President Trump’s political momentum will face a major test this week as Democrats try to turn various down-ballot races into a referendum on the White […]
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What to Watch in Today’s Big Elections in Wisconsin and Florida
Two states nearly a thousand miles apart will on Tuesday provide the best evidence yet of whether President Trump and his Republican allies maintain robust […]
A Competitive Race for Mike Waltz’s Seat Rattles Republicans
Frank Curnow, a retired Navy veteran, had a question for the Republican Party volunteers at an early voting site in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Thursday. […]
Trump Asks Stefanik to Withdraw Bid to Be U.N. Ambassador
President Trump on Thursday said he had asked Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, to stay in Congress rather than serve as ambassador to […]
Will She or Won’t She? Retirement Hovers Over Pelosi, and Her City.
Nancy Pelosi flicked her hand like she was shooing away a gnat. She had just been asked whether she was concerned about her new challenger […]
Rising Democratic Star Enters Race to Fill Houston House Seat
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee said Monday he was running for the vacant U.S. House seat of Representative Sylvester Turner, who died this month, hoping […]
Nita Lowey, Tenacious New York Representative, Dies at 87
Nita M. Lowey, who represented a congressional district based in Westchester County for 32 years, ardently supporting liberal causes and playing a key role in […]
Michael Waltz, Trump’s National Security Adviser, Is Taking Fire From Both Sides
Stephen K. Bannon, one of President Trump’s top allies, threw a party in January at his Capitol Hill townhouse for the Washington bureau chief of […]
Trump Signs Spending Bill to Fund Government
President Trump on Saturday signed the government funding bill passed by the Senate on Friday. The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline […]
D.C. Appears Likely to Avoid a $1.1 Billion Budget Cut
All week, residents of Washington, D.C., watched the shutdown debate in Congress with anxiety and anger, as one section of the continuing resolution keeping the […]