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- Meet the YOLO Republicans: Lawmakers with nothing to lose are threatening Trump’s grip on Congressby By Meredith Lee Hill on February 13, 2026 at 4:44 pm
A small group of politically insulated members is causing headaches for party leaders and anxiety among their GOP colleagues.
- Lawmakers resign themselves to lengthy DHS shutdownby By Jordain Carney on February 13, 2026 at 1:46 am
Negotiations will keep going but Democrats and the White House are far apart.
- Bipartisan congressional delegation saves US-Mexico joint military exerciseby By Eric Bazail-Eimil on February 12, 2026 at 11:13 pm
Bipartisan congressional pressure helped push Mexico’s legislature to approve a joint military exercise between the U.S. and Mexican militaries, according to two people familiar with a U.S. […]
- DHS shutdown all but certain after failed Senate voteby By Jordain Carney on February 12, 2026 at 7:01 pm
Lawmakers are heading for the exits following a failed Senate vote Thursday, all but guaranteeing the Department of Homeland Security shuts down early Saturday morning. The funding lapse, which will […]
- Mike Johnson chides DOJ for tracking lawmakers’ perusal of unredacted Epstein filesby By Hailey Fuchs, Meredith Lee Hill and Mia McCarthy on February 12, 2026 at 6:44 pm
Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he disapproves of the Justice Department surveilling lawmakers who come to agency headquarters to review the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files. “I don't think […]
- Utah Sen. John Curtis is sinking Jeremy Carl's nomination for a State Department postby By Gregory Svirnovskiy on February 12, 2026 at 6:31 pm
Utah Sen. John Curtis will vote against Jeremy Carl's nomination for a top post at the State Department — dealing a crippling blow to the Trump nominee's chances of ascending to the job of […]
- Billy Long calls Iceland ‘52nd state’ joke ‘totally inappropriate’by By Finya Swai on February 12, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Former Rep. Billy Long apologized to lawmakers for a private joke he made to former House colleagues saying Iceland would be the “52nd state” with him as its governor. Appearing Thursday before […]
- Minnesota AG: Feds still not cooperating on Pretti and Good investigationsby By Eric Bazail-Eimil on February 12, 2026 at 4:39 pm
The comments come as White House border czar Tom Homan announced an end to the surge in immigration operations in Minneapolis.