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Lincoln Díaz-Balart, a ‘Free Cuba’ Republican in Congress, Dies at 70

The Florida scion of an anti-communist political family, he served in the House for 18 years at a time when Cuban Americans exerted peak...

Republican House Members Told to Stop Holding In-Person Town Halls

The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee told G.O.P. lawmakers that public confrontations with angry constituents could hurt them politically in the midterm...

There Is No Musk Clause in the Constitution

Trump is on shaky ground when it comes to the way he has empowered perhaps the most important figure in the new administration.

Democrats Block Bill to Bar Transgender Girls From Female Sports Teams

Republicans argued the bill was essential to protecting women and girls, but also made clear they were bringing it up to portray Democrats as...

Rubio Attacks Zelensky, Firmly Defending Trump and Vance

Facing a wave of criticism from his former Senate colleagues, Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the complaints lobbed by President Trump and Vice...

Musk and Republican Lawmakers Pressure Judges with Impeachment Threats

Democrats say the calls to remove judges who block Trump administration initiatives amount to intimidation. Some senior Republicans were also skeptical of the effort.

Democrats See Political Opening in G.O.P. Budget as Republicans Eye Medicaid Cuts

Democrats are rerunning the playbook that won them control of Congress in 2018, focusing on the cost of the G.O.P.’s tax cut plan for...

Former Defense Secretaries Call Trump’s Firing of Military Leaders ‘Reckless’

The five men asked the House and the Senate to hold hearings “to assess the national security implications of Mr. Trump’s dismissals.”

Trump 2.0: The Art of the Deal

Watch or listen to our political round table about President Trump, the Republican budget and Ukraine.

Johnson’s Budget Win Reflects a Speaker Dependent on Trump to Govern

The Louisiana Republican has made himself subservient to President Trump, whose help he needs to manage his fractious, unpredictable and tiny majority.

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