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GOP leaders map out potential Obamacare extension as hard-liners warm to health talks
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are quietly ramping up talks within their senior ranks and with White House officials…
Republicans broach a longer stopgap bill as shutdown enters fourth week
When House Republicans first passed a stopgap spending bill last month, it was written to give Congress a seven-week window…
Thune hopes White House withdraws Ingrassia nomination
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday he hopes the White House withdraws Paul Ingrassia’s Office of Special Counsel…
Rick Scott will oppose embattled Trump nom Ingrassia
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) says he will oppose Paul Ingrassia’s nomination to lead the White House Office of the Special…
Russia sanctions bill on hold for now, Thune says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune indicated Monday that legislation slapping new sanctions on Russia and its trading…
John E. Sununu expected to announce New Hampshire Senate bid this week
Former Sen. John E. Sununu is expected to launch a Senate comeback bid in New Hampshire this week, according to two people…
'We're going to have a vote' on member stock trading, key GOP hard-liner says
A raft of internal GOP fights are awaiting Speaker Mike Johnson when he brings the House back from its shutdown recess…
Mike Johnson says Trump was ‘using satire to make a point’ with AI poop-bombing video
Speaker Mike Johnson gamely defended President Donald Trump’s weekend social media post showing him dropping apparent human…
Capitol agenda: Troop pay fight tests the GOP
Tensions over troop pay are taking center stage as the shutdown heads into Week 4. A number of Republican lawmakers are…
Lawmakers bemoan Trump’s latest power grab: Troop pay
Members of Congress say they’re happy military troops are getting paid during the shutdown — but not necessarily that…