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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing May 1, 2019, in Washington, DC.

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Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in Senate, announces he won’t seek reelection

When billions in emergency funds were stalled, the Trump administration sped FEMA money to some GOP-led states

Sen. Chris Van Hollen says Abrego Garcia described being ‘traumatized’ at CECOT, has been moved to different detention center

Maryland Democrat meets with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador

Trump’s pick to be DC’s top prosecutor failed to report nearly 200 appearances on far-right media outlets to Senate

Maryland Democratic senator travels to El Salvador in push for Abrego Garcia’s return

Battle lines over Trump agenda intensify and put GOP leaders in a jam

For Subscribers Republicans may be poised to kill tens of thousands of jobs in districts that voted for Trump

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On the Hill

Kristen McDonald Rivet speaks during a campaign rally in Flint, Mich., on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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Democrats lose another top contender for US Senate seat in Michigan after Whitmer and Buttigieg bow out

From left: Reps. Derek Tran, Jahana Hayes, Mike Lawler and Ryan Mackenzie attend a CNN Town Hall moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Kaitlan Collins on Thursday, April 10, in Washington, DC.

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Key takeaways from CNN’s town hall with battleground members of Congress

From left to right, Reps. Mike Lawler, Ryan Mackenzie, Jahana Hayes and Derek Tran.

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4 battleground members of Congress will face voter questions Thursday

In this screengrab from video, Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington is seen on April 10.

Planes bump wings on the ground at Washington’s Reagan National Airport

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) (L) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speak at a press conference on the Republican budget bill at the US Capitol on April 10, 2025.

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House approves key budget blueprint to unlock Trump’s agenda

US House Speaker Mike Johnson returns to the Capitol following a meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2025.

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Johnson punts on key budget blueprint vote as GOP holdouts seek concessions on spending cuts

Sens. Gary Peters, Jeanne Shaheen and Tina Smith.

‘The middle is disappearing’: Why three dealmaking Senate Democrats are heading for the exits

President Donald Trump, joined by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, left, speaks at the Interior Department in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, before signing an Antiquities Executive Order. The president is asking for a review of the designation of tens of millions of acres of land as "national monuments." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Budget fight tests the limits of Trump loyalty in Congress

Rep. Gregory Meeks reacts to the families sharing stories about their loved ones during a roundtable discussion with the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on February 12 in Washington, DC.

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Democrats look to force Republicans to choose between backing Trump or lessening tariff pain

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, left, participates in a ceremonial swearing-in with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, right, and her family at the US Capitol on January 3, 2025.

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Johnson, Luna struck a deal to end their feud over remote voting for new parents. Democrats are still pushing the point

House Speaker Mike Johnson arrives for a House Republican Caucus meeting at the US Capitol on April 8, in Washington, DC.

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Johnson under fierce pressure to deliver budget vote amid market turmoil

Speaker Johnson has a bit more room in his historically narrow House majority

Sen. John Cornyn talks with reporters as he arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 20.

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GOP rift grows over Cornyn’s Senate seat as Trump pressured to take sides

Members on the Senate floor on Friday, April 4.

Senate GOP adopts budget blueprint to advance Trump agenda as spending fight consumes Capitol Hill

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