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Kamala Harris’ Next Chapter: Starting a Think Tank?

Kamala Harris’ Next Chapter: Starting a Think Tank?

A New York Times article on Thursday presented a surprising possible next move for former Vice President Kamala Harris—establishing a think tank for...

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Michigan Governor Draws Flak From Fellow Democrats for Meeting With Trump

Michigan Governor Draws Flak From Fellow Democrats for Meeting With Trump

Democrat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is taking heat from within her own party for her cordial meeting Wednesday with President Donald Trump in the...

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We’ll Know Causes of Surge in Autism by September, RFK Jr. Vows

We’ll Know Causes of Surge in Autism by September, RFK Jr. Vows

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a bold claim at a Cabinet meeting Thursday with President Donald Trump, promising that...

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About-Face? Republicans Weigh Raising Taxes on Top Earners

About-Face? Republicans Weigh Raising Taxes on Top Earners

Some Republicans are considering a new way to free up space in the budget—raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans.  The idea of raising...

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House Narrowly Passes Trump-Backed Budget Plan on Party-Line Vote

House Narrowly Passes Trump-Backed Budget Plan on Party-Line Vote

House Republicans pushed through a Trump-backed budget framework on a 216-214 vote Thursday, providing a boost to the president’s legislative...

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Washington’s Leading Tax Cut Advocates Cheer Trump’s Tariffs Pause

Washington’s Leading Tax Cut Advocates Cheer Trump’s Tariffs Pause

Minutes after President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 90-day pause on most of the tariffs he had imposed, Washington’s most prominent tax-cut...

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Treasury Report Exposes How Fentanyl Traffickers Exploit Financial System

Treasury Report Exposes How Fentanyl Traffickers Exploit Financial System

The fentanyl trade—which claimed tens of thousands of American lives in 2024 alone—is a multibillion-dollar business supported by sophisticated...

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Biden State Dept. DEI Chief Asked: How Did It Advance US Interests Abroad?

Biden State Dept. DEI Chief Asked: How Did It Advance US Interests Abroad?

The former head of diversity and inclusion at former President Joe Biden’s State Department was asked point blank at a House Foreign Affairs...

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Johnson Seeks to Quell Conservatives’ Mutiny Against Budget Plan

Johnson Seeks to Quell Conservatives’ Mutiny Against Budget Plan

Republican leadership in the House has its hands full this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to get about a dozen fiscally conservative...

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Conservative Legal Scholars Debate Response to Liberal Judges’ Overreach on Injunctions

Conservative Legal Scholars Debate Response to Liberal Judges’ Overreach on Injunctions

Prominent conservative legal scholars on Monday debated the proper legal response to liberal federal judges’ injunctions against actions by the...

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House Leadership, Luna End Deadlock Over Proxy Voting

House Leadership, Luna End Deadlock Over Proxy Voting

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., has reached a deal with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., to allow new parents to take leave while... Read...

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Trump-Backed Budget Resolution Clears Senate Hurdle on Party-Line Vote

Trump-Backed Budget Resolution Clears Senate Hurdle on Party-Line Vote

Republicans in the Senate succeeded in passing a Trump-endorsed budget resolution on a straight party-line vote of 51 to 48 at about 2:30 a.m....

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Report: Private Sector Jobs Boomed in March as Government Employment Shrank

Report: Private Sector Jobs Boomed in March as Government Employment Shrank

March saw an increase of 228,000 jobs, even as government employment declined, according to the new monthly report from the Bureau of Labor...

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Senate Follows House in Killing Biden Reg Imposing Curbs on Energy Use of Walk-In Coolers

Senate Follows House in Killing Biden Reg Imposing Curbs on Energy Use of Walk-In Coolers

Senate Republicans voted to repeal a Biden administration regulation pertaining to walk-in freezers and coolers Thursday, in a move they say will save...

