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Louisiana suspended its congressional primaries Thursday as early voting was about to get underway while pressure mounted on Republican officials…
‘This is not normal’: Former Fed economist sounds alarm on Kevin Warsh after one-sided confirmation
The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 along party lines Wednesday to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination as the next chair of…
Thom Tillis: Free markets built American prosperity. Government intervention puts it at risk
In times of uncertainty, the pressure to “do something” is real. But too often, that instinct leads policymakers to turn…
‘A strategic blunder’: Democrats confront Hegseth as the Iran war’s price tag hits $25 billion
Making his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war in Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced…
In the 1950s, a little-known junior senator from Wisconsin led an intense anti-communist line of questioning of fellow Congress members,…
A $10 billion ‘slush fund’ to pay TSA agents: Trump’s latest unilateral loophole, explained
There’s an idea about how political power is supposed to work in the U.S. To guard against anything resembling monarchy,…
Democrats in disarray as rank and file clash with Chuck Schumer’s plan to run elderly moderates in must-win races
In Maine, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has thrown his weight behind Gov. Janet Mills in a crucial race, but some of his Senate…
Banning institutional investors from buying homes will backfire for many Americans, experts say
President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats have finally found something they can agree on: banning institutional investors from buying single-family…
The 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print
Tucked inside the 2026 Farm Bill is a provision that would reimburse farmers 90% of the cost of adopting AI…
Trump promised lower drug prices. Here’s how Congress virtually guaranteed the opposite
President Trump has repeatedly promised to bring down prescription drug prices. His Republican Congress says it shares that goal. But…












