Trump urged GOP-led states to redraw US House districts. Now other states also are gerrymandering

President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of next year’s election has triggered an unusual outbreak of mid-decade gerrymandering among both

US senate pass resolution to end Donald Trump's global tariffs, members of his own Republican Party also among them

This show of opposition came just as Trump was celebrating what he called a breakthrough in trade talks with China. After meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, Trump announced that he would lower tariffs on China.

‘The problem is everybody wants to win’: Congress bitterly deadlocked as shutdown pain skyrockets

The government shutdown is on the verge of becoming the longest in US history — and lawmakers still have no idea how much longer it will go.

Trump calls for US Senate to scrap filibuster rule

Republican U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for the removal of the Senate's filibuster rule, to bypass a Democratic roadblock during a government shutdown now in its 30th day.

Yes, the US Senate voted to overturn Trump's tariffs on Canada

Republican senators joined the Democrats' effort to end President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian, Brazilian and global imports.

Louisiana and Virginia take steps toward redistricting in a growing battle for US House power

A national battle over redistricting is advancing in more states. Republicans in Louisiana passed legislation Wednesday delaying the 2026 congressional primaries to allow extra time to draw new House districts if the Supreme Court strikes down the current ones.

Trump administration cuts Democrats out of a briefing on US military strikes, top Senate Dem says

Trump administration briefed Republicans on Wednesday about US military strikes on suspected drug boats without telling Democratic members about the briefing, according to a top Senate Democrat and a source with direct knowledge of the incident.

Trump says it is time to get rid of US Senate's filibuster custom

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday it is time to get rid of the Senate's filibuster custom to bypass a Democratic roadblock during the ongoing government shutdown.

Pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown, but a quick breakthrough appears unlikely

WASHINGTON -- The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.

US lawmakers intensify calls for Andrew to address Epstein ties

Members of a US congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case have intensified their calls for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions about his ties to the late financier and sex offender,
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