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- Ro Khanna: Democrats lost 2024 because they became the ‘party of war,’ overlooked inflationby By Jacob Wendler on June 21, 2025 at 2:00 pm
The progressive from California said in a POLITICO podcast that Democrats’ stance on Israel hurt their chances with young voters.
- A judge sided with Trump. Behind the scenes, he was lobbying for a nomination.by By Hailey Fuchs on June 20, 2025 at 8:23 pm
Ed Artau was already meeting with Senate staff about securing a nomination to the federal bench when he sided with Trump in a case, according to a new Senate disclosure obtained by POLITICO.
- Ohio man arrested in investigation into GOP Rep. Max Miller being ‘run off the road’on June 20, 2025 at 4:29 pm
Police arrested an Ohio man in their investigation into a Thursday road rage incident in which Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) said he was “run off the road” by a person with a Palestinian flag. Rocky […]
- Rand Paul gets behind a judicial nominee he previously blockedon June 20, 2025 at 3:59 pm
GOP Sen. Rand Paul is throwing his support behind a home-state judicial pick that he stalled three years ago as part of a feud with his fellow Kentuckian Mitch McConnell. Trump said this week he […]
- Parliamentarian nixes key pieces of Tim Scott’s megabill proposalon June 20, 2025 at 12:51 pm
The Senate parliamentarian ruled Thursday that several key provisions in Banking Chair Tim Scott’s proposed contribution to the GOP’s “big beautiful bill” violate the upper chamber’s rules […]
- Josh Hawley warns Senate leaders: Medicaid crackdown won't fly in the Houseon June 20, 2025 at 12:35 pm
Sen. Josh Hawley is urging GOP leaders to strike Senate Finance Committee language altering a key Medicaid financing provision, warning he's already hearing from House Republicans that it can't clear […]
- Capitol agenda: Rand Paul forces GOP into megabill runaroundon June 20, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Sen. Rand Paul is a frequent thorn in GOP leadership’s side. But his recent break over border security funding in President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” has top Republicans pushing the […]
- Rand Paul broke with his own party on border security funding. Then his party broke with him.by By Hailey Fuchs on June 20, 2025 at 8:45 am
The Kentucky senator has found himself cut out of negotiations over his own committee's portion of the GOP megabill.