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The Republican Party’s NPC Problem — and Ours
What happens when ambition no longer checks ambition?
By Ezra Klein
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Explore the latest news on the U.S. House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Congress. Read about House members, pressing issues and domestic policy.
Explore the latest news on the U.S. House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Congress. Read about House members, pressing issues and domestic policy.
Path to 218: Tracking the Remaining House Races
Follow the results in the undecided congressional districts in the race for House control.
CreditThe New York Times Get live House results and maps from the most competitive congressional districts in the 2024 election.
CreditThe New York Times As Trump Staffs Up, House Republicans Watch Their Expected Majority Shrink
After the president-elect named two G.O.P. representatives to top posts, party leaders warned they may not be able to spare many — or any — more.
By Annie Karni and
CreditKent Nishimura for The New York Times Votes in House and Senate Races Are Still Being Tallied. Here’s the Latest.
Control of the House remains in the balance, and three Senate seats in swing states have yet to be called.
By Camille BakerAlex LemonidesFrancesca Paris and
CreditKristian Thacker for The New York Times
Why Does It Take So Long to Call the House?
The volume of seats up for grabs, the painstaking process for calling races and the complexities of California combine to drag out the process, possibly for days.
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CreditDave Sanders for The New York Times 10 Takeaways From the Night Trump Marched Back to the White House
America’s democracy will again be put to the test, and its government will veer sharply to the right. Kamala Harris and Democrats were dealt stunning defeats across the country.
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CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times Donald Trump Returns to Power, Ushering in New Era of Uncertainty
He played on fears of immigrants and economic worries to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris. His victory signaled the advent of isolationism, sweeping tariffs and score settling.
By Shane Goldmacher and
CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times Vindman Wins Virginia House Race, Keeping a Key Seat in Democratic Hands
Yevgeny Vindman, a former Army lieutenant colonel, was fired by the Trump administration for joining his twin brother as a whistle-blower in the first impeachment of President Donald J. Trump.
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CreditTom Brenner for The New York Times A Unified Republican Congress Would Give Trump Broad Power for His Agenda
A G.O.P. House and Senate could advance Trump-backed legislation and nominees, but thin margins and the filibuster could pose roadblocks and cause Republicans political trouble.
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CreditSaul Martinez for The New York Times News Analysis
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News AnalysisBracing for a Shutdown Fight, Democrats Warn Their Votes Are Not a Given
As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put Republicans on the spot.
By Annie Karni
House Passes Bill to Crack Down on Migrants Fleeing the Police Near the Border
The legislation would increase penalties for citizens and allow anyone who is not a citizen to be deported for evading arrest or detention while driving a vehicle within 100 miles of the border.
By Robert Jimison
lettersHow Trump Is Muzzling the C.D.C.
Former health officials object to restrictions on the agency. Also: The Kennedy Center; Mayor Eric Adams; profiles in cowardice; fury over Gaza; a plea for protests.
The Editorial BoardTrump Dares the Courts to Stop Him
The president is challenging the constitutional order.
By The Editorial Board
House Republicans Release a Roughly $3 Trillion Budget Outline
The initial plan calls for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and at least $1.5 trillion in spending reductions, along with an increase in the debt limit and funds for immigration enforcement.
By Andrew Duehren
Republicans Love Trump’s Spending Cuts. Just Not in Their States.
Even as they praise the president’s unilateral actions to slash federal spending, G.O.P. lawmakers have quietly moved to seek carve outs or exemptions for their own constituents.
By Maya C. Miller and Catie Edmondson
House Democrats Call for Investigation of Top Justice Officials
In a letter to the Justice Department’s inspector general, seven former Justice employees who now serve in Congress accused two officials of engaging in “flagrant ethics violations.”
By Luke Broadwater
Defying Johnson, Graham and Senate G.O.P. Push Their Own Budget Plan
Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who relishes being in the middle of the action, is leapfrogging the House G.O.P., which is still tied in knots over how to pass its budget.
By Catie Edmondson
Guest EssayMy Fellow Members of Congress: This Is a Naked Power Grab
It is right there, as clear as day in Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, that the legislature controls the money.
By Rosa DeLauro
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