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- Senate leaders to meet with Netanyahuon July 8, 2025 at 12:24 am
A bipartisan group of senators will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday as part of his multi-day swing through Washington. The Senate meeting, first reported by POLITICO, […]
- Jesse Jackson Jr. explores a House comeback bidon July 7, 2025 at 3:24 pm
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is quietly exploring a comeback in Illinois' 2nd Congressional District after more than a decade out of office — including a two-year prison term. Jackson — the son […]
- Don Davis eyes open North Carolina Senate seaton July 7, 2025 at 2:45 pm
Democratic Rep. Don Davis is exploring a run for the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, according to a spokesperson. Davis is "looking at all options and not […]
- An Elderly Lawmaker’s Staff Keeps Walking Back Things She Tells Reporters. Should They Keep Quoting Her?by By Michael Schaffer on July 7, 2025 at 2:00 pm
A media conundrum for the age of gerontocracy.
- Reps. August Pfluger, Buddy Carter say family members were saved from lethal Texas floodingby By Gregory Svirnovskiy on July 6, 2025 at 8:02 pm
But Carter said one of his cousins has died.
- Republicans just cut Medicaid. Will it cost them control of Congress?by By Lisa Kashinsky, Andrew Howard and Elena Schneider on July 6, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Republicans’ vote to cut health care programs by more than $1 trillion could hurt them next year.
- How Trump’s Very MAGA Tax Cuts Break with GOP Traditionby By Victoria Guida on July 5, 2025 at 8:00 pm
Republicans have long been in favor of lower rates and a simpler tax code. For Trump, only one of those priorities mattered.
- The next megabill Congress needs to worry aboutby By Benjamin Guggenheim on July 5, 2025 at 2:00 pm
A sharp cliff for tax cuts and deep safety-net rollbacks will figure into the 2026 and 2028 elections.