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House Passes D.C. Crime Bills as Trump Crackdown Continues

Par :Michael Gold
16 septembre 2025 à 17:24
The legislation is part of a package that House Republicans are pushing to impose more federal control over the District in line with President Trump’s demands.

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Homeland Security Investigation agents and Metropolitan Police Department officers arrested a man for allegedly smoking marijuana in public last month.
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G.O.P. Again Cedes Power on Tariffs to Avoid Crossing Trump

Par :Robert Jimison
16 septembre 2025 à 16:21
House Republicans extended a maneuver they engineered earlier in the year that effectively strips Congress of the power to disapprove of President Trump’s tariffs.

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Tuesday’s maneuver was the latest instance in which House Republicans, many of whom have spent much of their career opposing tariffs as a matter of principle, have given up their power over trade.
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Democrats Oppose Stopgap Bill, Raising Odds of a Shutdown

Par :Catie Edmondson
16 septembre 2025 à 16:47
After allowing a stopgap spending bill to move forward earlier this year, Democrats are under intense pressure not to do so again.

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Representative Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Chuck Schumer spoke to reporters last week about a possible government shutdown.
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Mary Rose Oakar, 85, First Arab American Woman in Congress, Dies

Par :Trip Gabriel
16 septembre 2025 à 13:18
In her 16 years on Capitol Hill, she emerged as a champion of women’s rights, especially equal pay for comparable work.

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Representative Mary Rose Oakar, an eight-term Ohio Democrat, in 1981. She helped found what is now the Bipartisan Women’s Caucus.
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Johnson Releases Spending Bill, Daring Democrats to Oppose It

Par :Catie Edmondson
16 septembre 2025 à 12:46
The speaker put forward a stopgap bill to fund the government past Sept. 30, saying there was “zero chance” he would add concessions Democrats have demanded.

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Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, spoke to reporters on Tuesday at the Capitol.
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Republicans Honor Charlie Kirk at Vigil in the Capitol

Par :Robert Jimison
15 septembre 2025 à 20:55
Only a handful of Democrats and none of the party’s top leaders attended the ceremony, an outpouring of praise and mourning for the right-wing activist, who was assassinated last week.

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Representative Steve Scalise, center, denounced political violence at the vigil for Charlie Kirk on Monday.
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Schwarzenegger Urges Voters to Reject California Redistricting Measure

Par :Laurel Rosenhall
15 septembre 2025 à 20:53
Arnold Schwarzenegger issued his first public rebuke since Gov. Gavin Newsom placed a gerrymander plan on the ballot.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor and former Republican governor of California, considers independent redistricting a key piece of his political legacy.
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McCaul, a Foreign Policy Leader in the House, Won’t Seek Re-election

Par :Robert Jimison
14 septembre 2025 à 16:04
Representative Michael McCaul, an 11-term Texas Republican who chairs the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced on Sunday that he would retire from Congress.

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Representative Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, in 2023. He is the latest in a string of Republicans who have announced plans to leave the House after next year’s elections.
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How Nancy Pelosi Quietly Shaped California’s Redistricting Fight

Par :Shane Goldmacher and Laurel Rosenhall
14 septembre 2025 à 11:45
Private meetings and longtime loyalties helped push what began as something of a Democratic bluff into a full-fledged counteroffensive against President Trump.

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Nancy Pelosi is not the face of the redistricting fight in California — that role clearly belongs to Gov. Gavin Newsom — but she has been quietly pivotal from the start.
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As Missouri Redistricts, the Career of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Teeters

Par :Mitch Smith
12 septembre 2025 à 16:58
The Missouri Senate passed new borders on Friday that Republicans believe would benefit their party by splitting up the district of Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat.

