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NJ-11 goes down to the wire
Late ballots are still being counted in New Jersey’s 11th District, where a razor-thin Democratic primary between Tom Malinowski and Analilia Mejia…
 • Michael Jones
Democrats insist they won’t take the GOP’s sanctuary city bait
With DHS funding set to expire in eight days, Democrats are resisting Republican attempts to turn stalled ICE talks into a broader fight over sanctuary…
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Bessent’s back
After a contentious hearing in the House on Wednesday, the Treasury Secretary will face a grilling in the Senate on President Trump’s economic policies…
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Scoop: Dems sideline Noem impeachment to press ICE reforms
Facing a looming DHS funding deadline, House Democrats are prioritizing ICE reforms first—betting public opinion gives them more leverage than…
 • Michael Jones
A very Washington long weekend
After reopening the government, House leaders abruptly pulled Thursday votes and will send members home early amid lingering shutdown fallout, ICE…
 • Michael Jones
House reopens government as ICE fight enters next phase
After a three-day partial shutdown, the House passed a broad funding package to turn the lights back on and kickstart negotiations on Democratic demands…
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Another Trump judicial rebuke
A federal judge said Kristi Noem made a legally flawed and inadequately justified decision to terminate Haiti’s TPS—and paused the end of the program…
 • Michael Jones
GOP races to prep funding bill for floor
President Trump called on disgruntled House Republicans to support an agreement he helped negotiate while House Democrats weigh whether to follow suit…
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Johnson’s next test
The House Speaker has his work cut out for him as he attempts to muscle a massive spending agreement through procedural and political landmines—with…
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Jeffries forces Johnson to fund the government the hard way
House Democrats won’t help turn the lights back on with fast-track procedures, leaving the speaker no option but to find the votes within his indignant…
 • Michael Jones

January 2026

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