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Trump threatens ‘whole civilization’ of Iran ‘will die tonight,’ drastically escalating war

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to eliminate the “whole” Iranian civilization if its government did not meet his many demands, in a sharp escalation of his war with the Islamic Republic. In a morning post on his Truth Social platform, Trump sent more conflicting messages about his intentions and…

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‘Nobody answers’: The unraveling of a patient care research agency

A small federal agency responsible for studying how health care works for patients is largely dormant despite receiving millions of dollars from Congress for research into antibiotic resistance, health care access and safety or quality of care. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has spent none of the $345…

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At the Races: A special runoff in Georgia

Welcome to a special edition of At the Races! Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for election day. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari and…

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For these Republicans, the ‘war on woke’ starts at home

Republicans have in recent years waged a “war on woke,” hammering Democrats who embrace progressive policies on race, sexuality and gender. Now they are using the term to beat up on each other. In some of this year’s most bitter House and Senate primaries, Republicans are seeking to paint their…

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New budget, same problems

President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 spending request sets the stage for another partisan clash over guns versus butter, while calling for at least one more reconciliation bill that would test Republican unity. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley, Paul M. Krawzak and David Lerman assess the prospects for Trump’s budget, the…

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Supreme Court returns Bannon contempt of Congress case to lower court

The Supreme Court sent Stephen Bannon’s contempt of Congress conviction back to lower courts Monday to address the Trump administration’s attempt to wipe out the case against the president’s former adviser. Bannon had appealed his conviction to the justices after both a federal trial judge and the U.S. Court of…

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Trump’s budget proposal for Interior seeks to make DC beautiful again

President Donald Trump’s desire to make the nation’s capital “beautiful again” is a central focus of the White House’s fiscal 2027 budget request for the Interior Department. The budget, released Friday, calls for $15.9 billion for the department, a $2.3 billion decrease from the fiscal 2026 enacted level. The White…

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Defense-focused Trump budget seeks to cut Democratic priorities

President Donald Trump unveiled a nearly $2.2 trillion spending request for fiscal 2027 Friday that features an enormous defense boost, posing a major challenge to GOP leaders as they seek an election-year spending deal with Democrats. National security spending would soar to $1.5 trillion in the fiscal year that begins…

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Trump’s budget would boost defense and slash domestic programs

President Donald Trump unveiled on Friday a nearly $2.2 trillion discretionary spending request for the coming fiscal year, a nearly 21 percent increase over the current year’s level because of a dramatic proposed boost in defense funding. The election-year spending blueprint doubles down on an administration drive to pump up the…

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Courts likely to block Trump’s effort to curtail mail-in voting

President Donald Trump’s effort to curtail mail voting through executive order will likely be ruled illegal in at least one of several lawsuits filed this week, experts said, the latest in the president’s long-running effort to assert federal control of elections. Democratic party groups and civil rights organizations have already…

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At the Races: Operation Republican rescue

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari Republican leaders have landed on a plan to end the shutdown of the…

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Pamela Bondi, staunch Trump ally, out as attorney general

President Donald Trump ousted Pamela Bondi as attorney general Thursday, closing out a tumultuous tenure punctuated by rolling controversies and attacks against the Justice Department’s traditional independence from the White House. Trump, who made the announcement in a social media post, said his former personal attorney, Deputy Attorney General Todd…

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Mixing religion and politics in America. That isn’t new. What makes today different?

If the line separating church and state in America has not yet disappeared, it is certainly fading fast. The evidence? A Supreme Court willing to rule in favor of faith-based lawsuits; a secretary of Defense framing the war in Iran in apocalyptic terms; a president pushing a law restricting voting…

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How much does the Homeland Security shutdown matter to the public?

Jason Dick and Jessica Wehrman wonder what members of Congress are doing on their two-week recess, coming as it does while the Homeland Security Department isn’t being funded by Congress, as well as what they did, and observed, on recent trips back home to Arizona and Ohio, respectively. Show Notes:

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Democrats eye 2028 for bigger health care push

As Democrats vie to take control of Congress in the midterms this fall, their main message on health care policy is fairly straightforward: Undo Republicans’ Medicaid cuts and restore the health care subsidies that lapsed at the end of last year. But some analysts and lawmakers say momentum is growing…

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Senate Democrats call on CMS to rein in Medicare Advantage abuses

A group of Democratic senators led by Elizabeth Warren is pushing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to rein in abuses from Medicare Advantage insurers as the Trump administration considers a policy that would enroll more seniors in the program. The senators allege that Medicare Advantage is rife with…

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Senate tees up bill to end Homeland Security shutdown

The Senate took the first step Thursday in a GOP-backed plan to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, sending the House for a second time its bill to fund the department except for immigration enforcement. In an early-morning pro forma session, the Senate agreed, by voice vote, to table a…

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Wave of retirements and politics promise spending panel makeover

The House Appropriations Committee is set to undergo a major shake-up following the midterm elections, especially among its Republicans. With four members retiring, two running for Senate and four others in potentially tight reelection contests, nearly a third of the committee’s Republicans may not return in the next Congress. Democrats…

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Trump unites divided GOP leadership behind Homeland Security deal

President Donald Trump and GOP leaders united behind a plan Wednesday to end the record-breaking partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, committing themselves to a two-track strategy that includes passing a reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement funding by June 1. With the shutdown stretching into its seventh week…

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Judge denies Trump effort to end Jan. 6 lawsuits before trial

President Donald Trump must still face civil lawsuits seeking to hold him accountable for his role in the lead up to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a long-running litigation from Democratic House members and Capitol Police officers. Judge Amit Mehta of…

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Supreme Court questions curtailing of birthright citizenship

A majority of the Supreme Court expressed hostility Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s executive order that seeks to restrict birthright citizenship, even as he became the first sitting president in the modern era to attend oral arguments. An attorney for the U.S. urged the justices to overturn multiple lower court…

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Congress awaits a royal address from King Charles

During the nation’s 250th anniversary, the British are coming — this time by invitation. His Majesty Charles III, king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on April 28, House and Senate leaders announced Wednesday. “The relationship between…

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Trump to address nation on Iran as gas prices rise, poll numbers drop — and midterms loom

President Donald Trump will address the nation Wednesday night as soaring gas prices, an unpopular war in Iran and his slumping approval number have become a collective political thorn for Republicans heading into November’s midterm elections. Trump will use the prime-time address to repeat his Tuesday declaration that the U.S.…

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Congress must approve Trump ballroom, judge finds

President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom on the former site of the White House’s East Wing cannot move forward without authorization from Congress, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Richard J. Leon said when issuing a preliminary injunction on Tuesday. Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, found that…

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Lawmakers said they wanted to rein in their own stock trading. What happened?

For a brief moment, it seemed like a bill to curb stock trading by members of Congress could see a vote in the House. Blessed by GOP leadership with hopes of a floor vote in the first quarter of the year, it would have been a victory for the small…

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