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Top Democrats are seizing on Signalgate in campaign fundraising appeals — highlighting how the party hopes the fallout of the national security issue can resonate beyond Washington. The news that
Continue reading…Signalgate has made its way into Democratic fundraising emails
The GOP’s crusade against public media entered new territory Wednesday, as leaders of NPR and PBS testified before House Republicans keen on defunding their organizations. In a hearing before the
Continue reading…Public media CEOs defend their coverage — and fight for funding
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he plans to use the cuts undertaken by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative as he tries to get Republican fiscal hawks on
Continue reading…DOGE efforts should be counted alongside megabill’s cost-cutting, Thune says
Ray Dalio, a billionaire investor who repeatedly has warned about America’s unsustainable debt trajectory, will brief House Republicans on Tuesday morning, at the invitation of Budget Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas).
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Tuesday Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer should “of course” remain in his leadership amid a backlash in the party to the New Yorker’s handling
Continue reading…Schumer should ‘of course’ remain as top Senate Democrat, Pelosi says
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to be fired over using a group Signal chat to discuss war plans. “His behavior shocks the conscience, risked
Continue reading…Jeffries calls for firing Hegseth over war plans group chat
Republican leaders are aiming to bring legislation adding more federal judges to a House vote during the week of April 7, according to two people who were granted anonymity to
Continue reading…House to vote on a second bill dealing with federal judges
In a new video, Capitol Hill Bureau Chief and Senior Washington Columnist Rachael Bade discusses the big question on everyone’s minds at the White House right now: Is President Donald
Continue reading…4 dynamics to watch amid Signal chat leak fallout
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The pervasive fear and anger that have been rippling through federal agencies over Elon Musk’s slashing approach to shrinking government deepened even further on Friday over the billionaire tech mogul’s
Continue reading…Leakers to Musk: We’re ‘not Elon’s servants’
Congressional Republicans are furious about senior Trump administration officials using a group chat to discuss war plans. But they’re not calling for anyone’s head. Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in The
Continue reading…Capitol agenda: GOP defends Waltz after war plans group chat
Jeffrey Goldberg U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling. By Jeffrey
Continue reading…The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
The Texas Republican seeking to impeach the federal judge who attempted to block President Donald Trump’s deportation flights isn’t backing down. But he said Monday he has no immediate plans
Continue reading…Impeachment push won’t come straight to House floor
The top two Republicans in Congress aren’t rushing to embrace calls from the MAGA right to impeach lower-court judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump. Speaker Mike Johnson and
Continue reading…Johnson, Thune shrug off judicial impeachments push
CHICAGO — A progressive social media influencer announced a run for Congress on Monday in the Chicago-area district held by Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky, citing frustration with Democratic Party leadership. “I
Continue reading…Illinois progressive Congress member attracts Gen-Z challenger
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday. She was 49. Love’s family posted
Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Sunday to “tread very carefully” following the lawmaker’s recent remarks voicing support for Elon Musk to be “taken down.” “She
ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lifelong obsession with Harriet Tubman is propelling an effort to place a statue of the 19th century abolitionist in the U.S. Capitol. The
Continue reading…New York poised to place Harriet Tubman in US Capitol
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Elon Musk has again publicly threatened people who leaked information on his sweeping power across the Trump administration. How he’s handled leaks at his companies could be a sign of
Continue reading…How Elon Musk searches for leaks: Lawsuits, mole hunts and secret codes