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Trump Backs Senate’s Budget Plan: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

Trump Backs Senate’s Budget Plan: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

President Donald Trump threw his support to the Senate’s budget plan Wednesday, as he called on Republicans to unify and pass a bill that would......

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European Leaders Scramble to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs

European Leaders Scramble to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on dozens of foreign trading partners have unleashed a rapid response abroad, as Europeans leaders urged...

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Capitol Hill Reacts to Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ on Tariffs

Capitol Hill Reacts to Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ on Tariffs

Ahead of President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs on Wednesday, members of Congress offered sharply contrasting views of the benefits...

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5 Wacky Moments From Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Filibuster

5 Wacky Moments From Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Senate Filibuster

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said a lot during his record-breaking filibuster of 25 hours and 4 minutes Monday and Tuesday on the Senate floor,...

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Republicans Fend Off Democrat Bid to Seize Florida House Seat

Republicans Fend Off Democrat Bid to Seize Florida House Seat

Republican Randy Fine emerged triumphant Tuesday in a special election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, The Associated Press projects,...

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GOP House Leadership Still Pondering Next Role for Returning Stefanik

GOP House Leadership Still Pondering Next Role for Returning Stefanik

At a Tuesday morning press conference, Republican leadership in the House indicated they’re still not sure what role Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y.,...

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‘MAHA’?: New Jersey Democrat Introduces ‘Caffeine Safety’ Labeling Bill

‘MAHA’?: New Jersey Democrat Introduces ‘Caffeine Safety’ Labeling Bill

Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. introduced the Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act at a press conference Monday, a bill that would require labels showing caffeine...

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Florida Special Elections for House Seen as Barometer on Trump Policies

Florida Special Elections for House Seen as Barometer on Trump Policies

Two special elections Tuesday for House seats from Florida will be a test of the popularity of the first 70 day of President Donald Trump’s... Read...

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REPORT: Georgia Democrat Senator Lives for Free in $1M Home

REPORT: Georgia Democrat Senator Lives for Free in $1M Home

Sen. Raphael Warnock lives rent-free in a tax-exempt $1 million home, the Free Beacon reported Monday. The article raises ethical questions about...

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Vance Cites Need for US Countering Russian, Chinese Influence in Greenland

Vance Cites Need for US Countering Russian, Chinese Influence in Greenland

In a speech at a U.S. military base in Greenland, Vice President JD Vance called Friday for an American partnership with the people of Greenland......

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Forgoing UN, Stefanik to Resume Role in House GOP Leadership, but in What Capacity?

Forgoing UN, Stefanik to Resume Role in House GOP Leadership, but in What Capacity?

In the wake of Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., withdrawing from consideration to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the Republican leadership...

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A Glimmer of Hope in Difficult Ukraine Peace Talks?

A Glimmer of Hope in Difficult Ukraine Peace Talks?

The United States’ work to bring peace to Ukraine is proving to be difficult, as Americans attempt to bring about a ceasefire in the Black... Read...

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Inside Vance’s Upcoming Trip to Greenland

Inside Vance’s Upcoming Trip to Greenland

On his trip to Greenland, Vice President JD Vance on Friday will visit key American military sites to evaluate U.S. interests there.  President...

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Senate Confirms Trump Nominees for His Make America Healthy Again, Finance Agenda

Senate Confirms Trump Nominees for His Make America Healthy Again, Finance Agenda

The Senate has been working this week to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s nominees essential to his agenda on health care and finance....

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Debt Limit Forecast Adds Pressure to GOP House-Senate Budget Negotiations

Debt Limit Forecast Adds Pressure to GOP House-Senate Budget Negotiations

The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday released a stark forecast of when the government’s borrowing limit would be exhausted—increasing the...

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Gabbard Rejects Claims of Classified Info Leak on Signal Chat

Gabbard Rejects Claims of Classified Info Leak on Signal Chat

Three of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members defended the administration’s conduct at a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Wednesday,...

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Senate Panel Clashes Over Censorship, Free Speech

Senate Panel Clashes Over Censorship, Free Speech

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution met Tuesday to discuss censorship with a panel of expert witnesses from the media and the law....

