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SCOTUS splits the difference before blockbuster finale
Plus: Congress gets its first Iran briefing since Trump’s MOU, the House prepares to approve the KIDS Act, Pelosi launches a new institute and Maine’s…
 • Michael Jones
Senate KOSA architects revolt against House child safety compromise
Plus: House Democrats confront Israel divisions, the House prepares for NDAA debate, Russell Vought returns to Capitol Hill and key primaries unfold in…
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House Democrats confront the meaning of Mamdani’s victories
Plus: The Supreme Court hands the Trump administration a major TPS victory, a House GOP revolt drags on, and Senate Republicans leave town after Trump’s…
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Housing bill delay gives Democrats fresh line of attack
Plus: The White House’s Iran funding request ignites a new spending fight and Democratic women roll out a fresh legislative slate.
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Iran supplemental faces early resistance in Senate
Plus: Three states hold consequential primaries, the House prepares to clear a landmark housing bill and Congress delivers a bipartisan message on Iran.
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Why Trump’s meeting with Senate Republicans matters
Plus: The Senate is on the verge of passing one of the biggest housing bills in decades and a bipartisan House deal on children’s online safety…
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Vance tries to save the deal
Plus: A major housing deal heads toward the finish line while the House tackles guns, veterans and spending priorities and Senate appropriators continue…
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Senate college sports bill clears first hurdle
Plus: Democrats introduce new legislation to block troops and armed federal agents from polling places, arguing Jan. 6 taught them to take Trump’s…
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No one seems to know what Trump is doing except Trump
Plus: Senate Democrats are preparing a universal child care bill for a future majority as House Majority PAC expands its House battlefield map.
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Democrats warn of election challenges ahead of midterms
Plus: A major housing bill clears a key Senate hurdle, what to watch tonight as polls close across the South and D.C., and Cori Bush lands a familiar…
 • Michael Jones
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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