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A 'lot of interest' in Russia sanctions, Thune says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday that he hopes to have an announcement soon on the fate of a long-stalled bill…
McConnell rips Pentagon's 'isolationists and restrainers' after Trump restarts Ukraine aid
Sen. Mitch McConnell praised President Donald Trump for walking back a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine while…
Capitol agenda: It’s crypto crunch time for the House
Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump are pushing to jam the House again. This time, it’s all about crypto. The…
Senate leaders to meet with Netanyahu
A bipartisan group of senators will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday as part of his multi-day…
Don Davis eyes open North Carolina Senate seat
Democratic Rep. Don Davis is exploring a run for the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Thom…
Jesse Jackson Jr. explores a House comeback bid
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is quietly exploring a comeback in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District after more than a…
An Elderly Lawmaker’s Staff Keeps Walking Back Things She Tells Reporters. Should They Keep Quoting Her?
A few weeks ago, my POLITICO colleague Nicholas Wu and NBC’s Sahil Kapur ran into D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton in the…
Reps. August Pfluger, Buddy Carter say family members were saved from lethal Texas flooding
Two Republican members of Congress said family members were rescued from the flooding that has hammered Central Texas since…
Republicans just cut Medicaid. Will it cost them control of Congress?
Republicans just delivered Donald Trump a “big, beautiful” legislative win. Now they’re fretting it will lead to some ugly…
How Trump’s Very MAGA Tax Cuts Break with GOP Tradition
For decades, Republicans have extolled the virtues of removing loopholes and carveouts from the tax code, arguing it would…