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  • TrumpPolitics

    Trump makes it official: Historic 43-day government shutdown is over

    By Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti, and others
  • Former President Biden.Politics

    Republicans unveil report advancing contested claims suggesting White House officials enacted policies without former President Biden’s knowledge

    By Matt Brown, Joey Cappelletti, and others
  • Mike JohnsonPolitics

    House Dems dare GOP on Epstein files with bid to subpoena Justice Department

    By Stephen Groves, Matt Brown, and others
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined from left by, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump’s signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    The Senate just passed Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts. Here’s what else is inside

    By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is followed by reporters as he walks from the chamber to his office as Republicans begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Politics

    Senate works through the night as GOP tries to cut deal that satisfies those who want more and less Medicaid cuts

    By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • FILE – President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)Politics

    Trump directs administration to investigate Biden’s actions as president, alleging aides masked his ‘cognitive decline’

    By Chris Megerian, Matt Brown, and others
  • FiLE – Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)Politics

    Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill could block states from regulating AI. Critics warn a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach will backfire

    By Matt Brown, Matt O'Brien, and others
  • FILE – Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks during a news conference regarding President Donald Trump’s pending tariffs on Canada, at the Capitol, April 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.. File)Politics

    Democrats dislike the ‘chaos’ of Trump’s trade war, but ‘nobody on our side thinks zero tariffs ever’

    By Josh Boak, Matt Brown, and others
  • Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)Politics

    Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight as activists back primary challenges to supporters of GOP bill

    By Stephen Groves, Matt Brown, and others
  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, of La., with House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, from left, Rep. Tim Moore, R-N.C. and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, of La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Politics

    House GOP pushes through budget blueprint in step toward Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’, with $4.5 billion in tax breaks and $2 billion in spending cuts

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after meeting with Vice President JD Vance and fellow Republicans to discuss President Donald Trump’s agenda at a luncheon, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    Senate stays up all night to push $340 billion GOP package for Trump’s mass deportations and security measures

    By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, and others
  • President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute summit in Miami Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Pool via AP)Politics

    White House will celebrate Black History Month even as some government agencies skip it on Trump’s anti-DEI order

    By Matt Brown, Michelle L. Price, and others
  • FILE – Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump greets Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., during a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, Nov. 4, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Politics

    Trump’s cabinet is set to be one-third women and include some historic firsts

    By Matt Brown and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Supporters of former President Donald Trump with signs and t-shirts that read “Blacks for Trump” gather near the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)Politics

    Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs

    By Matt Brown, Fernanda Figueroa, and others
  • Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald TrumpPolitics

    Unions face a moment of truth in Michigan as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump woo them in starkly different terms

    By Joey Cappelletti, Matt Brown, and others