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Voters in two states are casting general election ballots for the first time since November, when they sent President Donald Trump back to the White House.Wisconsin will choose a new justice on the state Supreme Court, which has a 4-3 liberal-leaning majority. Florida is holding special elections in two deep-red districts last held by Reps. Matt Gaetz and Michael Waltz.At stake: court decisions over abortion, unions and voting rights in […]

A normally sleepy procedural vote ended in drama for the House of Representatives after a rebellion by nine Republicans against their own party forced chamber proceedings for the week to grind to a halt.It puts the future in question for two key bills backed by the Trump administration that were slated to get a vote on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters that votes were canceled for […]

A well-known economist who was believed to be trying to influence the Trump administration's economic policies in the lead-up to the inauguration is facing criticism for his opposition to President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts in line with the resistance from some of his group's top donors. "Elon Musk is not actually a popular person, and the frame of politics that the DOGE crew is pushing is not […]

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., is forcing a vote on legislation to enable new parents serving in Congress to vote remotely in the weeks surrounding the birth of their child.Luna introduced the measure as a "privileged resolution" on Tuesday, which gives House leaders two legislative days to take up the measure.It’s the latest in an increasingly high-stakes fight between Luna and House GOP leaders, who have teamed up with some […]