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An Iranian policeman walks past a residential building that is destroyed in Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025.

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‘We fight or we die’: How days of frantic diplomacy and dire warnings culminated with Israel’s attack on Iran

Tensions rising in GOP over Trump border plan as Rand Paul squares off with Stephen Miller

US senator forcefully removed from DHS event in LA, triggering Democratic outcry on Capitol Hill

House GOP narrowly approves $9.4 billion package of DOGE cuts

Rand Paul attacks ‘immaturity’ of White House after rescinded picnic invitation, says he’s lost a ‘lot of respect’ for Trump

The days around Trump’s trade war announcements saw spikes in lawmaker stock market transactions

Trump’s aggressive moves on immigration protests put Democrats in a political bind

What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries for New Jersey governor

<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence talks with Dana Bash about the recent escalating attacks between Israel and Iran.</p>

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Video Former VP Pence offers message to Trump on Iran: ‘We ought to be looking elsewhere than Vladimir Putin for advice’ 9:37

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<p>Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass joins CNN’s Dana Bash to discuss the massive "No Kings" protests in her city, as well as L.A.'s standoff with President Trump over immigration.</p>

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Video Mayor Bass: ‘Disruption and fear’ caused by immigration raids having a ‘devastating effect’ on L.A. 5:36

On the Hill

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 20: U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), and Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) listen during a news briefing after a House Republican Conference meeting with President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump joined conservative House lawmakers to help push through their budget bill after it advanced through the House Budget Committee on Sunday evening. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Homeland security chair to leave Congress after House votes on Trump agenda bill

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3: The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol Building on a warm spring evening on June 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Smoke from recent wildfires in Canada has drifted into the Washington metropolitan area causing a haze in the sky.

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GOP lawmakers uneasy about package to codify DOGE cuts ahead of House vote this week

People roll up a wet flag during the World Pride Rally and March with the U.S. Capitol building in the background, Sunday, June 8, 2025, on the National Mall in Washington.

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As DC welcomes the world for Pride, marchers spotlight rollbacks of LGBTQ rights in US

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GOP senators’ top concerns with Trump’s big agenda bill, in their own words

Rep. Mary Miller arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in the Capitol on February 11.

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GOP congresswoman faces bipartisan criticism for deleted post about Sikh guest chaplain

President Donald Trump speaks at a roundtable in the State Dining Room at the White House on June 5 in Washington, DC.

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Trump preparing large-scale cancellation of federal funding for California, sources say

President Joe Biden speaks with White House Physician Kevin O'Connor as he arrives back at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2023, following a visit to Eliot-Hine Middle School.

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Biden’s White House physician subpoenaed for deposition by House Oversight Chair

The US Capitol is seen on June 1, 2025, in Washington, DC.

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White House formally sends its DOGE spending cuts request to Congress

Sen. John Fetterman speaks during a hearing in Washington, DC, on May 8.

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Fetterman chief of staff departing amid office turnover

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 30: Hunter Biden, the son President Joe Biden, is seen during an event to celebrate the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams on the South Lawn of the White House on Monday, September 30, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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‘It is a whole different environment’: Republicans revisit key Biden investigations with new momentum

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks to press after leaving the Senate Chambers in Washington, DC, on Monday.

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Trump leans on GOP senators as they gear up to make changes to his domestic policy bill

In this April 25 photo, Rep. Greg Landsman attends a press conference during the congressional delegation's visit to Denmark.

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Jewish congressman shares emotional message against political violence in wake of fatal shooting of Israeli Embassy staffers

House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump depart a House Republican meeting at the US Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, DC.

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House speaker says GOP ‘eager and ready’ to enact DOGE cuts as White House expected to send request to Congress next week

Drivers charge their Teslas in Fountain Valley, CA, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

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Senate nullifies California’s electric vehicle mandate, using fast-track authority to bypass filibuster

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