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One week into the government shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot. President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike…

Politics / October 7, 2025 Lobbyists for foreign countries have long helped other governments influence US policy, but nothing compares…

Economy / October 7, 2025 Does the defense secretary have unclaimed earnings from a firm he formerly advised? Ad Policy…

President Donald Trump said Monday he’s on the verge of enacting mass firings of federal workers. But Democrats say it…

The Senate is trapped in a shutdown Groundhog’s Day with no end in sight. Senators rejected dueling stopgap spending bills…

Politics / October 6, 2025 Facing rebukes from the courts, Stephen Miller and Elon Musk are threatening the independence of…

Economy / October 6, 2025 Trump’s OMB director has suggested he’ll institute mass firings and agency closures, but no one…

Democrats are pushing their candidates to go on the offense on crime ahead of the 2026 midterms, seeing upside in…

CHICAGO — Jesse Jackson Jr., once a rising Democratic star who saw his congressional career unravel in scandal, is returning…

Roy Cooper raised $14.5 million during the first 65 days of his campaign — a record-breaking total for a Senate…