Democrats desperately want to turn the page on a painful week surrounding controversy over freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), but doing so is proving to be difficult.
The person who becomes the Democratic nominee against President Trump will almost certainly back full-scale federal legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes, Reid Wilson reports.
The House Judiciary Committee’s newly launched probe into President Trump’s administration, business and campaign is likely to dominate the panel’s work over the coming months, Morgan Chalfant and Olivia Beavers write.
Court watchers say Roger Stone received a fair but firm ruling recently from federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who has overseen six criminal cases stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigations, Lydia Wheeler writes.
Former Vice President Joe Biden will be the clear Democratic front-runner for the presidential nomination when he enters the race, but there are lingering doubts about his ability to win a primary as the Democratic Party moves to the left, Amie Parnes reports.
Senate Republicans are sending a pointed message to President Trump to back off from his national emergency declaration, arguing that he has $6 billion currently available from multiple funds — more than he requested — to build border barriers, Alexander Bolton writes.
House Democrats approved a sweeping elections reform measure this week that would reshape campaign finance rules, impose new voter registration requirements and compel presidential candidates to release their personal tax returns, Max Greenwood reports.
The Chamber of Commerce has seen its entire communications team turned over and several other staffers move on in recent months. The powerful pro-business lobby has downplayed the changes, but some on K Street worry the Chamber is struggling to keep its footing, Alex Gangitano writes.
The House Democrats’ new campaign chief poured cold water on the progressive Medicare for All plan this week, dismissing it as just “one idea” out there and warning that its estimated $33 trillion price tag was “a little scary,” Scott Wong and Mike Lillis report.
Facebook announced this week that it is taking steps to limit the circulation of anti-vaccine content on its platform after facing weeks of pushback from critics who said it was not doing enough to stave off the spread of misinformation about vaccines, Emily Birnbaum writes.
The House this week passed legislation that would require presidents to disclose their tax returns, as Democrats have made obtaining President Trump’s tax returns one of their top priorities, Naomi Jagoda reports.
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