing a tantrum and chickening out after he canceled a meeting with them ahead of a potential federal government shutdown.

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Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

Read full article: Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

A possible federal shutdown is looming at month's end, and the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate.

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Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk's killing

Read full article: Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk's killing

Members of Congress are taking steps to tighten their own security as the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has deeply shaken lawmakers who were already concerned for their safety.

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House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk with dozens of Democrats opposed

Read full article: House approves resolution honoring Charlie Kirk with dozens of Democrats opposed

The House has passed a resolution honoring the late Charlie Kirk over significant Democratic opposition.

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Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

Read full article: Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

The Senate rejected competing measures to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date.

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House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk

Read full article: House turns back effort to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar over remarks about Charlie Kirk

The House declined late Wednesday to punish one of its own over commentary in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

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Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown

Read full article: Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown

Republican leaders in the House and Senate are rejecting Democratic demands for health care subsidies in a bill to avoid a government shutdown.

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Correction: Congress-DC story

Read full article: Correction: Congress-DC story

In a story published Sept. 16, 2025, about the House voting on bills on the Washington criminal justice system, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a bill would replace the members of the Judicial Nomination Commission with presidential appointees.

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Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown

Read full article: Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown

Democratic leaders are lashing out at a stop-gap spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month.

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Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts

Read full article: Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts

A deadline looming, Congress is charging toward a federal government shutdown.

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Blame game after acts of political violence can lead to further attacks, experts warn

Read full article: Blame game after acts of political violence can lead to further attacks, experts warn

From the moment conservative icon Charlie Kirk was felled by an assassin’s bullet, partisans have fought over who’s to blame for his death.

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Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies

Read full article: Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies

There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Assassination of Charlie Kirk adds to America's roll call of public violence

Read full article: Assassination of Charlie Kirk adds to America's roll call of public violence

In the tragic roll call of public violence in American life, Charlie Kirk’s name joins the long list.

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Republicans in Congress are eager for Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil

Read full article: Republicans in Congress are eager for Trump to expand his use of the military on US soil

President Donald Trump is swiftly implementing his vision of the military as an all-powerful tool for his policy goals.

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Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

Read full article: Judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid approved by Congress

The Trump administration must release billions of dollars in foreign aid approved by Congress, including money that President Donald Trump said last week he won't spend.

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Trump extends his reach into Congress in ways large and small

Read full article: Trump extends his reach into Congress in ways large and small

As Congress returns for a busy fall stretch, President Donald Trump is reaching into the affairs of the legislative branch, chiseling away at the separation of powers.

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Epstein survivors implore Congress to act as push for disclosure builds

Read full article: Epstein survivors implore Congress to act as push for disclosure builds

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse have gathered on Capitol Hill to demand the release of the sex trafficking investigation into the late financier.

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LIVE: Members of Congress hold news conference on Epstein case

Read full article: LIVE: Members of Congress hold news conference on Epstein case

The House Oversight Committee has publicly posted the files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Trump will announce Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama

Read full article: Trump will announce Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama

President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Space Command will be relocated from Colorado to Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary home.

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Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess

Read full article: Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess

As Congress returns to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, it will have to find a way to work with Democrats or around them as a government shutdown looms.

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Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago

Read full article: Trump blocks $4.9B in foreign aid Congress OK'd, using maneuver last seen nearly 50 years ago

President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson he won't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch.

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The Latest: Trump blocks $4.9 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress

Read full article: The Latest: Trump blocks $4.9 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress

In a letter sent to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, President Donald Trump said he wouldn't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid — effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch.

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Louisiana urges Supreme Court to bar use of race in redistricting, in attack on Voting Rights Act

Read full article: Louisiana urges Supreme Court to bar use of race in redistricting, in attack on Voting Rights Act

Louisiana has abandoned its defense of a political map that elected two Black members of Congress and instead called on the Supreme Court to reject any consideration of race in redistricting in a case that could bring major changes to the Voting Rights Act.

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Justice Department won't defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional

Read full article: Justice Department won't defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional

The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court, declaring that the government believes the funding is unconstitutional.

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August recess can't hide tensions ahead for Congress on spending and Trump nominations

Read full article: August recess can't hide tensions ahead for Congress on spending and Trump nominations

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask the partisan tensions that are brewing on government funding and President Donald Trump’s nominees.

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Rep. Nancy Mace kicks off South Carolina GOP gubernatorial bid. She says she's 'Trump in high heels'

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Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina says she plans to start a statewide series of town halls this week in Myrtle Beach now that she's running for governor.

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Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump's big bill is chiseling it back

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This summer, President Donald Trump has begun to chisel back Medicaid and food stamps.

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Trump's religious rhetoric clashes with Canada's secular politics

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Throughout his new term, President Donald Trump has said he was “saved by God” to make America great again.

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The House is looking into the Epstein investigation. Here's what could happen next

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A key House committee is looking into the investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking crimes.

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