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The latest from Capitol Hill.

  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune stops to speak with reporters as he walks to his office at the US Capitol on Monday.
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    Top Senate Republicans coalesce behind plan to end DHS shutdown
  • Markwayne Mullin confirmed to lead a DHS in turmoil
  • Trump rejected an off-ramp to the DHS shutdown – for now
  • Immigration agents deploying to airports under border czar as TSA staffing falls short
  • Video Maine progressive Senate candidate Graham Platner responds to Gov. Janet Mills’ attack on his online past 6:41
  • Inside Trump’s most difficult war decision yet: whether to put boots on the ground in Iran
  • Talks intensify in Washington to end DHS shutdown as airport delays mount nationwide
  • Trump reshapes a key US House race by offering a candidate and her husband roles if they drop out
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On the Hill

  • Passengers walk through a queue to enter a TSA security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia., on  March 15.
    Aaron Schwartz/Reuters
    Lawmakers reckon with question of special treatment at airport security amid DHS shutdown
  • Darren Indyke, Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer, arrives for his deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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    Longtime Epstein attorney says he didn’t know of the financier’s sexual abuse
  • Senator Thom Tillis speaks to members of the media in February.
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    GOP senator warns gutting Senate filibuster to pass SAVE America Act is a ‘foolish and lazy idea’
  • US Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche arrive for a closed-door briefing for members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on Wednesday.
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    GOP hardliners wavering on support for Bondi subpoena after testy briefing
  • President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
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    Cracks emerge in GOP over Iran war cost as administration floats more than $200B request to Congress
  • Sen. John Fetterman speaks during Wednesday's confirmation hearing.
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    Fetterman explains why he crossed party lines to support Mullin for DHS chief
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    Have we seen the last of the Epstein files? Lawmakers and victims want more released
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speak to the media following a closed-door briefing for members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein investigation and compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026.
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    Frustrated Democrats walk out of tense Epstein briefing with Bondi and Blanche on Capitol Hill
  • Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee for Homeland Security secretary, departs after his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday.
    Evan Vucci/Reuters
    Mullin under microscope by Senate colleagues over temperament, stolen valor and ICE in tense DHS confirmation hearing
  • The US Capitol on March 17, 2026.
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    Senate kicks off marathon debate over Trump’s voter ID bill
  • Travelers wait in long lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2026.
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    Lawmakers unflinching in DHS shutdown fight that could drag on for weeks as airport lines and travel anxieties grow
  • US Attorney General Pam Bondi in the East Room of the White House on March 16, 2026.
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    House Oversight chair subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi for deposition in Epstein probe
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  • Rep. Neal Dunn arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.
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    Trump reveals GOP congressman faced ‘terminal’ health condition and had months to live
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    Democrats like Markwayne Mullin but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote for him for DHS secretary
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