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After Thursday night firings, election commission has no members
President Donald Trump on Thursday night removed the remaining members of a federal commission intended to assist with federal elections, amid his broader effort to control voting procedures and elect...
CBO: House highway bill would widen trust fund deficit
The House version of this year’s mega surface transportation reauthorization bill could increase the deficit anticipated in the Highway Trust Fund over the next five years despite the inclusion of new...
As Trump threatens the Smithsonian, Congress is on the sidelines
As the White House accuses the Smithsonian Institution of “ideological capture,” it’s put members of Congress in a tough spot as they weigh what, if anything, they can do. A 162-page White House repor...
At the Races: As Maine goes …
Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire a...
Platner, accused of sexual assault, suspends Senate campaign
Maine Democrat Graham Platner suspended his campaign for Senate on Wednesday night, a move that allows the state party to select an alternate candidate to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a marqu...
GOP leaders tried to quell McConnell health questions. It’s not working
As online speculation swirls over Sen. Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization and scant public updates from his staff, the Kentucky Republican’s top allies spoke up this week, insisting he remains alert. B...
Jockeying to replace Platner on Maine ballot has already begun
A pseudo Senate primary has formed in Maine as Democrats wait on Graham Platner to potentially end his campaign in the face of an allegation of sexual assault. Platner, the Democratic nominee to chal...
GA Poll: Jackson/Collins Can Win as Trump Approval Rises
For the first time this year in my extensive polling, the newest survey out of Georgia shows a material rebound for President Donald Trump and for other
A Building Almost Collapsed in NY. The Backstory Is Hopeful
"Gotta go," a young woman murmured into her phone, slipping into a gaggle of gawking New Yorkers pointing and staring at a teetering office tower in the heart of midtown Manhattan on Tuesday. "This bu...
Economic Consensus Shifts on Mass Immigration
When entering debates about immigration, economists have often checked their credibility at the door.
The Age of Reading Isn't Over
Not quite 2,300 years ago, but more like 17 years ago, the story goes, the executives of Barnes & Noble asked their engineers to build a device that could hold every book ever printed. The company, wh...
A Parent's Worst Nightmare
A New York school suspended a 15-year-old boy for an allegation of sexual assault without letting him defend himself or even calling his parents. Hours later, he died by suicide.
Title IX Is Holding Back U.S. Men's Soccer
The US Women's National Team is a major player in FIFA's Women's World Cup, having won two of the last three and four since the women's World Cup was established in 1991.
America Isn't a Christian Nation--or a Secular One
America isn't a Christian nation. But it has never been strictly secular.
Candace Owens' Betrayal of Everything Charlie Kirk Stood For
She has devoted herself to defending the man accused of killing Charlie while relentlessly attacking Charlie's widow, his friends, and the organization he dedicated his life to, all while claiming to...