Since President Trump unleashed an on-again, off-again whiplash of global tariffs, congressional Democrats have worked to shine a spotlight on small business owners who say […]
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Republicans Lay Out Early Plans to Extend and Expand Trump Tax Cuts
House Republicans on Friday night rolled out the first pieces of a roughly $4 trillion tax cut they hope to pass in the coming weeks, […]
Republican Agenda Hits Familiar Obstacle: State and Local Taxes
Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, an 81-year-old resident of Ossining, N.Y., believes the $10,000 cap should go up — but not too much. While Mr. Randers-Pehrson, a retired […]
Republicans in Congress Use Obscure Law to Roll Back Biden-Era Regulations
As President Trump moves unilaterally to slash the federal bureaucracy and upend longstanding policies, Republicans in Congress have embarked on a spree of deregulation, using […]
Elise Stefanik, Cabinet Hopes Dashed, Considers Her Next Move
Styrofoam packing peanuts littered an empty office in the Rayburn House Office Building across from the Capitol on Monday morning as two moving men unpacked […]
Greg Casar Pitches a ‘Resistance 2.0’ for Democrats in the Age of Trump
When he was a 29-year-old on the Austin City Council, Greg Casar led a charge to repeal a ban on camping in the city so […]
House G.O.P. Proposes Charging $1,000 to Claim Asylum, Raising Fees on Migrants
House Republicans are proposing to charge migrants $1,000 to claim asylum, one of a series of new or increased fees on immigrants seeking to gain […]
Connolly, Top Democrat on Oversight Panel, to Relinquish Post and Retire
Representative Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia, an eight-term Democrat, announced on Monday that he would not seek re-election and would soon relinquish his position as […]
Texas Governor Sets November Election to Fill Heavily Democratic House Seat
An election to fill a vacant House seat in a heavily Democratic district in Texas will take place in November, Gov. Greg Abbott said on […]
Democrats Show a Pulse: 6 Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections
Elon Musk’s money can buy him love from Republicans, but not, it turns out, a Wisconsin Supreme Court election. A campaign awash in more than […]