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Senate Republicans Say Changes Are Coming for Trump’s Domestic Policy Bill

Senate Republicans say changes are coming for the sprawling domestic policy bill carrying President Trump’s agenda. Their colleagues who took political risks to push...

Senate Republicans Kill California’s Ban on Gas-Powered Cars

In 50 years, California’s authority to set environmental rules that are tougher than national standards had never been challenged by Congress. Until now.

How Every Member Voted on the G.O.P. Megabill

The House voted 215 to 214 to pass the domestic policy bill that will deliver President Trump’s domestic agenda.

After Biden and Connolly, Some Democrats Wonder: Should Age and Term Limits Exist?

After Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis and Representative Gerry Connolly’s death, some in the party want more elected officials, as one Democrat put it, to...

A Climate Law, You Say? Never Heard of It.

The Inflation Reduction Act was once hailed as the biggest climate law in U.S. history. But as supporters try to save it, they’ve stopped...

Senate Fight Over Gas-Powered Vehicles Is Also a Filibuster Showdown

Republicans have readied a plan to overturn California’s law phasing out gas-powered vehicles, using a statute aimed at striking down federal regulations. Democrats say...

Senator Corrects Noem’s Habeas Corpus Definition

During a Senate hearing, Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, falsely described habeas corpus as the president’s “constitutional right” to deport people.

Chip Roy, Demanding More Spending Cuts, Reprises Role as Ringleader of G.O.P. Rebels

The Texas Republican is leading the conservative revolt against what his party calls its “big, beautiful bill.” Whether he will dig in or relent...

Trump Squeezes His Party on Domestic Policy Bill

The president visited the weekly meeting of House Republicans to make the case for the legislation and pressure members of his party to fall...

The New Tax Plan Is Complicated, Unfair and Unaffordable

This approach wouldn’t give Trump even what he told Congress he wanted.

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