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Senate Democrats call on Thune to allow voting on bills to fund food stamp program

Senate Democrats are gearing up to introduce legislation to extend food aid benefits during the government shutdown ahead of a Saturday cutoff.

Doug Wilder, America’s first Black governor, backs scrapping Virginia’s redistricting commission

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder said the redistricting fight in Richmond has stripped away the moral facade of the bipartisan commission once touted as a tool for fairer politics.

Trump grudgingly acknowledges he can’t seek a third term in office

President Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that he cannot run for a third term, days after raising the possibility.

Meet the senator who tries to make his congressional colleagues throw up

Sen. Markwayne Mullin made then-Rep. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts throw up so often that he gave his Democratic colleague the nickname "Chuckie."

Earle-Sears slams Democrats’ ‘nonsense’ over transgender policies

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears ripped her Democratic opponent in the race for governor for pushing "nonsense" on issues like transgender accommodations in schools.

Sen. Mullin defends Trump’s strikes on alleged drug boats: ‘Why would we care? They’re terrorists’

At a time when some of his congressional colleagues, including Republicans, are criticizing the administration's strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, Sen. Markwayne Mullin says he has no qualms about what President Trump is doing.

Government shutdown could cost economy $14 billion: CBO

The economy could lose up to $14 billion due to the government shutdown, according to a nonpartisan congressional report released Wednesday.

‘Just go do your job’: Speaker Mike Johnson calls out Democrats for keeping the government closed

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said the increasing pain from the government shutdown -- now in its 29th day -- would end immediately if Senate Democrats wanted it to.

Trump fires all members of Commission of Fine Arts

The White House fired the six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent agency that advises the president, Congress and others on matters of design and aesthetics.

Democrats can’t fake moderation on immigration

Some Democratic politicians and groups have come to the conclusion that Democrats should simply pretend to be more moderate than they are to win back voters. It isn’t going to work because voters can see exactly what Democrats believe in the policies they support. A poll from the “center-left” group Welcome found that the share of voters […]

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