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Politics Mar 16

Trump's mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads as DHS changes leadership

But all indications are that Trump's mass deportation operation is not stalling out but intensifying.

Nation Mar 10

Jan. 6 plaque honoring police displayed at the Capitol after 3-year delay

Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day.

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WATCH: Trump pushes voting bill on House Republicans at annual policy retreat in Florida

President Donald Trump said Monday he won’t sign any other legislation into law until Congress passes a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill that he says also must end Americans' ability to vote by mail, a startling demand months before the midterm…

Politics Mar 05

House Republican leaders urge Tony Gonzales to end reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide

GOP leaders notably did not call for Gonzales to resign as they struggle to maintain their slim majority in the House, which they hold by only a handful of seats.

Politics Mar 05

WATCH: House rejects Iran war powers resolution in narrow vote, following Senate's footsteps

The House narrowly rejected a war powers resolution Thursday to halt President Donald Trump's attacks on Iran, an early sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering U.S. priorities at home and abroad.

Politics Mar 04

WATCH: Senate GOP votes down war powers resolution after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran

Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.

Politics Mar 02

WATCH: Limiting Trump's authority with war powers act is 'dangerous,' Johnson says

The U.S. Congress is confronting a war powers debate over President Donald Trump's authority to bomb Iran under largely unusual circumstances — without a formal declaration or an address to the nation, the commander in chief has already launched the country into a quickly spiraling…

Nation Feb 28

Members of Congress demand swift vote on war powers resolution after Trump orders Iran strike without congressional approval

Both the House and Senate, where the president's Republican Party has a slim majority, had already drafted such resolutions long before the strikes Saturday.

Politics Feb 23

Trump's big speech will be delivered to a changed nation and a Congress he has sidelined

One year back in office, Trump has emerged as a president defying conventional expectations. He has executed a head-spinning agenda, upending priorities at home, shattering alliances abroad and challenging the nation's foundational system of checks and balances.

Politics Feb 12

House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections

The bill passed Wednesday is a Trump administration priority aimed at scrutinizing ballot access. But it faces blowback in the Senate.

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