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Democrats on Capitol Hill are strongly condemning Republicans' reported interest in making cuts to federal safety net programs in the next Congress, especially ones that low-income families are most ...

Does Pete Hegseth continue to twist in the wind or does Trump pull the plug and let whoever the replacement is jump-start their own confirmation?

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Kevin Kiley (R-CA) on Thursday officially introduced federal anti-SLAPP legislation, meant to protect journalists and other critics from ...

It seems all but certain that Pete Hesgeth's nomination to lead the Pentagon is doomed. Yesterday he was reduced to promising not to drink on the job if he's confirmed for Defense Secretary.

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Hegseth denies he has a drinking problem but is promising senators he won't drink if confirmed. Got it?

David Frum just shared a disturbing anecdote from an appearance this morning on MSNBC's Morning Joe. According to his short article at The Atlantic, he made a flippant reference to reporting that ...

House Freedom Caucus member Tim Burchett (R-TN) gave an interview on Wednesday that is likely to give House Republican leadership heartburn. Burchett is a member of the notoriously rebellious caucus ...

This column, by Alexander Burns, the head of news at Politico, is a rich example of the DC logic that only Democrats have agency and it's only to Democrats that standards, norms ...

The conservatives Wednesday were quick to argue that the trans health care case before them was completely unrelated to a landmark 2020 case where the majority ruled that employers cannot discriminate against employees on the basis of sexuality or .. ...