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‘We need to do better’: A shaken Washington struggles to come together after Kirk’s death

In a Washington still reeling from the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk, Republicans and Democrats are deeply splintered and fearful that violent threats to political figures will be a regular feature of the country’s bleak new normal.

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House committee releases ‘birthday book,’ other records from Epstein estate

The House Oversight Committee released a trove of records Monday evening from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, including a note bearing President Donald Trump’s name that was part of a collection of letters gifted to the late convicted sex offender for his 50th birthday.

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Texas Republicans release new House maps as they attempt to take 5 Democratic seats

Texas Republicans are powering ahead with a strategy backed by President Donald Trump to seize control of multiple Democratic seats ahead of next year’s midterms by redrawing the state’s congressional map.

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Hill Republicans say funding deal reached, but Johnson’s dealmaking with Democrats stirs anger among conservatives

Congressional Republican leaders have informed their members that they’ve reached a deal on government funding, with staffers now racing to finalize hundreds of pages of text, according to four GOP sources.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announces bid to become top Democrat on Oversight Committee

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced on Friday that she is jumping into the race to be the top Democrat on the influential House Oversight Committee.

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‘It’s on him’: Democrats look to Hakeem Jeffries to plot a path to revival

Hakeem Jeffries nearly became House speaker. Instead, he’s steering the Democratic Party through an identity crisis and hoping to avoid an ugly intraparty civil war.

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