Congress clears government shutdown patch following Trump, Musk disruptions
Last-minute objections from President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk prompted lawmakers to drop hundreds of pages of policy from the bill.
Social Security measure passes Senate, sending it to Biden
Thune unveils Senate GOP committee assignments
Retiring Rep. Barbara Lee considering run for Oakland mayor
Lee’s candidacy could create a headache for moderate activists and donors eager to put a more centrist Democrat at the helm of City Hall.
Dems fight to Trump-proof the federal judiciary
They just topped the mark for confirmations set under Trump’s first term, but Senate Democrats are fighting to avoid Trump putting more of a stamp on the judiciary in his second.
Biden to back eleventh-hour funding bill
House passes government spending package after Trump, Musk fueled chaos
Lewandowski is helping Noem with DHS transition
McConnell calls out holdouts on government funding, warns of "harmful" shutdown
House Republicans float a debt limit, spending pact deal — with themselves
Trump taps critic of Pope Francis for Vatican ambassadorship
House GOP picks new funding plan that will need wide Democratic support
Transition would be ‘restricted’ during a shutdown
Johnson lays out two spending paths in House GOP meeting
Senators continue to wait for House lawmakers to ‘sort it themselves’ on spending
Musk vows to fund ‘moderate’ Democratic primary challengers
Johnson moves forward on spending Plan C: Breaking up the bills
Jeffries: We're talking with Republicans again
Trump transfers $4B stake in Truth Social parent company into a trust
Dozens of Republicans broke with Trump. Are primary challenges next?
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