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GOP lawmakers join Democrats to force vote on extending health care subsidies

A group of moderate Republicans signed a petition to force a House vote on extending health care tax credits for three years, a major blow to Speaker Mike Johnson.

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Fed governor Waller says rates could be cut by as much as a full point

Policymaker set to meet Donald Trump on Wednesday for interview to be next chair of US central bank

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Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center in Colorado

Governor Jared Polis warned that breaking up Boulder’s NCAR would put ‘public safety at risk’The Trump administration is breaking up a research center praised as a “crown jewel” of climate research after accusing it of spreading “alarmism” about climate change.Russell Vought, the director of the Whi…

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US defence act passes in rebuke to Trump administration’s stance on Europe

Legislation commits to minimum troop numbers on the continent and continued assistance to Ukraine

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Faced with Trump’s deportation push, US teachers fear leaving the classroom

The US has increasingly looked abroad to fill teaching shortages. But some educators fear uncertainty under Trump.

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Speaker Johnson on Trump’s remarks on Reiner killings: ‘That’s not the way I would have done it’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said President Trump’s response to the death of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner was “not the way I would have done it.” “I’m asked to give running commentary on everything the president says every five minutes of the day, a…

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Kelly on Pentagon investigation: 'This is all a bunch of bulls---'

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) blasted the Pentagon’s ongoing probe into him Tuesday. “This is all a bunch of bulls---,” Kelly told reporters on Capitol Hill. The Defense Department said Monday it is escalating its review into Kelly, a retired Navy captain, over a Nov. 18 video in which and other Democr…

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Statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns replaces Robert E Lee at US Capitol

Statue of Johns, who protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, unveiled following removal of statue of Confederate generalThe US Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high scho…

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Trump Administration to Dismantle Key Climate Research Center in Colorado

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Trump administration is breaking up a research center praised as a “crown jewel” of climate research after accusing it of spreading “alarmism” about climate change. Russell Vough…

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Hochul leads Stefanik by 19 points in 2026 governor's race: Poll

Governor Kathy Hochul maintains a 19-point lead over her Republican challengers in a hypothetical 2026 election matchup, according to a Siena College poll, while New Yorkers expressed optimism about the state's direction and supported proposals to tax the wealthy to fund social services.

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Senate passes mammoth defense policy bill, sending it to Trump's desk

The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday, sending the mammoth defense policy bill to President Trump for his signature. Senators voted 77-20 on the annual bipartisan package, which checks in at more than 3,000 pages and puts in place the next year’s defense priori…

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STAT+: House set to vote on bills to ban gender-affirming care for young people

It's the latest effort by GOP lawmakers and President Trump to restrict care for transgender youth.

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Health workers decry hasty House bills to ban gender-affirming care for children: ‘They hurt people’

Two bills mark the first time Congress has voted over national care bans and an escalation of anti-trans rhetoricUS politics live – latest updatesNicholas Mitchell took a deep breath and reached for the door handle. He never knew what to expect inside. Sometimes, the staffers for US House representa…

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Jack Smith defends Trump prosecutions in closed-door House testimony

Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his prosecutions of President Trump in a closed-door deposition with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

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Democratic socialism gets a trial run on Broadway with Zohran Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani has been elected Mayor of New York City, and is promising to lower costs and make life easier for New Yorkers through rent freezes, free childcare, and non-profit city owned grocery stores, funded by tax increases on corporations and wealthy residents.

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Susie Wiles reacts to bombshell Vanity Fair reporting about Trump administration

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is slamming a Vanity Fair piece that she is quoted in after agreeing to multiple interviews with author Chris Whipple. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports.

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Navarro won't quit appealing his contempt of Congress conviction

Peter Navarro's appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction may seem, to some, unnecessary. Last year, fresh out of prison after serving a 4-month stint for refusing to abide a congressional subpoena, he was whisked onto the Republican National Convention stage and welcomed back into the fold. …

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Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025

Sure, we've seen millions poured into lobbying and other means of influence during every presidency, but the last two years set a whole new bar. Business leaders, including those from almost every Big Tech company, stepped over themselves to prove fealty to Donald Trump's second administration. It's…

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Live updates: GOP health care bill comes to House floor; Senate takes up NDAA

The House is set to vote Wednesday on a narrow, GOP-crafted health care bill, having shut down any chance of an amendment that includes an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. A contentious Rules Committee meeting ended Tuesday night with an ObamaCare effort by moderate Republicans being rule…

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Ray Dalio is the latest billionaire to give money to Trump Accounts for kids

Hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio is the latest in a slew of deep-pocketed contributors and companies ready to pour money into Trump Accounts, the investment accounts for American children that will be available starting in 2026.