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US House GOP attacks proposals to expand Supreme Court and counter conservative majority
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics U.S. House Republicans on Thursday denounced expanding the Supreme Court,...
Read moreDetailsUS House passes sweeping ‘gender ideology’ bill aimed at trans kids in schools
By Shauneen Miranda | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday that...
Read moreDetailsProtesters at the US Capitol rally for voting rights after Supreme Court ruling
By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — About 100 rallygoers gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday...
Read moreDetailsRepublicans target blue-state districts after US Supreme Court voting rights decision
May 19, 2026 | 6:35 pm ET By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics Republicans on a...
Read moreDetailsNAACP, Congressional Black Caucus urge college sports boycott in South over voting rights
By Shauneen Miranda | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus and NAACP on Tuesday...
Read moreDetailsUS Senate votes to advance resolution limiting Trump war in Iran as Cassidy flips
By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — After voting no seven times, Sen. Bill Cassidy,...
Read moreDetailsNew student loan limits challenged by Democratic attorneys general, governors in lawsuit
By Shauneen Miranda | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — A coalition of Democratic attorneys general and governors...
Read moreDetailsTrump drops IRS suit in trade for $1.7B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund decried by Dems
By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday a...
Read moreDetailsTrump elections order would create chaotic ‘nightmare,’ Democrats and allies tell court
By Ashley Murray Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — Democrats and advocacy groups urged a...
Read moreDetailsUS Supreme Court’s uneven rulings in election lead-up causing chaos, experts say
By Jonathan Shorman | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics When the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas’ gerrymandered congressional map...
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