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Defending His Absence in House, Hunt Celebrates Casting a Vote

House leaders were forced to rush Representative Wesley Hunt, Republican of Texas, to the Capitol with a police escort to avoid an embarrassing defeat on the floor.

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Representative Wesley Hunt, Republican of Texas, has missed 95 percent of roll call votes since Dec. 18.
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A Republican Vaccine Defender Fights to Hang On

Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician, reluctantly voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary. It didn’t appease President Trump.

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Senator Bill Cassidy’s re-election bid was upended last week President Trump endorsed a challenger, imperiling the senator’s already-shaky standing with Republicans back home.
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House Passes Spending Package Over Democratic Revolt on ICE

Approval of the package, which would fund a wide swath of government agencies, brings Congress closer to meeting a Jan. 30 funding deadline.

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Federal agents in Minneapolis this month, the week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good. Democrats in the House had said they would not vote for legislation that provided funding for ICE, at least not without major changes.
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Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Testimony on Trump Investigations

In his remarks, the former special counsel repeatedly denied that he had acted out of partisan animus and bemoaned the Trump administration’s efforts to go after the president’s perceived enemies.

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Jack Smith, the former special counsel, urged the lawmakers on Thursday to stand up for the rule of the law.
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The Voters Who Have Taken a U-Turn on Trump

One year later, the second Trump coalition has come apart, a Times/Siena poll finds.

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President Trump has lost a lot of support among the young, some of whom protested outside Trump Tower in New York on Tuesday.
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Judge Rules for Democrats in Push to Redraw N.Y.C. House District

The ruling, which is expected to be appealed, allows the state to change the boundary lines of a district held by a Staten Island Republican since 2021.

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The only Republican district in New York City, represented by Nicole Malliotakis of Staten Island, would be redrawn under the court ruling.
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Michele Tafoya Announces Senate Run in Minnesota

Ms. Tafoya, once a sideline reporter for N.F.L. games, has more recently turned her focus to Republican politics. She is seeking an open seat now held by a Democrat.

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Michele Tafoya joins a fledgling Republican primary field in the race to replace Senator Tina Smith, a Democrat who is retiring.
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Some Republicans Begin to Echo Trump’s Case to Acquire Greenland

While the party remains split as President Trump presses to “take” Greenland, some in his party are publicly embracing his reasoning for wanting to control the territory.

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Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to the British Parliament in London on Tuesday, implicitly backing President Trump’s argument that Greenland is vital to U.S. national security.
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Elon Musk Spends $10 Million to Help Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Race

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, backed Nate Morris, a Republican businessman, in the primary race to succeed Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky.

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Elon Musk at the Kennedy Center in November. After his falling out with President Trump last year, he has inched back toward the Republican fold.
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Buttigieg, Booker Lead Midterm Democratic Health Care Push

The potential 2028 presidential candidates showcased a Democratic midterm strategy that would assail G.O.P. votes in favor of cutting Medicaid and allowing health care subsidies to expire.

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Pete Buttigieg argued that pressure from Wisconsinites had led their Republican congressional representative to vote in support of extending enhanced health care subsidies.
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Under Patel, F.B.I. Scours Its Records to Discredit Trump Opponents

As the F.B.I. has added payback to its portfolio, Republican lawmakers like Senator Charles E. Grassley have emerged as a clearinghouse for leaks and whistle-blowers.

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Under Kash Patel, F.B.I. personnel have worked to paint a damning, one-sided narrative intended to discredit and embarrass federal law enforcement officials who investigated Donald J. Trump and his allies.
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Trump Backs a Potential Primary Challenger to Bill Cassidy, a G.O.P. Senator

The president urged Representative Julia Letlow of Louisiana to run against Mr. Cassidy, in a move that is likely to further complicate his relationship with Senate Republicans.

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Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, has sometimes criticized President Trump and voted to convict him in his second impeachment trial.
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Woman Killed by ICE Agent Seemed at Fault, N.Y. Republican Says

Bruce Blakeman, the likely Republican candidate for governor, said the killing of Renee Good was just one point of disagreement between him and Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat.

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Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive running for governor, appeared in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday to criticize Gov. Kathy Hochul’s State of the State speech delivered a day earlier.
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Federal Judges Uphold California’s New Congressional Maps

A panel in Los Angeles sided with Gov. Gavin Newsom in a decision that will help Democrats counter Republican gerrymandering in Texas. Republicans are expected to appeal.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California persuaded voters to approve new congressional maps that benefited Democrats. It was a response, he said, to a political gerrymander that helped Republicans in Texas.
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