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Helen Huiskes

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Republicans face high stakes for their crammed summer agenda

Republicans in Congress are staring down a busy to-do list now that they’re nearing the end of the arduous process to fund immigration enforcement...

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Platner memo cites polling, fundraising to argue sexting scandal won't slow him in Maine

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner in a new memo is seeking to reassure his supporters, pointing to his fundraising and high polls to argue he...

03.06.2026 2

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Graham Platner makes his case to Senate Democrats amid latest controversy

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner met with Senate Democrats in Washington on Tuesday as he seeks to stem a wave of scandals and shore...

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Trump’s Jan. 6 story becomes GOP’s status quo

President Trump’s narrative about Jan. 6, 2021, has become the dominant one in the Republican Party, as candidates and prominent lawmakers backing...

02.06.2026 3

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Senators still hope for details on a deal to pause the war in Iran as talks falter

Senate Democrats and Republicans alike have high hopes for a deal to end the Iran War and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But a shaky ceasefire between...

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This week on the Hill: Reconciliation bill runs up against Republican infighting

Monday was supposed to be the deadline for getting an immigration enforcement funding package on President Trump’s desk. Instead, the Senate will...

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