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Limits on speech rights for military retirees at issue in Sen. Kelly case against DOD
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly’s legal team is urging...
Read moreDetailsNational Guard ‘follows the Constitution,’ general says of troops possibly deployed to polls
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics The National Guard’s top general told Congress on Friday that it...
Read moreDetailsWith GOP defections, US House passes bill extending legal status for 350,000 Haitians
By Shauneen Miranda | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a measure that...
Read moreDetailsHomeland Security’s SAVE program divides election officials as November nears
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics As the midterms approach, Republican and Democratic election officials are split...
Read moreDetailsUS House Dems at ag hearing excoriate Trump cuts proposed for farm and food aid
By Jacob Fischler | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics Democrats on a U.S. House spending panel slammed President Donald Trump’s...
Read moreDetails‘Shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock’: Democrats in Congress question RFK Jr. priorities
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr....
Read moreDetailsUS House narrowly defeats resolution limiting Trump war powers
By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The approval gap on President Donald Trump’s war in...
Read moreDetailsTax Day 2026: Democrats and Republicans battle over impact of new Trump tax cuts
By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The 2026 tax filing season closed Wednesday with the...
Read moreDetailsTrump proposal to streamline jobs program funding would cut funding to states
By David Lightman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Tucked into President Donald Trump’s new budget request is a...
Read moreDetailsTrump’s budget director defends ‘out of whack’ defense spending boost to skeptical Dems
By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The White House budget director on Wednesday defended the...
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