Slotkin stakes a claim on Democrats’ future

Plus: Senate Republicans near release of their megabill tax and Medicaid plan, Democrats sound alarms over hospital closures and the Senate moves toward final passage of a bipartisan crypto bill.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) speaks during a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 14, 2025. Photo by Ben Curtis/AP

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