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House GOP passes Laken Riley Act with help from 46 Dems
The bill now goes to President Trump’s desk to be the first he signs into law in his second term.
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“I thought it was an awful decision”: Dems still lament Citizens United 15 years later
The Supreme Court ruling that upended US politics a decade and a half ago has left Democrats internally plotting the best way to fight back.
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Where were Democrats during TikTok’s fake shutdown?
The social app invited Donald Trump to play a starring role as the savior in its comeback story, while only a few members from the left offered an…
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House GOP scores another immigration victory
But Democrats say the bill, which more than 60 of their colleagues voted for, would have potential consequences it would have on survivors of domestic…
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House Dems reflect on Biden’s complicated legacy
Members celebrate his historic legislative record while lamenting the incomplete work on top domestic issues.
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GOP, Dems clash over spirit of trans sports ban
Republicans claim the bill is necessary to safeguard the integrity of Title IX, while Democrats argue that it’s dangerous that actually puts children…
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Senate Judiciary Dems have pressing questions for Pam Bondi
They may not be able to stop her confirmation, but Committee Democrats can lay a foundation to later second-guess the GOP for approving Trump’s AG pick…
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TikTok takes its case to SCOTUS
The Supreme Court could decide if the popular social app has to sell itself or be removed from US app stores as mandated by a law Congress passed last…
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Jeffries sounds off on SALT Republicans
“Now some of my colleagues want to race down to Mar-a-Lago to bend the knee and pretend like they are the firefighters,” the top House Dem told me. “I…
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Inside the intriguing coalition of House Dems who supported the Laken Riley Act
48 members—more than a quarter of them freshmen—voted for a bill that would require the feds detain undocumented immigrants who have been charged for…
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3 reasons why the electoral vote count was a breeze
Mother Nature was one of them.
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Johnson did it on the first ballot
A Trump lifeline flipped two defectors and secured another term as speaker for the Louisiana Republican. Now he has to turn the president-elect’s agenda…
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