House Votes to Kill Bill Allowing Senators to Sue Government

The measure has prompted a backlash, but the top Senate Republican appeared inclined to preserve it, arguing that it would protect the body against investigatory overreach.

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Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches

Republicans have voiced outrage that Jack Smith looked at G.O.P. lawmakers’ phone records surrounding the Jan. 6 attack. Legislation to reopen the government would allow them to sue for $500,000 each.

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Trump Renews Attacks on Obamacare in New Push Over Government Shutdown

The president claimed that the Affordable Care Act benefited insurance companies over people, saying he would work with both parties on the issue “once the Government is open.”

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Some Republicans Honor Dick Cheney, While Trump Remains Silent

The late vice president had called President Trump “a coward” and a “threat to our republic” and supported Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.

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G.O.P. Figures Seek Distance From Tucker Carlson, Denouncing Antisemitism

Prominent Republicans rejected the views of Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, though some refrained from directly criticizing Tucker Carlson for interviewing him.

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Shutdowns, Obamacare and the Risks of Bargaining for Policy Wins in a Crisis

A 2013 attempt to leverage minority power in a health care fight blew up on Republicans. Can today be different for Democrats?

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Republican Senators Denounce Jack Smith Over Jan. 6 Scrutiny of Phone Records

At a hearing with Attorney General Pam Bondi, Republican senators seized on the collection of their phone records by the F.B.I. as proof of politicization by the Biden administration.

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A More Polarized Senate Drives Shutdown Gridlock

With few senators from conservative states in their ranks, Democrats feel less pressure to capitulate, while more conservative Republicans are not inclined to cut a deal.

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Paul Dans, Project 2025 Architect, Will Challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate

Paul Dans will run in the South Carolina primary highlighting the work of Project 2025, a conservative blueprint that President Trump has employed during his second term.

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Deferring to Trump, Senate Pulls Back on New Russia Sanctions

Republican leaders said they were ready to vote as soon as this month on punishing penalties against Moscow but have paused after President Trump threatened to act unilaterally within weeks.

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