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James Inhofe, Oklahoma Senator, Is Said to Plan an Early Retirement

The 87-year-old Republican has told people that he will step down at the end of the year, four years before his term is up....

Courting G.O.P.’s Mainstream and Extreme, McCarthy Plots Rise to Speaker

The top House Republican is attempting a series of political contortions to try to secure his place in a party that has shifted under...

Ivanka Trump in Talks With Jan. 6 Panel About Cooperating in Inquiry

Former President Donald J. Trump’s eldest daughter has yet to commit to an interview, but investigators regard her as an important witness to what...

Once a Foreign Policy Partner, Congress Struggles for Unity on Ukraine

Senators went back to work Tuesday on a legislative response to Russian aggression, but as Congress recedes from the foreign policy arena, bipartisan unity...

U.S. House Candidate Apologizes for Behavior at Sleepover

Parents said Abby Broyles of Oklahoma drank and swore at children at a friend’s home. She said she had mixed wine with medication and...

The Senate’s Most Vulnerable Democrats

With inflation and President Biden’s sinking poll ratings beleaguering the party, incumbents in four battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and New Hampshire —...

‘Nothing in Common’: Staten Island, Park Slope and an Unlikely Marriage

New congressional maps that merge conservative Staten Island with liberal Park Slope will aid Democratic efforts to seize a Republican House seat in New...

Young Voters Weigh a Texas District’s Future

Once a Democratic stronghold, the 28th Congressional District, which includes Laredo, has become a battleground race.

How the Fight Over Abortion Rights Has Changed the Politics of South Texas

In the Laredo region, long a Democratic stronghold, that single issue appears to be driving the decision for many voters, the majority of whom...

Jim Hagedorn, a Trump Ally in the House, Dies at 59

A two-term Minnesota conservative, he backed efforts to overturn the election of Joseph Biden as president on spurious grounds of voter fraud.

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