News Across the Political Spectrum
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The latest from the U.S. House and Senate — bills, hearings, floor votes, and political fights — covered from left, center, and right.
President Donald Trump headlines the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas as Republicans fight to hold slim congressional majorities amid inflation.
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Karishma Manzur's socialist surge threatens Chris Pappas in the New Hampshire Senate primary as the far-left notches wins across the country.
Across the spectrum →The week of Labor Day marks the unofficial kickoff of the general election season. President Trump's unpopularity and Democratic enthusiasm means control of Congress is on the ball…
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Democrat Texas Senate candidate James Talarico denied that Jesus Christ is the way to truth, saying Allah and other religious paths can lead people to the same divine truth. The po…
Across the spectrum →During a portion of an interview aired on Monday’s “PBS NewsHour,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stated that if Democrats attempt to impeach President Donald T…
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An emergency crew rescued a construction worker from high up in scaffolding on the White House North Portico on Monday afternoon, responding to a dispatch saying that a worker had …
Across the spectrum →Control of the Senate in the midterm elections is no longer a foregone conclusion, according to Decision Desk HQ, which changed its forecast for the chamber. The post Democrats Jus…
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin should "go back to plumbing school," a legal expert said, warning that his own on-camera words are a crime.In a Monday episode of the "…
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The Trump administration erased language criticizing slavery and the Confederacy from a memorial sign and website at Arlington National Cemetery.According to a Monday article by th…
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Veteran political strategist James Carville turned a boast by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) about Congress into a punchline by simply agreeing with him.On the latest episode of…
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A bipartisan coalition of veteran lawyers, former judges, and voting experts is expanding its legal fight against President Donald Trump's executive orders.The group includes the D…
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The construction of a massive White House ballroom is moving full steam ahead after the Supreme Court found a historic preservation group likely had no right to stop it. "We have…
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The Supreme Court has a new way to hand President Donald Trump victories that threatens to leave "blatant" lawbreaking unchecked, a legal scholar warned.Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean…
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Hunter Biden is turning the laptop that upended his father's presidency into a cryptocurrency that takes aim at President Donald Trump.According to a Monday article by the Wall Str…
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