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Reconciliation bill punted until after Memorial Day recess

Congressional leaders are closing up shop for the week without voting on their long-sought immigration budget bill, as Senate Republicans struggled to agree on legislative text amid an 11th-hour fight over a new Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund. While Republican leaders had hoped to push the bill through both chambers on strictly…

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This week: Ballroom fight, Warsh confirmation on the agenda

The top priority for Senate Republicans this week will be to confirm Kevin Warsh to be chairman of the Federal Reserve, but much of the week’s work in the Senate will be off the floor, setting the stage for upcoming votes on the budget reconciliation bill. The filibuster-proof reconciliation bill…

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops out of Senate race

Maine Gov. Janet Mills ended her Senate campaign on Thursday, saying she lacked the funds necessary to continue on to the June Democratic primary. “While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else – the fight – to continue on, I very simply do not…

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Budget resolution to unlock immigration funds adopted in Senate

The Senate adopted a GOP-written budget resolution early Thursday morning that marks a critical first step toward providing roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term. After a marathon “vote-a-rama” on amendments that stretched through the night, the Senate voted 50-48 for a budget…

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Senate ‘slipping further down the slope’

As senators headed Wednesday into their latest “vote-a-rama,” one thing was clear: Not many of them were happy. The procedural hallmark involves a series of unlimited amendment votes and is often bemoaned because of its marathon pace, twilight-hour votes and embarrassingly large pizza deliveries to the U.S. Capitol. But Republicans’…

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Iowa Democrats pursue ‘once in a generation opportunity’ amid farmer woes

Every day, Seth Watkins wakes with the sun. The 58-year-old farmer raises livestock on a southwest Iowa farm that’s been in his family since the 1840s. Like most farmers, Watkins is up and working before much of the rest of the country’s alarm clocks go off, feeding his cows and…

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Former New York Rep. Eliot L. Engel dies at 79

Former Rep. Eliot L. Engel, who was a fixture in New York politics for decades until he lost his seat in the House in 2020, has died at the age of 79. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins confirmed the news in a statement posted on social media. “We are deeply…

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Democrats kick off response to Trump’s annihilation threats

House Democrats began their messaging campaign to hold President Donald Trump accountable for threatening to eliminate the “whole” Iranian civilization with a 10-second floor showdown Thursday. “The threats of total annihilation were beyond the pale. It’s time for Congress to step in and take control of the wheel,” Rep. Glenn F.…

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Trump’s Iran threats resonate even after ceasefire announcement

President Donald Trump may have backed down on his Tuesday threat to eliminate the “whole” Iranian civilization, but Democrats hope his social media posts triggered enough outcry to buoy them to a congressional majority and, possibly, lead to a push to impeach Trump for the first time this term and…

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Competing claims on SAVE America Act disenfranchising voters

by Lori Robertson ANALYSIS — Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer has said the SAVE America Act “could disenfranchise over 20 million American citizens,” while Republicans dispute that the voter registration and ID bill would block any legitimate voters. Election experts say the bill, which isn’t expected to pass, would…

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Takeaways from Cabinet meeting: Trump issues new threats to Iran, Democrats

ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump held his first wartime Cabinet meeting Thursday, one month into his Iran conflict, as he continued toggling between talk of diplomacy and rattling his military saber. The president has spent much of the week striking a new tone on the war and signaling interest in…

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Democrats’ plaque ceremony was missing two things

Democratic lawmakers gathered on the Upper West Terrace of the Capitol, overlooking the National Mall, to honor officers who defended Congress during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack with a commemorative plaque. But two things were missing — Republicans and the plaque itself. The plaque is instead installed on a stone…

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DHS funding negotiations turn to stalemate in Senate

Senate Republicans immediately rejected a new offer Wednesday from Democrats to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, in a troubling sign for negotiations as lawmakers scramble to reach a deal before a scheduled two-week recess begins Friday. The stalemate is throwing the upcoming recess into question, with Senate Majority Leader…

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As GOP senators grapple with cost concerns, Democrats see opening

Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith appeared to downplay a question about rising beef prices last month by saying Americans have “so many proteins to choose from.” Fellow Republican Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio told a conservative podcaster last week that people living in poverty lack the experience to handle the “real…

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SPR drawdown might not be enough for consumers, Democrats say

President Donald Trump’s decision to draw crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve received little criticism on Capitol Hill Thursday, although Democrats expressed reservations that it would not do much to insulate Americans from global price volatility resulting from the war in Iran. Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member…

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Senate Democrats’ calls for public Iran hearings grow louder

Senate Democrats stepped up pressure on Republicans to conduct public hearings on the conduct of the Iran war, but senior GOP senators were noncommittal on whether they would do so. The partisan tension comes as the Pentagon announced Tuesday that approximately 140 troops have been injured since the U.S. and…

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Rising pump prices draw calls to action from Democrats

As oil prices rise in the wake of U.S. military operations in Iran, Senate Democrats have begun calling for a solution to the increasing costs. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, in a Sunday post on X, called on President Donald Trump to draw down oil from the Strategic Petroleum…

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Democrats say immigration fight won't ease with Noem's departure

The ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared to have no immediate impact on her department's partial shutdown.

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Trump once boasted about opposing the Iraq war, but Iran shows his stance on foreign conflicts is ever shifting

The rationale to justify the US striking first has shifted from Iran killing protesters to its developing weapons

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Hillary Clinton tells lawmakers she has no Epstein case information

Former secretary of State told House lawmakers she did not have information on the past criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

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Members search for Iran clarity after Trump’s SOTU was short on foreign policy

President Trump's State of the Union address featured little foreign policy, leaving lawmakers wondering what he has planned on Iran.

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Schumer vows to ‘block any attempt to extend’ new Trump tariffs

The Senate minority leader called on Republicans to join Democrats in opposition to any extension of the tariffs later this year.

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Court ruling puts federal revenue forecast on shaky ground

The rejection of Trump's strategy hits budget projections that assumed a hefty spike in tariff revenue to help reduce federal deficits.

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When is the shutdown ‘snapping point’? Don’t ask the House

In the midst of a fierce fight over Trump’s immigration policies, some in the House are hoping that history won’t repeat itself.

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Dems in illegal orders video defiant after DOJ's failed indictment attempt

Democratic lawmakers targeted by the Justice Department over a video directed at servicemembers consider their own legal action.

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