Little of the Biden administration’s budget proposal is likely to make it...
President Joe Biden and the White House released a $7.3 trillion budget blueprint several days after his State of the Union address, in which he outlined several of his priorities. The blueprint is not...
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Art of the congressional comeback: Ex-lawmakers are having better luck than...
WEST COVINA, California — Gil Cisneros’s good luck is back. The California Democrat, previously a House member for a single, two-year term, is on track to return to Congress. Cisneros is among six...
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Polls say black voters are migrating toward Trump. Will actual votes follow?
One of the most discussed storylines of the early 2024 campaign season is the historic shift of black voters toward former President Donald Trump. The idea that Trump is picking up more support from...
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Biden administration antitrust efforts aim to take bite out of Apple
The Department of Justice under President Joe Biden and 16 state attorneys general have brought an antitrust suit against Apple for allegedly illegally monopolizing the smartphone market. The...
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Does the US need another new branch of the armed forces for cyber warriors?
America is falling behind in its ability to carry out and defend against cyberattacks. And one reason, according to a new report, is that the U.S. military is recruiting too many jocks and not enough...
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Congress set for big turnover even before Nov. 5 elections
The job of House leaders in both parties includes trying to get veteran lawmakers to stick around and seek reelection. For House Republican leaders in 2024, it’s a more pressing matter of ensuring they...
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Will Washington GOP get fooled again on governor’s race?
BELLINGHAM, Washington — Rather than allowing party-specific primaries, Washington state has one general statewide primary in August. The top two finishers of every race, regardless of party, are...
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Biden changes tone toward Israel over Gaza war
There’s a long history of American presidents pressuring Israel to wind down wars earlier than planned. In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully threatened Israel, along with allies Great...
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North Carolina on Team Biden’s mind: Does the president have a realistic...
President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign efforts at expanding the 2024 election playing field begin with the rolling hills of North Carolina. The state has been just out of grasp for Democrats since...
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Fixing a broken Congress: A pair of Capitol Hill veterans offer...
The 118th Congress is drawing bipartisan jeers for its lack of legislative accomplishments. House Democrats, in the minority by a slim margin, routinely pan Republicans for their inability to pass...
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Former GOP Gov. Larry Hogan tries to nab Senate seat from Democrats in...
BALTIMORE — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s entrance into the Maryland Senate race for retiring Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-MD) seat is offering Republicans what might be their best shot in decades to flip...
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Biden shies away from touting increased energy production
President Joe Biden is keeping quiet on one of his biggest potential bragging rights, the rise in domestic energy production. It might seem like a head-scratching approach to reelection, with the bulk...
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Iranian attack on Israel sparks US concern about wider, regional conflict
President Joe Biden has spent the last six months fervently trying to prevent the Middle East from devolving into a regional war. Yet Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel threatens to do exactly...
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McConnell’s ‘force of will’ shaped the federal judiciary
The most glowing admirers and fiercest detractors of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) agree on one thing — his ability to move the federal judiciary in a more conservative direction....
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Grudge rematch: First presidential rerun in 68 years set for November
The Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018 beat the Cleveland Cavaliers for the NBA championship (the teams squared off four straight times starting in 2015, with Northern California fans getting a...
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Missile defense proves its mettle in the skies over Israel and Ukraine
Skeptics have been firing potshots at the whole idea of missile defense for decades, beginning in the 1980s when President Ronald Reagan proposed his Strategic Defense Initiative, dubbed “Star Wars” by...
View ArticleHouse GOP wants to make ‘appliance week’ happen
During Donald Trump’s presidency, “infrastructure week” in Congress was a thing that the White House kept trying and failing to make happen. It became a running joke on social media because Trump never...
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Biden administration FCC aims to reinstate open internet regulations undone...
Open internet regulations whose repeal became a cause celebre of sorts among “Resistance” types during the Trump presidency are going back on the books. With backing from the Biden administration, the...
View ArticleA new Koch? RFK Jr’s running mate is a key campaign funder
LOS ANGELES, California — California is often referred to as an ATM of politics for the frequency with which candidates of both parties jet in to scoop up campaign cash from well-heeled donors. In the...
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Can America’s belated $61 billion lifeline save Ukraine?
When recalcitrant MAGA-wing House Republicans dug in, blocking the flow of U.S. arms and ammunition to Ukraine for six months, it was the gift that kept on giving to Russian President Vladimir Putin....
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