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The day after his nationally televised address on the need for a border wall, President Donald Trump on Wednesday brought candy to a meeting at… Read More
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In 1948, the Jewish people secured sovereignty over their ancestral homeland for the first time in nearly 2,000 years. Once again, they could thrive—religiously, economically,… Read More
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House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., who was shot and wounded in 2017 by a political opponent, says hateful remarks and threats directed at him… Read More
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Democratic Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen introduced a measure Thursday that would add a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College. Cohen introduced the yet-to-be-named legislation that if… Read More
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Democratic Party higher-up Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York distanced himself Friday from a new congresswoman’s comments on impeaching President Donald Trump, including calling him… Read More
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Editor’s note: Adult language included in tweets in this article. Just hours after being sworn into Congress on Thursday, Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib promised… Read More
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The new leader of House Republicans’ largest caucus says he plans to “streamline” its operations to effectively counter the Democrats as they take control of… Read More
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Two of President Donald Trump’s key themes as a candidate were building a border wall and being a deal-maker. But he is struggling on both… Read More
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Democrats take control of the House of Representatives Thursday, starting a new era of divided government. Here are four things to watch as the 116th… Read More
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I rarely make predictions—whether of election results or anything else. My policy has always been to say what I believe should be done, not what… Read More
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2018 was a year with plenty of firsts for Republican women—Marsha Blackburn became the first woman to represent Tennessee in the Senate, Kristi Noem was… Read More
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House Democrats are putting together a plan to end the partial government shutdown, which does not include any additional funding for President Donald Trump’s border… Read More
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Hours before a partisan divide was set to force a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump signed the most sweeping bipartisan initiative of his presidency—a… Read More
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President Donald Trump won’t sign a spending bill to keep the government fully running without funding for a wall along the southern border. The Senate… Read More
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Shortly after Rep. Trey Gowdy’s new lawmaker orientation as an elected member of the House of Representatives in 2011, he went to his hero Paul… Read More
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Now in the final days of their control of the House, Republicans have failed to make good on a major promise they made to voters—namely,… Read More
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North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows criticized Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s recommendation of a short-term funding bill that would fund the government until Feb…. Read More
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There might be one bloc conspicuously absent from Washington, D.C., this week amid the possibility of a shutdown: retired House Republicans. Government funding expires at… Read More
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Nancy Pelosi is on her way again to becoming speaker of the House of Representatives when Democrats regain control in the new year, after being… Read More
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Democrats will retake the majority in—and control of—the House of Representatives on Jan. 3, and a Democratic congresswoman is considering challenging House Minority Leader Nancy… Read More
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Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women to be elected to Congress, is a new kind of politician. She’s telegenic, ideologically progressive, widely… Read More
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Conservative Republicans are calling for a busy lame-duck session of Congress between now and Jan. 3, when Democrats will retake the majority in—and control of—the… Read More
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In January, a record number of women will serve in the U.S. House and Senate. Depending on the outcome of races that are still too… Read More
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Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is poised to win the GOP leadership election on Wednesday to become the party’s third-ranking member as the Republican… Read More
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Editor’s note: Election Day brought some surprises, if not as many as either party anticipated. Here’s a sampling of our audience’s initial reactions to the… Read More
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We are about to find out whether Democrats meant it when they lamented the loss of civility in Washington. Having won the majority in the… Read More
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Democrats have been promising oversight of the Trump administration for months if they get a House majority—and now they will have the numbers to investigate… Read More
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President Donald Trump put a positive light on the split results of Tuesday’s midterm election, which saw Democrats win back control of the House even… Read More
