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Censure city
The House’s first full week back was filled with partisan rebukes, Trump signs off on the release of the Epstein files, Indiana rejects Trump’s…
Nov 21
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Michael Jones
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Clock ticks on ACA subsidies as Congress leaves for Thanksgiving
Plus: The September jobs report reveals an uneven economic outlook, House Dems unveil proposal to lower prescription drug costs and the DCCC raises…
Nov 21
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Michael Jones
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House to repeal controversial Senate phone-records provision
Plus: Schumer demands a briefing on Trump’s military plans in Venezuela, senators introduce a bill targeting algorithmic rent-setting and a senior…
Nov 20
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Michael Jones
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Congress isolates Trump, moves fast to release Epstein files
Plus: New House calendar leaves room to avoid another government shutdown, House Dems move to block Trump’s Caribbean strikes and Senate Dems push…
Nov 19
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Michael Jones
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“Panic mode”: Democrats say Trump’s Indiana map push shows he’s on his heels
Plus: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s disapproval resolution survives House Democratic leadership’s takedown effort, top Democrats demand a halt to the…
Nov 18
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Michael Jones
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The lights came back on
Congress reopened the government, a Trump-district Democrat targeted one of her own, and Adelita Grijalva was finally sworn in, plus the rest of this…
Nov 14
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Michael Jones
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“Sanctimonious”: Inside the blowback to Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s rebuke of one of her own
Plus: Fetterman suffers a fall, AOC stands in solidarity with Starbucks workers and Democrats lament the U.S.’s absence at COP30.
Nov 13
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Michael Jones
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House passes funding bill to end historic government shutdown
Plus: Democrats send letters to Trump cabinet officials and Democratic governors on education funding, Trump’s beef policy and more.
Nov 13
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Michael Jones
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Inside House Democrats’ plan to keep health care front and center
Plus: SCOTUS upholds marriage equality (for now), a Senate Democrat re-ups a trio of veterans’ bills and a prominent New Jersey Democrat won’t seek…
Nov 10
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Michael Jones
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Senate clears way for bipartisan deal to end shutdown
With the support of just enough Democrats, Republicans took the first step to reopening the government—without conceding to their opponent’s key…
Nov 10
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Michael Jones
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Trump’s filibuster obsession plays right into Democrats’ hands
Plus: How women powered Dems to victory on Tuesday, a preview of a key Senate war powers vote and the fallout from Jared Golden’s surprise retirement…
Nov 6
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Michael Jones
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Democrats’ dominant off-year wins put Trump’s GOP on notice
Plus: The top Senate Democratic tax-law writer shares his thoughts ahead of the Supreme Court oral argument on Trump’s tariffs and Maryland joins the…
Nov 5
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Michael Jones
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