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Forgoing Oversight, Republicans Resort to Personal Appeals to Head Off DOGE Cuts

As President Trump and Elon Musk slash deeper into federal programs and the work force, G.O.P. lawmakers are leveraging their connections to try to...

After Crash, F.A.A. Change Requires All Aircraft at Reagan to Broadcast Positions

The agency’s acting director told senators of the new policy after it was revealed that tracking technology had been disabled before a deadly midair...

Trump Asks Stefanik to Withdraw Bid to Be U.N. Ambassador

The president said he wanted the New York Republican to stay in Congress to bolster the party’s slim House margin and protect her seat.

Trump Is Taking the Law Into His Own Hands

About that rule of law …

House Republicans Hold Hearing Accusing PBS and NPR of Bias

Republicans accused the nation’s two largest public media networks of institutional bias. Democrats dismissed the hearing as an excuse for Republicans to air a...

PBS Rejects Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Claims About Drag Queens on Shows

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized PBS for featuring a drag queen named Lil Miss Hot Mess in its children’s programming.

Senate Democrats Press Trump for Answers on Security Breach

Top lawmakers say the White House must provide a full accounting of actions surrounding sensitive military information shared on a text chain that included...

Congestion Pricing Is at Risk. So Is the M.T.A.’s $68 Billion Plan.

The M.T.A. has a five-year capital budget proposal for critical upgrades to the subway, buses and commuter railroads. The catch: It depends on $14...

Columbia Planned Tighter Protest Rules Even Before Trump Demanded Them

Students sued to stop Columbia from giving their disciplinary records to the federal government, which has demanded that the university rein in demonstrations.

Declaring Their Party ‘Spineless,’ Democrats Try an Economic Populist Pitch

A group of House Democrats calling themselves the New Economic Patriots introduced themselves on Capitol Hill promising to lead their party out of its...

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