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Johnson Not Eager to Impeach Activist Judges, Prefers Judiciary Panel Hearings

Johnson Not Eager to Impeach Activist Judges, Prefers Judiciary Panel Hearings

At a press conference Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson outlined strategies for combating federal judges, most of them appointed by Democrat...

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GOP Leadership on Hill Gets Back to Work on Budget Resolution

GOP Leadership on Hill Gets Back to Work on Budget Resolution

Republican congressional leadership has its work cut out for it this week as members return to Washington, working toward a shared budget resolution...

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House Republicans Mull Ways to Counteract Anti-Trump Judges

House Republicans Mull Ways to Counteract Anti-Trump Judges

Republican congressmen are gearing up for a fight against federal judges appointed by Democrat presidents overruling President Donald Trump’s...

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GOP Legislative Agenda Faces Daunting Hurdles

GOP Legislative Agenda Faces Daunting Hurdles

When members of Congress return from recess this week, they will face challenges in their efforts to effect legislative change. The GOP is attempting...

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Democrat Town Hall Shouting Matches Expose Intraparty Rift

Editor’s note: This report contains language some readers might find offensive. Democrat lawmakers are feeling pressure from the left flank of their...

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Cheers, Jeers on Capitol Hill for Trump’s Move to Dismantle the Department of Education

President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education (DOE) has sent a seismic shock wave throughout Washington, with...

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Rand Paul Demands Action on UK Encrypted Data Controversy

Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday demand action from Attorney General Pam Bondi on the United Kingdom’s requiring that American tech companies provide...

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Trump, GOP Lawmakers Take Credit for Gas Price Freefall

With gas prices plummeting across the United States, the Trump administration is taking credit for Americans’ savings at the pump. The White...

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GOP Lawmakers Push to Impeach Obama-Appointed Judge for Trying to Block Deportations

Prominent Republicans in Congress are calling for the impeachment of Democrat-appointed judges, amid a slew of injunctions against President Donald...

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Trump Declares Biden’s Autopen-Signed Pardons, Executive Orders Invalid

In a Truth Social Post on Monday, President Donald Trump said former President Joe Biden’s autopen-signed orders were invalid, contending that...

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Senate Dems Cave, Help GOP Advance Bill to Fund Government, Avoid Shutdown 

The Senate on Friday voted 62-38 to end debate on a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through September, all but guaranteeing final...

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Trump Reacts to Biden Autopen Controversy: ‘Who Was Signing All This Stuff?’

Former President Joe Biden’s consistent use of an autopen e-signature during his presidency has become the talk of Washington, after a Heritage...

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Senators Hesitant to Respond to Mass Killings in Syria

Amid reported mass killings of ethno-religious minorities in Syria, senators are reluctant to recommend intervention in a region that has been a focal...

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GOP Lawmakers Aim to Codify Trump’s Executive Orders

GOP members of Congress on the Republican Study Committee promised Tuesday to fight to turn President Donald Trump’s executive orders into law. Rep....

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House OKs Continuing Resolution Funding Government Through End of Fiscal Year

The House voted 217-213 Tuesday to pass the Republicans’ continuing resolution that would avert a partial government shutdown that was set to begin...

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Why Does Trump Dislike the CHIPS Act?

In his address to Congress last week, President Donald Trump suggested undoing one of the cornerstones of former President Joe Biden’s legislative...

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Canadian Liberals Pick Mark Carney as New PM

Canada’s Liberal Party has chosen a new prime minister in former economist Mark Carney, who will take over from outgoing PM Justin Trudeau. Carney...

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Border Security Advocates Critique Democrat Mayors on Sanctuary City Policies

Democratic mayors, testifying Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee, consistently minimized the problems associated with their “sanctuary...

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White House Hails Positive Jobs Report

The Trump administration celebrated its first monthly jobs report Friday, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics announcing the addition of more than...

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