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‘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.

House Republicans Create New Jan. 6 Inquiry to Recast the Assault

Speaker Mike Johnson said the panel would counter “false narratives” about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot and what led up to it, a sign...

Democrats Slow G.O.P. Rush to Confirm Trump Nominees

Republicans will be able to win approval of President Trump’s top picks if they remain united, but they are frustrated by Democratic tactics.

Senate Democrats Block G.O.P. Effort to Criminalize Some Abortion Providers

The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, and threaten medical providers...

Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy,’ and Hegseth Faces New Accusations

Plus, snow on Florida’s beaches.

Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife

A woman once married to the brother of Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, submitted a sworn statement to the Senate in a late-hour...

How The Senate Voted to Confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State

The Senate unanimously approved Mr. Rubio in the first vote on President Trump’s cabinet selections.

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