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Updates on my NABJ panel, Poynter feature, just-published profile and new reporting on Trump’s unprecedented takeover of Washington, D.C.
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Michael Jones
“We are not playing”: California Democrats plot redistricting revenge
Plus: Fresh insights on the simmering fight over 2026 government funding, Epstein files, ballooning cost of the GOP megabill and new polling on Trump…
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The Senate finally got its recess
After a rare Saturday session, senators left town with their full August break—but without a deal on Trump’s nominees, thanks partly to the president’s…
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Michael Jones
Texas redistricting showdown draws CBCPAC solidarity with state Dems
The Congressional Black Caucus’s political arm denounced Texas GOP’s new map as a mid-cycle power grab that would dilute Black and Latino voting…
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July 2025

Senate Democrats invoke little-known law to force release of Epstein files
Schumer and HSGAC Democrats demand Trump honor pledge to unseal documents tied to high-profile sex trafficking case.
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Can Roy Cooper calm Schumer’s grassroots critics?
Plus: Planned Parenthood scores another legal win against Trump’s megabill.
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“The Good Life”: House Dems pitch their vision as GOP sells the megabill
Plus: Ayanna Pressley joins Fenway Park workers on the picket line.
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Black Caucus whip calls on Trump intel chief to resign over Obama smear
Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove is leading a CBC letter calling on DNI Tulsi Gabbard to step down for reviving a debunked conspiracy about Obama and the 2016…
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​​Morelle revives constitutional amendment to curb presidential immunity
A year-plus after SCOTUS ruled presidents are immune from prosecution for official acts, a top House Dem is pushing an amendment to reassert limits on…
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Michael Jones
Jeffries calls on Trump to reverse student loan interest restart
With interest set to resume for SAVE plan borrowers on August 1, the top House Democrat says the Trump administration is making life even more expensive…
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Democrats push back ahead of session to redraw Texas map
The emergency session to gerrymander five Republican House seats for Trump begins this week. Plus: Trump wants the Senate to cancel recess to confirm…
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House sends landmark crypto bill to Trump’s desk, two more to Senate
The votes mark Congress’s most significant move yet on crypto policy, with House Democrats split, leadership neutral and the industry watching closely.
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