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Republicans Clash Over Medicaid in Hunt to Pay for Trump’s Agenda

Conservatives in the House say they won’t back any package without deep cuts that would all but certainly affect the health program. Some Senate...

F.B.I. Suspends Bureau Employee on Patel’s So-Called Enemies List

The employee was a longtime counterintelligence analyst who had worked on the F.B.I.’s investigation examining Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Senate Confirms Dan Caine as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Lt. Gen. Dan Caine will serve as the senior military adviser to President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Plane Carrying 6 Members of Congress Is Clipped at Reagan Airport

Two American Airlines jets clipped wings on a taxiway, officials said. Representative Grace Meng said that, in 10 years of flying to and from...

In Congress, a Day Can Last Months if Politics Demands It

House Republicans are so intent on avoiding tough votes on President Trump’s tariffs that they have rewritten the calendar.

Under Trump, Gun Agency Remains Rudderless and Leaderless

The A.T.F. has been hit by the departure of key career officials, the diversion of agents from core duties to immigration enforcement and from...

House Passes G.O.P. Budget After Conservative Revolt Collapses

A critical bloc of fiscal hawks dropped its opposition after a pledge from the top Senate Republican that his chamber would embrace far deeper...

The Next Generation of Democrats Don’t Plan to Wait Their Turn

Younger Democrats are announcing runs for office — sometimes against incumbents — in an expression of frustration with the establishment.

Live Count: The House Votes on the Republican Budget

The House is preparing to vote on the Senate’s budget blueprint, a first step towards passing President Trump’s plans for spending and tax cuts.

Proxy Voting Defeat Reflects a House Out of Step With Modern Culture

A majority of House members backed changing the rules to allow new parents to vote remotely. But in a Congress dominated by far-right Republicans,...

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