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Lawmakers did not seek Hayden’s firing as Librarian of Congress

Lawmakers did not seek Hayden’s firing as Libraria...

19 hours ago 4

Scott Bessent X-Date Letter

Scott Bessent X-Date Letter

19 hours ago 4

U.S. likely to hit debt limit X-date in August, Treasury says

U.S. likely to hit debt limit X-date in August, Tr...

19 hours ago 5

Moment of truth nears on green credits, climate cuts

Moment of truth nears on green credits, climate cu...

1 day ago 4

Capitol agenda: The shrinking Trump tax cuts

Capitol agenda: The shrinking Trump tax cuts

1 day ago 5

Mike Lawler will go his own way — or so he says

Mike Lawler will go his own way — or so he says

1 day ago 6

Trump’s tax cuts are set to shrink after GOP flinches at deep spending cuts

Trump’s tax cuts are set to shrink after GOP flinc...

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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is fired by Trump

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is fired by Tru...

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Ways and Means chair to huddle with Trump on taxes

Ways and Means chair to huddle with Trump on taxes...

1 day ago 4

Senate Democrats demand hearing on Trump deportations

Senate Democrats demand hearing on Trump deportati...

1 day ago 4

Democrats vote to reject Senate crypto bill

Democrats vote to reject Senate crypto bill

1 day ago 4

FEMA chief is fired

FEMA chief is fired

1 day ago 4

Key Medicaid issue yet to be resolved ahead of markup, GOP leaders say

Key Medicaid issue yet to be resolved ahead of mar...

2 days ago 4

The House votes to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Trump's "Gulf of America"

The House votes to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Tr...

2 days ago 4

Citing seniority concerns, Jasmine Crockett wavers on Oversight run

Citing seniority concerns, Jasmine Crockett wavers...

2 days ago 4

Trump hints at pulling Ed Martin's nomination

Trump hints at pulling Ed Martin's nomination

2 days ago 4

Congress counters Trump with massive FEMA restructuring plan

Congress counters Trump with massive FEMA restruct...

2 days ago 4

Capitol agenda: Tick tock on the markup clock

Capitol agenda: Tick tock on the markup clock

2 days ago 4

Senate crypto negotiations remain in flux following 11th-hour meeting

Senate crypto negotiations remain in flux followin...

2 days ago 5

GOP lawmakers in ‘robust’ talks with White House over $9B cutbacks

GOP lawmakers in ‘robust’ talks with White House o...

2 days ago 3

Trump touts ‘great progress’ as Republicans quarrel over his megabill

Trump touts ‘great progress’ as Republicans quarre...

2 days ago 4

Dem holdouts pushing to delay floor vote on crypto bill

Dem holdouts pushing to delay floor vote on crypto...

2 days ago 4

State budgets land in GOP crosshairs amid struggle to fund megabill

State budgets land in GOP crosshairs amid struggle...

2 days ago 4

SALT Republicans to make final push at Ways and Means lunch

SALT Republicans to make final push at Ways and Me...

3 days ago 4

Laura Loomer hammers Trump ally for backing Medicaid cuts

Laura Loomer hammers Trump ally for backing Medica...

3 days ago 6

Gerry Connolly backs former chief of staff to fill his Northern Virginia seat

Gerry Connolly backs former chief of staff to fill...

3 days ago 5

GOP moderates warm up to Mike Johnson’s latest Medicaid plan

GOP moderates warm up to Mike Johnson’s latest Med...

3 days ago 7

House Democrats are launching a longshot procedural move to prevent safety net cuts

House Democrats are launching a longshot procedura...

3 days ago 5

Robert Garcia is making quiet moves toward an Oversight Committee bid

Robert Garcia is making quiet moves toward an Over...

4 days ago 8

Tillis says he'll oppose Ed Martin, dealing grave blow to Trump's D.C. prosecutor pick

Tillis says he'll oppose Ed Martin, dealing grave ...

4 days ago 6

House GOP renews FBI criticism over baseball shooting probe

House GOP renews FBI criticism over baseball shoot...

4 days ago 5

House Republicans plan major SNAP food aid overhaul in Trump megabill

House Republicans plan major SNAP food aid overhau...

4 days ago 5

Key Republican: GOP ‘hard pressed’ to wrap megabill by Memorial Day

Key Republican: GOP ‘hard pressed’ to wrap megabil...

4 days ago 6

Capitol agenda: Trump secretaries start hitting the Hill

Capitol agenda: Trump secretaries start hitting th...

4 days ago 5

Speaker says House will vote 'as quickly as possible' on District of Columbia budget fix

Speaker says House will vote 'as quickly as possib...

4 days ago 4

Thune open to changing Senate crypto bill to win over Dems

Thune open to changing Senate crypto bill to win o...

4 days ago 9

AOC won’t seek top Oversight Committee post

AOC won’t seek top Oversight Committee post

4 days ago 6

House Republicans again block vote on Trump’s tariffs

House Republicans again block vote on Trump’s tari...

4 days ago 5

Trump’s deportation promise hinges on GOP delivering megabill

Trump’s deportation promise hinges on GOP deliveri...

4 days ago 4

House Republicans set flurry of meetings on GOP megabill

House Republicans set flurry of meetings on GOP me...

4 days ago 5

Senators unveil bipartisan plan to lower drug costs

Senators unveil bipartisan plan to lower drug cost...

5 days ago 5

Capitol agenda: Crypto chaos hits the Senate

Capitol agenda: Crypto chaos hits the Senate

5 days ago 7

Hard-liners' Medicaid letter has ties to GOP think tank

Hard-liners' Medicaid letter has ties to GOP think...

1 week ago 11

Senate Democrats urge DOJ to drop plan to repay some Jan. 6 defendants

Senate Democrats urge DOJ to drop plan to repay so...

1 week ago 12

House office complex to get major food overhaul

House office complex to get major food overhaul

1 week ago 7

Democrats push for IG probe as Trump targets Harvard's tax status

Democrats push for IG probe as Trump targets Harva...

1 week ago 9

Capitol agenda: A glimpse of GOP pushback

Capitol agenda: A glimpse of GOP pushback

1 week ago 7

Ed Martin, Trump’s controversial U.S. attorney pick, on thin ice in the Senate

Ed Martin, Trump’s controversial U.S. attorney pic...

1 week ago 8

Impeachment snafu prompts a friendly reminder to House Democratic aides

Impeachment snafu prompts a friendly reminder to H...

1 week ago 7

Crockett starts stumping for Oversight post, telling colleagues she's 'made for the moment'

Crockett starts stumping for Oversight post, telli...

1 week ago 10