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Some Senate Republicans have criticized the pardon, with Democrats eyeing rare bipartisan pushback against the White House.

At least two autumn traditions for Congress have been postponed or canceled as the government shutdown continues.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday downplayed concerns about tensions between Donald Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, while reiterating his belief that "only" the US president could achieve peace between Moscow and Kyiv.

Congressional actions on Ukraine demonstrate support remains strong among majorities of both parties on Capitol Hill.

Paul Ingrassia was tapped by Trump to lead the independent agency that investigates federal whistleblower complaints and discrimination allegations

Republican senators are voicing growing unease with President Donald Trump's clash with Democratic governors over sending National Guard troops from other states to Portland, Oregon, and Chicago, reflecting concerns about states' rights, precedent and the use of military forces in local policing.

Neither Republicans nor Democrats appear willing to give an inch as Americans pay the price

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the shutdown and campaign developments.

ANALYSIS: Republicans say Democrats ‘don't have the high ground in this situation,’ Eric Garcia writes. But Democrats are unintimidated by threats from the Trump administration to target their states

Few MAGA activists can channel grassroots anger into real fear of primary challenges.

FBI Director Kash Patel is confronting skeptical Democrats at a Senate hearing Tuesday, touting his leadership of the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency and facing questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing, the case against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the firings of senior FBI officials who have…