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Jesse Jackson Jr. explores a House comeback bid

Don Davis eyes open North Carolina Senate seat

A media conundrum for the age of gerontocracy.

But Carter said one of his cousins has died.

Republicans' vote to cut health care programs by more than $1 trillion could hurt them next year.

Republicans have long been in favor of lower rates and a simpler tax code. For Trump, only one of those priorities mattered.

A sharp cliff for tax cuts and deep safety-net rollbacks will figure into the 2026 and 2028 elections.

Even with new cash, ICE could face challenges to meet the White House's goal of 1 million annual deportations.

GOP lawmakers said the provisions provided needed economic relief for some industries, while they took fire from deficit hawks.

The "Big Beautiful Bill" proved that for Republicans, it's MAGA or nothing.