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Congress wants answers on Trump’s Iran framework
Plus: Elizabeth Warren raises alarms about AI-driven utility costs and John Thune offers the clearest sign yet of how Republicans plan to revive Section…
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Jeffries, NYC Democrats rally behind Espaillat in competitive primary
Plus: Skepticism greets Trump’s latest promise to end the war in Iran and a victory lap after the president’s name comes down at the Kennedy Center.
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Congress leaves town with FISA still unresolved
Plus: Senate Democrats reopen their fight against stock buybacks and Dems maintain a double-digit lead on the generic ballot while three Senate…
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Cruz defends college sports bill against CBC criticism
Plus: Johnson plans a FISA short-term extension vote that seems destined to fail.
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Trump doubles down on Pulte
Plus: Ted Lieu explains why Democratic AI leaders aren’t rallying behind a bipartisan framework and what to watch in tonight’s primaries, including…
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FISA deadline slips closer, Pulte fight deepens
Plus: Elizabeth Warren presses the Trump administration to defend its AI oversight strategy before Congress and a new poll offers Democrats fresh…
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A surveillance deadline and an immigration fight
Plus: New Dems explain how they’d pursue affordability and anti-corruption agendas in a Democratic House majority, and Hakeem Jeffries updates his…
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Trump’s fund still haunts the Senate
Plus: Why a House Democratic AI commission is publicly rebuking a bipartisan framework backed by one of its own members and a CBC-aligned group invests…
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The Senate’s college sports rescue plan takes center stage
Plus: Senate Republicans advance their immigration bill after two flashpoints nearly derailed it and Democrats’ close call in CA-06 renews scrutiny of…
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Trump’s DNI pick rattles surveillance talks
Plus: A preview of the Senate’s college sports hearing and why Hakeem Jeffries is embracing New York’s redistricting push while withholding support from…
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Trump fund pause fails to quiet Senate backlash
Plus: How James Talarico is courting Black voters in Texas and a bipartisan effort to require notice when the government accesses Americans’ emails and…
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May 2026

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