Author: Rachel Schilke and Lauren Green
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Eleanor Holmes Norton sees disconnect with staff over reelection plans
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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) is giving Capitol Hill whiplash over whether she is running for reelection in 2026, with her office walking back several of the congresswoman’s own statements in the last month that she plans to seek another term. Norton, 88, has faced concerns from several D.C. Council members and her own congressional…
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Anthony Bernal abruptly cancels House Oversight testimony for Biden autopen investigation
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Anthony Bernal, former assistant to the president and senior adviser to former first lady Jill Biden, canceled his plans to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday for a transcribed interview relating to former President Joe Biden‘s use of the autopen. Bernal was slated to be the second of nine closed-door interviews conducted by…
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‘One Big Beautiful Breakup’: What’s next for Trump and Musk?
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Private tensions between the world’s most powerful man and the world’s richest spilled out into a public war on Thursday, ending the alliance between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the most dramatic way possible. Since Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur and former leader of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, started cozying up to…
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Fiscal hawks face daunting test with Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
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Conservative deficit hawks in Congress are on an island as House Republicans barrel ahead this week with the “big, beautiful bill” to advance President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda that would saddle more generations with trillions of dollars in debt. Republicans are looking to pull out all the stops to get the legislation to clear the…
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Republicans adjust time frame for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill
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Republicans‘ ambitious time frame to pass President Donald Trump‘s major tax and domestic policy bill by Memorial Day has been extended to July 4 after meetings on Monday. Senate leaders and White House officials are aiming for a summer vote on a massive bill codifying much of President Donald Trump’s agenda. House Republicans, originally promising…