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How Can Democrats Win Back Power? Listen to Jason Crow.

The Democrats’ best chance to constrain President Trump is retaking control of the House in 2026. Here’s how they might do it.

Oracle’s Role in TikTok’s Future Gets Capitol Hill Scrutiny

Top congressional staffers met with Oracle on Tuesday to talk about TikTok, which faces a ban in the United States unless it is sold...

Chuck Schumer Isn’t Jewish Like the Pope Isn’t Catholic

Derided by the MAGA right and yelled at by the far left, the Senate Democratic leader is inhabiting a very Jewish place right now.

Alan Simpson’s Question to Robert Bork May Have Changed History

A softball question and he was out.

Warned Off Meeting Voters, Republicans Who Do Confront Anger and Unease

In a deeply conservative district and a more liberal one, two Republicans found uncertainty and anxiety about the Trump administration’s agenda and their support...

Schumer and the Shutdown About-Face

Responses to Senator Chuck Schumer’s reversal on the stopgap spending bill. Also: A Trump threat to law firms; the risk of TB; theaters in...

Rising Democratic Star Enters Race to Fill Houston House Seat

Christian Menefee, the outspoken Harris County attorney, jumped into the race for a U.S. House seat representing a heavily Democratic district. But Gov. Greg...

The Weekend Democrats Went to War, Against Each Other

A debate over a government shutdown has exploded into an argument about the Democrats’ leadership in the Trump era.

Democrats Are Playing With Tea Party Fire

If Democrats don’t get a better grip on what is achievable in Congress, they will fall victim to the infighting that has long plagued...

Nita Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87

A Democrat, she represented Westchester County for three decades and became the first woman to lead the powerful House Appropriations Committee.

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