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Representative Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat who was Kansas City’s first Black mayor, could find himself out of a job after 11 terms in Washington and nearly half a century in politics.
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After Kirk Shooting, Security Fears Intensify in Congress

Par :Annie Karni · Megan Mineiro · Michael Gold · Catie Edmondson and Robert Jimison
11 septembre 2025 à 18:20
The killing of the right-wing activist deepened lawmakers’ fears of violence directed against them, and the toxic discourse that has fed such threats.

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A flag flying at half-staff at the Capitol on Thursday.
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EU Parliament Declines to Hold a Moment of Silence for Charlie Kirk

Par :Talya Minsberg
12 septembre 2025 à 05:58
The request, made by a right-wing parliamentary member, was rejected on account of protocol.

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Charlie Weimers, a Swedish right-wing member of the European Parliament, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, last year. His request to hold a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk on Thursday was rejected by the Parliament’s president.
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How An Obamacare Deadline Is Colliding With Shutdown Negotiations

Par :Margot Sanger-Katz and Catie Edmondson
11 septembre 2025 à 19:46
Republicans are signaling a new openness to extending health subsidies as Democrats suggest they want health care concessions to keep the government open.

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Around four million people could lose coverage starting next year if Congress does not act to extend subsidies that were created during the pandemic.
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Norton Says Little as Bills to Clamp Down on D.C. Advance

Par :Annie Karni
10 septembre 2025 à 19:09
At a heated committee session on bills exerting more federal control of Washington, the 88-year-old delegate sat quietly, reading with difficulty from a script.

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The session on Wednesday was a fresh reminder of Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton’s frailty and limitations at a critical moment for her city.
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After Moment of Silence for Charlie Kirk, House Republicans and Democrats Insult Each Other

Par :Michael Gold
10 septembre 2025 à 18:58
After a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk, Republicans and Democrats began shouting partisan insults at each other.

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Speaker Mike Johnson addressing the shooting of the political activist Charlie Kirk to reporters at the Capitol on Wednesday.
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House Passes Defense Policy Bill With Transgender, Diversity Restrictions

Par :Robert Jimison
10 septembre 2025 à 17:59
For the third year in a row, House Republicans pushed through a Pentagon policy measure that included conservative policy dictates.

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Despite the partisan nature of the final legislation, it included an effort backed by conservative Republicans and progressive Democrats alike to claw back Congress’s war powers.
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James Walkinshaw, Democrat of Virginia, Wins House Special Election

Par :Reid J. Epstein
9 septembre 2025 à 20:27
James Walkinshaw will fill a seat left open by the death of his former boss, Gerald Connolly, and shrink the Republicans’ majority in the chamber.

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James Walkinshaw is the first Democrat to win a House special election since President Trump took office in January.
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Republicans Shrug at Epstein Birthday Sketch Apparently Signed by Trump

Par :Annie Karni
9 septembre 2025 à 18:54
The Republican response to the release of a suggestive note to Jeffrey Epstein apparently signed by President Trump followed a familiar pattern of deflection.

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Speaker Mike Johnson, who did not emerge from his office on Monday in the hours after the drawing was released, eventually said he had not seen President Trump’s note.
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Effort to Force a House Vote on Epstein Files Nears Success

Par :Michael Gold
9 septembre 2025 à 13:01
Supporters are on the brink of collecting the 218 signatures to proceed, but House Republican leaders and the White House are trying to stop it.

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Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, introduced a discharge petition last week to bring the bill calling for the release of the Epstein files to a vote on the House floor.
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Missouri House Approves Map That Boosts Republicans

Par :Mitch Smith
9 septembre 2025 à 14:01
Republicans want to redraw congressional districts and increase their party’s chances of flipping a seat long held by a Democrat in the Kansas City area.

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The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.
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Juggling Congress and Life, She Opted to Freeze Her Eggs

Par :Annie Karni
8 septembre 2025 à 10:09
Representative Sara Jacobs, Democrat of California, said her experience planning for a future pregnancy inspired her to write a bill to expand coverage of fertility treatments.

