Author: David Sivak
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Four Republicans side with House Democrats in first Iran war vote since new casualties
Four House Republicans broke with the rest of their party on Thursday to back an end to the Iran war, the first vote since several American troops were killed after fighting resumed earlier this month. The outcome was unchanged from a vote taken in June, when House Democrats successfully passed a resolution directing President Donald…
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Thune finds Senate path to ease Trump nominee frustration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has found an off-ramp to simmering White House tensions over a Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees. In an interview, Thune called a change in Senate…
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Gaza conflict drives some AIPAC-backed Democrats to reject 2026 cash
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A growing number of House Democrats are refusing money from AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, as the war in Gaza becomes politically toxic with the party’s base. Over the last month, three House Democrats have…
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Thune to let GOP senators nix ‘bad apple’ nominees under new Senate rule change
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is assuring his conference that senators won’t lose their power under a rule change that lets the Senate bundle nominees into one large vote. In an interview,…
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Capitol Tea: Thomas Massie’s makeover
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Happy Tuesday, this is Congress Editor David Sivak welcoming you to Capitol Tea, your inside guide to Capitol Hill intrigue and all of Washington’s biggest personalities. Miss our last edition? Catch up here. In this…
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DC mayor woos GOP as Trump’s police takeover nears an end
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Weeks of walking a political tightrope are finally set to pay off for Muriel Bowser, the Democratic Washington, D.C., mayor whose city’s police force has been under federal control for nearly a month. President Donald…
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Ex-Biden officials sit for Senate interviews on apparent mental decline
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has conducted transcribed interviews with “more than half a dozen” former Biden officials as part of his investigation into the ex-president’s apparent mental decline. In a brief interview, Johnson, who runs…
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John Sununu weighing comeback Senate run in New Hampshire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save John Sununu, the former senator of New Hampshire, is weighing a comeback Senate bid in 2026 and has spoken with Republicans in Washington about a campaign. Sununu, the brother of four-term ex-Gov. Chris Sununu, has…
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Ted Cruz renews GOP push to roll back DC police law
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EXCLUSIVE – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is reviving a GOP push to undo the District of Columbia’s police reforms, offering President Donald Trump a legislative avenue to expand his federal takeover of Washington. On Monday, Cruz introduced the…
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Trump faces fresh Epstein test as lawmakers return to DC
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With Congress returning Tuesday, President Donald Trump will soon learn if he has escaped a firestorm over Jeffrey Epstein, or whether the negative headlines will come roaring back with lawmakers back in Washington. For the…