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Shrinking margin creates new headaches for GOP

The Democrats' victory this week in a New York special election marks the latest setback for House GOP leaders, who find themselves with a shrinking majority just as they’re scrambling to unite a turbulent conference and steer it through a series of legislative mazes heading into November’s elections. The win by former Rep. Tom Suozzi on...

What to know about Russia’s nuclear ambitions in space

Russia is preparing to potentially deploy a nuclear weapon in space that could threaten other satellites, raising a national security concern that has overtaken Washington this week after a cryptic warning from the House Intelligence Committee chair. It remains unclear what the weapon actually is. White House spokesperson John Kirby said the weapon was “related to...

Democrats eye new immigration strategy after Suozzi win

Tom Suozzi’s success this week flipping a New York congressional district from red to blue is emboldening Democrats to “go on offense” on immigration, raising both hopes and fears among advocates. The former and future congressman leaned into immigration during his campaign to replace ousted Rep. George Santos, bucking a trend of Democrats shying away...

Turner sparks backlash with cryptic call to declassify ‘national security threat’

House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) is coming under fire — including from members of his own party — after sparking alarm with a cryptic call to declassify information about a “serious national security threat.” The explosive request stirred a panic on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, where lawmakers raced to a secure area of the Capitol basement to...

Schools grapple with illness stay-at-home standards amid battle against learning loss

School guidance around when students should stay home due to illness has become a key focus point as chronic absenteeism has skyrocketed since COVID-19, fueling learning loss. During the pandemic but when schools were open, educators were advising parents to keep their children home at any sign of sickness due to fear it could be...

House Republican subpoenas Harvard leaders for ‘failing to produce’ sufficient docs in antisemitism probe

The House Education and Workforce Committee issued subpoenas to Harvard leaders after the college failed to provide adequate documents for its investigation into antisemitism on campus.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

Dem Sen. Bob Casey slammed by GOP for shifting immigration stances: ‘Complicit in the crisis’

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey slammed the GOP for playing politics over immigration but has a history of voting against stricter immigration policies during non-election years.

House Democrats unveil immigration, border reform plan after crisis proves to be pivotal election issue

A group of center-left House Democrats is unveiling their own plan for border security and immigration as the left increasingly begins to embrace the issue.

House Republican introduces bill to reimburse Texas the nearly $4 billion it spent to secure border

Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, introduced a bill Thursday to reimburse Texas for the nearly $4 billion in expenses it incurred to secure the southern border over the last four years.

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