Government Shutdown: House hardliners complicate endgame

Representative Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, during the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.  Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson is running into problems with his own caucus as he tries to advance a Senate-approved measure to…

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Trump’s removal of Maduro prompts questions from Congress

As news spread Saturday of President Donald Trump‘s removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a split screen emerged in Congress: Republicans largely celebrated the military operation, while Democrats condemned the president’s actions and questioned their legality. After months of pressure on Maduro, Trump announced on Truth Social that the U.S. had assisted in a “large…

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Schumer to force Senate vote on suing DOJ

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on a new “Democratic initiative to lower costs,” in the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 17, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that he will force the Senate to vote on suing the Department…

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Trump signs bill to release Epstein files

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, speaks with reporters outside his office on day 41 of the federal government shutdown, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday night said he signed a bill ordering the Department…

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Trump Republicans health insurance

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an event to announce a deal with Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to reduce the prices of GLP-1 weight‑loss drugs, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 6, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump proposed a compromise on…

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