Trump Vetoes 2 Bills, Drawing Accusations of Retaliation
President Trump issued his first vetoes of his second term this week, rejecting legislation that passed Congress with bipartisan support ...
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Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C.’s Delegate in Congress, Clings to Seat Amid Signs of Decline
When Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, the Democrat and nonvoting delegate for Washington, D.C., attended a recent gala to accept an ...
House Republicans Push Forward With Tax and Medicaid Cuts
House Republicans on Wednesday pushed forward with major legislation to deliver President Trump’s domestic agenda, moving over the opposition of ...
Attacking Trump’s Tariffs, Democrats Focus on Small Business Struggles
Since President Trump unleashed an on-again, off-again whiplash of global tariffs, congressional Democrats have worked to shine a spotlight on ...
D.C. Budget Fix Stalls in the House as Conservative Republicans Balk
A bill to restore more than $1 billion in funding for Washington, D.C., that Congress blocked earlier this year has ...
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Elon Musk and SpaceX are big winners in Donald J. Trump’s 2026 spending plan.President Trump is delivering on Mr. Musk’s ...
Connolly, Top Democrat on Oversight Panel, to Relinquish Post and Retire
Representative Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia, an eight-term Democrat, announced on Monday that he would not seek re-election and would ...
Senate Wades Into All-Night Vote-a-Thon as Republicans Push Through Budget Plan
The Senate on Friday was hurtling toward a political showdown over President Trump’s domestic agenda, with Democrats planning to force ...
G.O.P. Bolsters House Majority by Retaining Two Seats in Florida
Two Trump-backed Republicans won special congressional elections in Florida on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, shoring up their party’s ...
Spartz, Republican Lawmaker, Faces Anger at Town Halls Over Musk Cuts and Hegseth
House Republicans have been told by their party’s leadership to avoid town halls after Democrats and others began to seize ...
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