Republican Jewish Coalition summit draws top GOPers
Top Republicans are descending on Las Vegas this weekend for the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual summit.
Energy project rollbacks hit Republicans
W.H. believes their hands are tied on SNAP benefits
How James Blair sees the shutdown
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Inside the West Wing with James Blair
White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair joins Anna and Jake at the Punchbowl News Townhouse to take us inside the government shutdown, now on its 23rd day.
W.H. invites Senate to Rose Garden Club post shutdown
Senate Democrats maintain that they won’t vote to open the government without a Trump-facilitated negotiation on health care.
NATO chief meets with senators ahead of WH visit
Rutte huddled with a bipartisan group of senators Wednesday morning ahead of his high-stakes sitdown with President Donald Trump at the White House later today.
Yet another critical week for the shutdown as Nov. 1 looms
Today is Day 20 of the government shutdown. There’s no resolution in sight to the crisis.This is now the third-longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Redistricting push hits snags in Midwest
Democrats in Illinois and Republicans in Indiana are running into major roadblocks as they work to make each state the latest front in the nationwide redistricting wars.
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Jeffries: Dems to discuss paycheck deferral
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declined to say Wednesday whether he planned to defer his paycheck amid the ongoing shutdown.
Trump rules out Blackwells, China hawks exhale
China hawks scored a rare win after Trump momentarily dropped the idea of allowing Nvidia to sell some of its most advanced artificial intelligence chips to China.
James launches border-focused governor ad
The spot is all about immigration and the border, underscoring an issue Republicans believe they can win on next year in key purple states.
Maryland Senate president says he won’t redistrict
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson won’t move forward with redistricting even as he acknowledged Trump’s national push.