Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Exit Deals a Blow to Republicans’ Majority in Congress

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden resignation underscored the fragility of the G.O.P. majority, and exposed deep discontent on the right going into the midterm elections.

News
Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump

Election defeats earlier this month and the approach of 2026 have G.O.P. lawmakers cautiously asserting themselves.

News
For Trump, Epstein Is the Story That Won’t Go Away

President Trump is being held captive to a news cycle he can’t avoid or defeat when it comes to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

News
Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files. Why Doesn’t He?

The president has reversed himself and encouraged lawmakers to vote for compelling the Justice Department to turn over investigation documents, but he never really needed their approval.

News
Trump Bows to Reality on Epstein Files Vote, in a Rare Retreat

Faced with a mass defection on a bill to demand the release of the Epstein files, the president rushed to avoid an embarrassing loss, suggesting a slip in his iron grip on the G.O.P.

News
Far Right’s Fixation on Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Reaches F.B.I.’s Top Ranks

For all his bluster, the F.B.I.’s deputy director Dan Bongino played a central role in stoking expectations that the bureau would quickly find the suspects who planted pipe bombs.

News
Arizona Democrat’s Win Clinches Bid to Force Epstein Files Vote

Adelita Grijalva’s victory in a special election for a House seat in Arizona appears to give backers of a so-called discharge petition enough signatures to compel action.

News
After Kirk Shooting, Security Fears Intensify in Congress

The killing of the right-wing activist deepened lawmakers’ fears of violence directed against them, and the toxic discourse that has fed such threats.

News
Latest Revelations Complicate Trump’s Sweeping Denials About Epstein

President Trump often succeeds in pivoting the national conversation, but he is finding that more difficult when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein.

News
Effort to Force a House Vote on Epstein Files Nears Success

Supporters are on the brink of collecting the 218 signatures to proceed, but House Republican leaders and the White House are trying to stop it.

News