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Donald Trump Jr. took questions Thursday from Senate investigators about his meeting with a Russian lawyer and other topics central to inquiries into Russian influence in the 2016 election, but he frequently said he could not provide important details, according to people who attended the hearing. President Trump’s eldest son appeared for five hours before […]

Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 23. Dent, leader of an influential caucus of GOP moderates in the House, announced he will not seek an eighth House term next year. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, an outspoken leader of the Republican Party’s dwindling moderate wing, said […]

Political tremors seized both major parties on Thursday in the wake of President Trump’s sudden alignment with congressional Democrats, leaving Republicans alarmed about the unraveling of their relationship with the White House and uncertain about the prospects for their policy ambitions this fall. In the span of 48 hours, Trump cut a deal with Democrats […]

President Trump’s decision to back Democrats’ plans for raising the debt ceiling and permanently removing Congress’s debt ceiling requirement is frustrating Republicans, and especially conservatives. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) President Trump on Thursday signaled openness to a proposal to effectively eliminate the federal limit on government borrowing, a dramatic reversal from his view as a […]Read More

A long list of prominent Republicans is urging the Supreme Court to find that extreme partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional, saying the practice of drawing electoral lines to benefit one party or another is detrimental to democracy. It puts those Republicans on opposing sides from groups such as the Republican National Committee and the party’s congressional […]

President Trump’s approach to the rapidly rising threat from North Korea has veered from empathy for the country’s bellicose leader to finger-pointing at China to quick-tempered threats of possible military action. The administration’s goals and tactics have also shifted, from isolating North Korea to reassuring leader Kim Jong Un that the United States won’t overthrow […]Read More

President Trump invited Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) onstage at a tax speech in North Dakota on Sept. 6, calling her a “good woman,” and saying “I think we’ll have your support” on tax cuts. (The Washington Post) President Trump waged a hostile takeover of the Republican Party’s presidential nomination last year. Now he’s holding the […]Read More

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer could not hide his glee as he approached the microphones Wednesday afternoon. “Ye of little faith,” the New York Democrat chirped to The Washington Post before launching into one of the strangest news briefings of the year. He praised President Trump for siding with him on how to handle […]

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan listens during a news conference about Harvey relief efforts after a meeting with House Republicans. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) Leaders of the Freedom Caucus met with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday to candidly express their frustrations with his leadership and his handling of the Republican legislative agenda, according to […]

President Trump invited Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) onstage at a tax speech in North Dakota on Sept. 6, calling her a “good woman,” and saying “I think we’ll have your support” on tax cuts. (The Washington Post) This is not a story you’d expect to read in 2017, but it happened: President Trump went to […]Read More

President Trump sided with Democrats on Sept. 6, to reach a deal to extend the debt limit for three months and fund hurricane relief measures for Hurricane Harvey. (Reuters) This post and its headline have been corrected to clarify that Republicans and Trump were at odds over raising the debt ceiling by December, not about whether […]

President Trump talks with White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly (left) after he was privately sworn in during a ceremony in the Oval Office on July 31. (Evan Vucci/AP) Republicans and conservative media figures have pounced on comments from Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), in which the congressman called White House Chief of […]