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Warren, Hawley introducing legislation to break up ‘Big Medicine’

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are teaming up to “break up big medicine.” The lawmakers introduced legislation to crack down on health care conglomerates that own multiple parts of the industry — including pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which act as a conduit between insurers and drug manufacturers, and pharmacies themselves. Warren and...

Democrats targeting 5 more districts Trump won in 2024

The Democrats’ House campaign arm is expanding its midterm map to include five more districts that President Trump won in 2024, as the party grows more bullish about flipping the chamber in November. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is adding Colorado’s 5th Congressional District, Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, Montana’s 1st Congressional District, South Carolina’s...

Lawmakers grill top immigration officials amid outcry over Good, Pretti killings

The men leading the agencies central to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown appeared before lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since federal officers killed two Minnesotans, taking heat over the raids that are generating growing backlash from the public. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director Todd Lyons and U.S. Customs and Border Protection...

Gabbard’s office warns attorney not to share classified complaint with Congress

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard's office on Monday warned the attorney of an anonymous whistleblower not to share a classified complaint about the director's handling of classified material with Congress. Gabbard's general counsel sent the letter to attorney Andrew Bakaj in response to a letter sent on Feb. 3. Bakaj wrote that if Gabbard failed...

Olympian Amber Glenn settles copyright issue with Canadian artist

Figure skating U.S. Olympian Amber Glenn said she found a new friend during the Milano Cortina games after resolving copyright concerns with the musician who made the track she skated to.  The athlete caught Canadian artist Seb McKinnon by surprise after she performed to his song, “The Return,” during a free skating event. McKinnon performs...

Thune: ‘Not even close’ to enough votes to change filibuster rule to enact voting reform

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said “there aren’t anywhere close to the votes” needed to change the Senate’s filibuster rule to allow Republican-sponsored legislation to reform voter registration requirements to pass the upper chamber with fewer than 60 votes. Thune on Tuesday dismissed the idea that Republicans might lower the procedural threshold for advancing...

AI power players pour cash into competitive primaries as 2026 midterms heat up

An AI-backed political group funded by top Silicon Valley figures is making its first major push into the 2026 midterm primaries, starting with a $500,000 ad blitz.

Shutdown clock ticks as Schumer, Democrats dig in on DHS funding demands

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., prepared a backup plan as Democrats and Republicans accuse each other of bad faith negotiations on DHS funding.

Trump DOJ appointee Thomas Albus tapped to lead Fulton County search warrant fight

The Justice Department has placed a Missouri U.S. attorney at the center of a politically sensitive Georgia legal fight.

Democratic governors pledge to boycott White House events after a Trump snub

Most of the nation’s Democratic governors pledged to not attend events hosted by the White House later this month, after President Donald Trump snubbed...

Democratic congresswoman sparks online outrage over ‘deranged’ question to ICE director about ‘going to hell’

Rep. LaMonica McIver's controversial questioning of ICE acting director Todd Lyons about "Judgment Day" and hell sparks viral social media backlash.

Trump’s reaction to new footage of Guthrie abduction was ‘pure disgust,’ Leavitt says

FBI released shocking footage of a masked, armed person at Nancy Guthrie's home on the day she vanished, prompting President Donald Trump to react with "pure disgust."

Congress moves to set national rules for self-driving cars, overriding states

Lawmakers push autonomous vehicle legislation through a House committee to compete with China and establish U.S. as a global leader in self-driving technology.

DOJ moves to wipe Steve Bannon’s contempt conviction tied to Jan 6 probe

The Justice Department is seeking to dismiss Steve Bannon's contempt conviction despite his completed four-month prison sentence for defying a Jan. 6 Committee subpoena.

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