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The White House describes the $369 billion of spending inside the Inflation Reduction Act as the big
With a massive humanitarian crisis in Israel and Gaza, dwindling funds for Ukraine and a rapidly app
Donald Trump has visited Iowa and New Hampshire more frequently in recent months, though skipping th
The conservative Louisiana Republican has now been backed by his primary rival in the race for Speak
Republicans must pick a Speaker of the House before Congress can pass any legislation — and are faci
This summer, the Supreme Court overturned the legality of race-based affirmative action at higher ed
And U.S. officials are likely to show up empty-handed to a international meeting coordinating aid to
According to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 49% of Americans believe he has done something
Concern from some Republicans over abortion — and resurgent skepticism of foreign aid — could severe
Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida was joined by seven other Republicans and the Democratic party in a first
Speaker McCarthy, unable to marshal his conference, relied on Democrats to fund the federal governme
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, is dead at 90. The government is about to shutdown ov
The hearing focused on the business practices of his son's efforts and insinuations that, while serv
Seven Republican primary candidates not named Donald Trump debated Wednesday night in the Reagan Lib
In what is likely a first, the sitting president of the United States joined a picket line. Biden ma
Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, is facing federal bribery charges. Federal agents found
Congress has left town as House Republicans infighting appears doomed to shutdown the government nex
Closed primaries — where only members of that political party can vote — are effectively the final s
The former president is evidently trying to shore up support with working class voters in Michigan.
The governor of North Dakota is running to be the Republican nominee for president after a long care
