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Hegseth Is Second Cabinet Secretary to Need Tiebreaker Vote, After DeVos

In 2017, Betsy DeVos barely survived her confirmation vote to become President Trump’s secretary of education.

Senate to Vote on Pete Hegseth’s Confirmation, With Outcome Uncertain

With two G.O.P. senators opposed, Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s pick for defense secretary, can afford to lose only one more. If he is confirmed,...

Hegseth Could Be Confirmed With Smallest Margin of Any Defense Secretary

For the last 50 years, almost every nominee to lead the Pentagon has been a consensus pick who drew lopsided margins of support in...

Adam Schiff, Trump’s Favorite Foil, Tries to Insulate California From His Wrath

As a congressman who led the first impeachment of President Trump, Mr. Schiff relished his role in the resistance. Now a senator, he must...

How The Senate Voted to Confirm John Ratcliffe as C.I.A. Director

The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm Mr. Ratcliffe, the second Trump pick to be confirmed.

House Passes Bill to Penalize Some Abortion Providers

The measure, which would require that medical providers resuscitate infants born alive during abortions, has no path to enactment after Democrats blocked it this...

‘A Bounty on My Head’: Congress’s First Transgender Member Faces the Trump Era

Representative Sarah McBride did not run for Congress emphasizing L.G.B.T.Q. issues. But since her arrival in Washington, her identity has come under attack from...

Read: Draft of G.O.P. Cost Cuts for Tax Bill

Top Republicans are passing around a 50-page list of ideas on how to cover the cost of a tax cut and immigration crackdown bill.

Congress Clears Laken Riley Act to Deport Immigrants Accused of Crimes

Final approval by the House sent the legislation, which requires the detention and deportation of unauthorized migrants charged with crimes, to President Trump’s desk.

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