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Schumer blasts Thune for choosing "nuclear option"

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference

Biden's deterioration unnerved House Dems as early as 2023

President Biden, wearing a black overcoat, stands with his arms raised in front of an American flag and spotlights shooting up.

Trump and Hegseth unveil $175 billion plans for Golden Dome missile shield

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Updated May 20, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Scoop: House Dems to probe DOJ charges against McIver

Rep. Jamie Raskin, wearing a black suit and blue tie and pressing a finger to his temple.

Biden top aide made about $4 million on failed campaign: new book

MIke Donilon stands behind Joe Biden, alongside Liz Sherwood-Randall
May 20, 2025 - Technology

Government contractors are lining up to work with DOGE

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Scoop: Johnson privately cautions Senate GOP on Trump's budget bill

US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, left, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, during a news conference at the US Capitol
May 20, 2025 - Technology

Google is putting more AI in more places

Photo of Google CEO Sundar Pichai standing on stage next to a projected Google I/O logo

House GOP campaign arm won't protect lawmakers targeted by Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson wearing a black suit and Trump wearing a blue suit standing in a white marble hallway.

Trump tells House GOP not to "f**k around" with Medicaid

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Exclusive: Faith leaders want religious groups to "recommit to Pride"

Young LGBTQ people ask to show their solidarity and colorful wrist bands during World Pride kick off in Washington, D.C., May 17, 2025, with the installation of the Freedom To Be Monument sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Updated May 20, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Mike Johnson's headaches persist despite Trump's assist

Mike Johnson and Donald Trump
Updated May 20, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Musk says he'll do "a lot less" political spending moving forward

Elon Musk points as he is displayed on a screen during a virtual interview at the Qatar Economic Forum.

Rising costs rip into business reputation

Illustration of a large red arrow breaking up through grocery shelves and knocking items off.
May 20, 2025 - World

Trump frustrated by Gaza war, wants Netanyahu to "wrap it up": U.S. officials

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What to know about the Brooklyn Bridge crash involving a Mexican Navy ship

People look at a Mexican tall ship after it crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.
Updated May 20, 2025 - Business

Tesla, SpaceX reputations crater in new Axios Harris Poll 100

Johnson offers $40,000 SALT deduction cap with income limits

Mike Johnson, talking and being surrounded by reporters
May 20, 2025 - Business

The lose-lose calculus of the trade war

Illustration of bombs on an abacus.
May 20, 2025 - Health

Exclusive: Opioid use disorder costs almost $700K per case

"Fire weather" is happening more often amid climate change

Trump's deference to Putin stunned European leaders on call

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Biden's cancer diagnosis draws sympathy — and suspicion

Joe Biden leans forward, wearing sunglasses
May 20, 2025 - Business

Gen Z's new side hustle: selling data

Illustrated collage of a man with an open laptop with binary code, a hundred dollar bill, and various shapes

AI agents will do the grunt work of coding

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MAGA faithful grow frustrated with Trump's Justice Department

Photo illustration of Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, over a red background with a waveform behind them.
Updated May 20, 2025 - Energy & Climate

Tornado-spawning storms threaten Central U.S. after deadly outbreak

Members of the community and from surrounding areas assist with clean-up efforts in the Sunshine Hills subdivision following Saturday's deadly tornado storm in Laurel County on May 17, 2025, in London, Kentucky.

DOJ charges House Democrat over clash with ICE officers

Rep. LaMonica McIver, wearing a dark blue suit jacket over a magenta turtleneck sweater, speaks into microphones while flanked by colleagues in front of American flags.

Senate overcomes key hurdle to pass crypto bill

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., attends a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing in Dirksen building
May 19, 2025 - Business

Wake-up call: Leadership in the AI age

Illustration of Rodin's Thinker statue with a computer monitor for a head.
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