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The Senate on Thursday rejected competing health care bills from both parties, leaving Congress with little time to prevent steep premium increases for millions of Americans set to take effect early next year. Neither measure reached the 60-vote threshold needed to advance, increasing the likelihood that enhanced Affordable Care Act …

The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate for the third consecutive meeting on Wednesday but signaled it may hold rates steady in the months ahead, a shift that could invite criticism from President Donald Trump as he presses for deeper cuts. The central bank’s rate-setting committee reduced its key …

A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration must stop deploying California National Guard troops in Los Angeles and return authority over the forces to the state, marking the latest legal setback for the White House’s efforts to use military personnel in domestic law enforcement operations. U.S. District Judge …

The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a $900 billion defense policy bill as lawmakers in both chambers work to finalize the annual measure before the end of the year. The 3,086-page compromise legislation, released Sunday, authorizes roughly $8 billion more than the Trump administration requested and outlines major …

The Trump administration said Tuesday it has reached a proposed settlement with Missouri to formally end the “Saving on a Valuable Education” repayment plan, a major federal student loan program created under President Joe Biden. The Education Department announced that under the agreement — which still requires court approval — …

Democrat Eileen Higgins won Miami’s mayoral race on Tuesday, NBC News projected, breaking nearly three decades of Republican control of the office and delivering another key victory for Democrats ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Higgins, a former Miami-Dade County commissioner, secured 59% of the vote to 41% for Republican …

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina sharply criticized House Republican leaders on Monday, arguing in a New York Times op-ed that the party’s internal dysfunction has rendered Congress ineffective and risks costing the GOP its majority. Mace, a two-term Republican who has frequently broken with her party’s leadership, wrote that …

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of grand jury transcripts and other sealed materials from Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking case, citing a new federal transparency law requiring the Justice Department to open its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime associate. But he warned the disclosures are unlikely to …

Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, stepped down Monday as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey after a federal appeals court ruled her appointment unlawful, intensifying scrutiny of the administration’s handling of top federal prosecutor posts. Habba announced her resignation in a statement on X, saying she was …

The federal government will provide $12 billion to U.S. farmers who have been hurt by “unfair market disruption,” President Donald Trump said at a White House roundtable event Monday. Trump said repeatedly the funding was available thanks to tariff revenues, framing his aggressive trade policy as a boon to farmers …

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a two-term Democrat from Dallas known for her fast-rising national profile and combative style, launched a bid for U.S. Senate on Monday, abruptly reshaping the Democratic primary to challenge Republican Sen. John Cornyn next year. Crockett’s entrance comes just ahead of the state’s candidate filing deadline and …

More than one-third of the roughly 220,000 people arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the first nine months of the Trump administration had no criminal history, according to newly released internal data that offers one of the clearest views yet of the government’s expanded immigration enforcement strategy. The …

Colin Allred is dropping out of the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and pivoting to run instead for the Dallas-based 33rd Congressional District. Allred, a former Dallas congressman, was the party’s nominee for Senate in 2024, losing to Sen. Ted Cruz. In July, he launched a 2026 bid for Texas’ …

A federal judge on Saturday temporarily barred the Justice Department from accessing a set of computer files central to its effort to pursue a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, marking a significant procedural setback for prosecutors as they weigh whether to revive the case. U.S. District Judge …

President Donald Trump on Sunday sharply criticized Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, accusing him of showing “a lack of loyalty” by running for re-election as a Democrat just days after receiving a presidential pardon. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that Texas voters — and Cuellar’s daughters — “will …