Thursday's politics & policy stories


Updated Nov 20, 2025 - Economy

Tariffs will cut deficits by $1 trillion less than expected, CBO says

Updated Nov 20, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump reveals new offshore drilling plan for Florida, California

Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan

Updated Nov 20, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump unlawfully deployed National Guard in D.C., judge rules

Trump, White House coy on unfreezing NYC funds before Mamdani meeting

Updated Nov 20, 2025 - Health

CDC changes website to promote debunked vaccines-autism link

Updated Nov 20, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Justice Department investigating own handling of Adam Schiff probe: reports

Scoop: House members want to make it harder to censure each other

Auction for last pennies could draw big money

Why Trump's $2,000 tariff checks might not actually be $2,000

Airline passengers without REAL ID face $18 fee to get through security

5 scenarios that could play out next with the Epstein files

Nov 20, 2025 - Technology

FCC rolls back telecom cybersecurity rules

Mike Huckabee confirms he met with convicted spy

"Punishable by death": Trump slams Dem video urging troops to reject illegal orders

Sheriff and Border Patrol send contradictory messages about Charlotte operation ending

Lawmakers press Shein over sale of "childlike sex dolls"

Scenes from former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral

Zelensky agrees to negotiate on Trump's peace plan for Ukraine

Scoop: Anthropic promotes Sasha de Marigny to chief communications officer

Companies rethink voluntary ESG reporting amid political pressures

Republican moves to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress

What to know about indicted congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Updated Nov 20, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick indicted

Former Hill staffer charged with staging violent political attack on herself

Big Tech vanquishes Washington

The Affordable Care Act's enhanced subsidies look doomed

Hispanic Caucus chair becomes latest House Dem to draw a primary foe

Updated Nov 20, 2025 - Business

Shutdown-delayed report shows 119,000 jobs added in September

Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: Red alert

Nov 20, 2025 - Health

Exclusive: Dems seek to expand drug price negotiations

Trump's under-the-radar immigration dragnet

Poll: Americans' views on democracy linked to economic situations

Updated Nov 20, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump signs bill ordering DOJ to release Epstein files

Nov 20, 2025 - Business

Electric car sales drive record quarter for cleantech investments

Updated Nov 19, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump and Mamdani to meet at the White House on Friday

Larry Summers takes leave from Harvard after Epstein emails release

Democrats help save GOP Rep. Cory Mills' committee seats

House votes to repeal Senate's $500k perk for seized phone records

Trump snubbed for Dick Cheney's funeral

The "Mamdani revolution" comes for House Democrats

Chicago clergy sue DHS over blocked access to immigrant facility