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GOP-controlled chamber paves way for reconciliation bill, while making long-shot attempt at new voting restrictionsHouse Republicans on Wednesday agreed to b...

The measure has drawn bipartisan backing amid a public outcry against the practice, but Democrats opposed it after Republicans added a voter ID requirement.

Progressives are now fighting in swingier terrain in purple or light-blue states.

Republican leaders muscled through resistance in their own ranks to approve the budget blueprint, but its prospects were far dimmer in the Senate.

The accord is intended to further bind the United States with the Saudi government as the war with Iran strains the relationship.

The U.S. will help the Saudis develop a civilian nuclear program, with uncertain consequences for the Middle East.

Ellie Gottheimer and Larra Mullin, who met when their fathers were in Congress, make a case for bipartisanship in a picture book about dogs working together.

The airports have opted in to the agency’s new security model, an agency spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. A union official said the move could jeopardize...

Passage of annual bill complicated by Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran without congressional approvalThe US House of Representatives passed...

President Trump attended a dignified transfer for the soldiers as Americans were growing increasingly critical of the war.

Republicans pushed through the $1.15 trillion bill over opposition from Democrats, who said backing it was akin to embracing the war.

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