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Representative Sara Jacobs, 36, spent much of the August congressional recess going through the process of freezing her eggs.
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John Burton, 92, Dies; California Political Boss Who Staged a Comeback

Par :Alex Traub
7 septembre 2025 à 19:54
He left the House of Representatives while struggling with a crack addiction, his political career seemingly over. Actually, it had just begun.

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John Burton in 1980, when he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He served four terms in Congress but chose not to seek a fifth in 1982, citing depression and dependence on crack cocaine and nitrous oxide.
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In the Battle for Congress, Working-Class Democrats Try a Hardscrabble Pitch

Par :Annie Karni
7 septembre 2025 à 05:02
A new crop of candidates has turned away from the aspirational “American dream” message of campaigns past and is leaning into how difficult life can be for working people — including them.

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U.S. Is Increasingly Exposed to Chinese Election Threats, Lawmakers Say

Par :Julian E. Barnes
5 septembre 2025 à 15:44
Two Democrats on the House China committee noted the use of A.I. by Chinese companies as a weapon in information warfare.

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Democrats on the House China committee said the office of Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was “stripping away the guardrails that protect our nation from foreign influence.”
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Members of Congress Grasp for a Stopgap Deal to Avert a Shutdown

Par :Catie Edmondson
4 septembre 2025 à 15:47
Republicans and Democrats agree they will need a temporary measure to fund the government past Sept. 30, but have yet to come to terms on what it should look like.

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Top Republicans and Democrats in the Senate and House have conceded that a stopgap bill will be needed to keep government funds flowing while they try to reach a long-term compromise.
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On Epstein Files, Women Lead the G.O.P. Resistance to Trump

Par :Annie Karni
4 septembre 2025 à 05:04
The Republican rift over whether to demand greater transparency in the case has once again highlighted a gender divide in the male-dominated party.

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia and a Trump ally, has backed a bill that would require the release of files on Jeffrey Epstein.
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G.O.P. Thwarts Epstein Disclosure Bill as Accusers Plead for Files

Par :Michael Gold
3 septembre 2025 à 18:46
Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers went to the Capitol to ask Congress to get behind their calls for more disclosures, but momentum for a bill demanding it appeared to stall.

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Women who said they were victimized by Jeffrey Epstein recounted their experiences at a news conference with lawmakers outside the Capitol on Wednesday.
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Trump Team Urges G.O.P. to Rebrand Signature Policy Law

Par :Annie Karni
3 septembre 2025 à 12:27
Top campaign officials told House Republicans they should rebrand the measure the president dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” in a nod to its unpopularity with voters.

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The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is one of several veterans of President Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign urging a rebrand of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
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Redistricting Push Creates Chaos for Incumbents in Both Parties

Par :Annie Karni
31 août 2025 à 05:01
Republicans and Democrats in Congress are wary of the potential consequences of President Trump’s drive to redraw districts.

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The California State Capitol in Sacramento. The state’s Democrats are retaliating against Texas’ redistricting with their own plan.
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Duke Cunningham, 83, Congressman Convicted in Corruption Scandal, Dies

Par :Trip Gabriel
30 août 2025 à 00:58
A war hero turned politician, he was first elected to the House in 1990 but stepped down in 2005 after pleading guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy to commit bribery.

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Representative Duke Cunningham, Republican of California, in 2005, the year he pleaded guilty in a bribery scandal and left Congress after 15 years in office.
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Missouri Unveils Redistricting Plan, Aiming to Add a Republican Seat

Par :Julie Bosman
29 août 2025 à 18:25
Following Texas, Gov. Mike Kehoe called a special legislative session to redraw his state’s Congressional district lines to boost Republicans.

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The Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.
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Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid

Par :Catie Edmondson
29 août 2025 à 17:25
The White House notified Congress that it plans to use a legally untested maneuver to circumvent lawmakers and claw back more money for foreign aid programs.

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The administration is attempting to unilaterally claw back money that has already been appropriated by running out the clock for Congress to reject its request before the funding expires.
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