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Can Senate Republicans buck midterm history again?

ANALYSIS — Eight years ago, President Donald Trump’s mediocre job approval rating created a difficult national political environment for Republicans, who lost more than 40 seats in the House. But GOP senators bucked the midterm backlash and gained two seats. Could they do it again? The April 20, 2018, edition…

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House starts uncertain push to reauthorize key surveillance authority

Privacy advocates and the intelligence community have painted vastly different pictures over whether a powerful surveillance authority contains enough privacy protections for Americans, as lawmakers look to act before the program’s statutory authority expires next week. At issue in the sprawling debate is the extent of the changes passed last…

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Preserve, alter or end? Each proposed for family planning funds

The Trump administration’s mixed messaging on federal family planning funds has anti-abortion groups simultaneously outraged and optimistic, after the administration rolled out widely divergent goals over a matter of days during the spring Congressional recess. The conflicting policies related to Title X family planning funds included eliminating such funds entirely,…

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Winning the AI ‘arms race’ holds appeal for both parties

When House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., said the U.S. “is in an AI arms race with China” at a markup in January, it was routine. Earlier that month, at a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing, Rep. Blake D. Moore, R-Utah, aired his worry that the words…

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Gonzales announces plans to leave office when House returns

Ahead of an expulsion vote, Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales said he plans to “file my retirement from office” when the House returns on Tuesday — more than a month after he faced allegations of an affair with his staff member who later died by suicide. It’s unclear whether Gonzales,…

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Rep. Eric Swalwell resigns, denies sexual assault allegations

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell said Monday he will resign his seat, an announcement that came just days after a handful of his former staffers accused him of sexual misconduct. By the time Swalwell announced his resignation, at least two dozen members — Republicans and Democrats — publicly said he…

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Reconciliation picks up, again

President Donald Trump has backed Senate Republicans’ plan for two more reconciliation bills, the first of which would focus solely on immigration enforcement funding. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and Aris Folley describe the prospects for the first bill and the next steps for the fiscal 2027 spending process. Show…

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Trump claims Jesus-like meme was him as a doctor amid MAGA pushback

President Donald Trump on Monday defended his now deleted social media post that appeared to depict himself as Jesus Christ, contending that it was meant to portray him as “a doctor” after right-wing figures continued a recent trend of pushing back on the president’s recent comments. “Well, it wasn’t a…

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Swalwell faces Ethics probe as members call for a House clean out

The House Ethics Committee announced Monday they will investigate allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell. The announcement comes amid a growing bipartisan push to oust Swalwell after a handful of his former staff members accused him of sexual misconduct, and as House members seek…

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CFTC bucks trend, seeks more money from Congress and proposes fees

In a time of budget austerity for most Trump administration agencies, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission stands apart as a regulator that is asking Congress for more money. The CFTC is requesting $410 million for fiscal 2027, an increase of $45 million, or 12 percent, from its enacted fiscal 2026 level.…

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This week: Iran war powers and expulsion talk

As Congress returns from recess, Democrats in both the House and Senate plan to force votes regarding the U.S. military’s campaign against Iran this week, just as President Donald Trump is announcing a new naval blockade amid a two-week ceasefire. “Upon our return, we will force another vote on the…

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Victims of Camp Lejeune’s tainted water inch closer to amends

Decades of anger and frustration are turning into cautious optimism for some victims of contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, as about two dozen of more than 3,700 lawsuits seeking compensation for damages appear headed for trial later this year in federal court in North Carolina. Once…

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Former New York Rep. Eliot L. Engel dies at 79

Former Rep. Eliot L. Engel, who was a fixture in New York politics for decades until he lost his seat in the House in 2020, has died at the age of 79. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins confirmed the news in a statement posted on social media. “We are deeply…

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Capitol Lens | Recess review

As Congress’ spring recess draws to a close, Roll Call’s photojournalists show some of what went on in the Washington area while lawmakers were out of town.

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House appropriators delay Defense markup plans amid uncertainty

House appropriators have pushed back plans to mark up a fiscal 2027 Defense spending bill by about a month because of uncertainty over how to finance a massive surge in Pentagon funding sought by the Trump administration, according to sources familiar with the planning. A tentative schedule last month called…

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Trump could keep an acting attorney general for months

President Donald Trump will have wide latitude to keep his preferred pick leading the Justice Department after his firing of ally Pamela Bondi, including scenarios that could entirely avoid a Senate confirmation process well into the future. Any permanent attorney general nominee could face a tough path to confirmation in…

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At the Races: Taxes on the trail

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 Daniela Altimari, Niels Lesniewski and Mary Ellen McIntire Rising gas prices. Instability in the Middle East. President Donald Trump’s…

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Democrats kick off response to Trump’s annihilation threats

House Democrats began their messaging campaign to hold President Donald Trump accountable for threatening to eliminate the “whole” Iranian civilization with a 10-second floor showdown Thursday. “The threats of total annihilation were beyond the pale. It’s time for Congress to step in and take control of the wheel,” Rep. Glenn F.…

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Trump’s Iran threats resonate even after ceasefire announcement

President Donald Trump may have backed down on his Tuesday threat to eliminate the “whole” Iranian civilization, but Democrats hope his social media posts triggered enough outcry to buoy them to a congressional majority and, possibly, lead to a push to impeach Trump for the first time this term and…

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White House, pressed on threat to destroy Iran, stresses ‘results’

The White House struggled Wednesday to explain and defend President Donald Trump’s threat to end Iranian civilization, with his top spokesperson crediting his tough talk with fostering a fragile two-week ceasefire deal already being tested in the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon. Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, was peppered…

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Things aren’t getting better as yet for Republicans

ANALYSIS — Just a few months ago, Republican strategists expressed some optimism about their party’s midterm fortunes. Gas prices were falling, the stock market was surging and tax refunds were imminent. But President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has at least stalled that momentum, and he’s at risk of being…

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Pamela Bondi will not appear at a House deposition over Epstein files

Pamela Bondi will not appear for her scheduled deposition next week as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a panel spokesperson said Wednesday. The panel stipulated the April 14 deposition date in a letter to the then-attorney general last month,…

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Republican Clayton Fuller wins Georgia special election runoff

Clayton Fuller, a onetime district attorney who campaigned on his loyalty to President Donald Trump, won a special election runoff Tuesday for a House seat in Georgia but by a narrower margin than what Republicans have typically posted in the deep-red district. Fuller turned back a challenge from Democrat Shawn…

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Trump announces Iran ceasefire, backing down on threat to destroy country

President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran just hours after a world-shaking threat to eliminate the “whole” Iranian civilization. In a post on his Truth Social platform just after 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, the U.S. commander in chief said senior Pakistani officials had brokered the…

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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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