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Embattled GOP Lawmaker Tony Gonzales Admits to Affair With Staffer “I made a mistake,” the Texas congressman said in an interview with a conservative radio host after he advanced into a runoff election.

Rep. Tony Gonzales finally addresses his affair with a staffer, who later killed herself:

“I made a mistake, and I had a lapse in judgment ... I’ve asked God to forgive me, which he has."

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New from WSJ: Trump's new tax law delivered for Amazon, which saw its U.S. corporate income taxes shrink by more than half in 2025 while its profits climbed.
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Congress Ended the Shutdown. Now Comes the Fight Over ICE. Lawmakers have less than two weeks to reach a deal on imposing stricter rules for immigration-enforcement operations.

Republicans and Democrats have less than two weeks to negotiate legislation that would place new restrictions on immigration enforcement, wading into one of the nation’s thorniest policy debates.

New Tax Break for Private-School Scholarships Sets Off Power Struggle Incoming money, expected in the billions, is prompting a lobbying battle over how much control states will have

A new federal school-choice tax credit is poised to funnel billions of dollars to scholarships for students attending private and parochial schools.

The big question now: Who controls where the money goes?

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Tough to watch a tiny island’s team get pummeled. I guess it’s all about goal differential but 16-0 is rough #concacaf #U17WWC

Exclusive | GOP Group Spends Big on Susan Collins Despite Trump’s Criticism ​A super PAC aligned with Majority Leader John Thune​ ​plans to spend $40 million in​ the Maine Senate race​.

New in WSJ: A group aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune is planning to spend tens of millions of dollars to protect centrist Sen. Susan Collins, even as President Trump has repeatedly criticized her for breaking with the party. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Republican Senator Goes Public With His Trump Complaints Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is pointing a finger at White House advisers for the administration’s moves on Greenland, the Fed chair and credit cards.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is going public with his complaints about the Trump’s administration’s moves on Greenland, the Fed chair and credit cards www.wsj.com/politics/til...

Schumer Sees Opening for Senate Takeover After Rough Year The Democratic leader said in an interview that the party can challenge for the Senate majority thanks to its focus on the economy and strong candidates.

WSJ interview: After a tough year, things are looking up for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who says he can now envision a path for Democrats to win back the Senate www.wsj.com/politics/chu...

Exclusive | GOP Stock-Trading Crackdown Gains Momentum The proposal, backed by party leaders, would prohibit members of Congress from making new purchases of individual stocks.

After years of false starts, Congress may finally, maybe, close to passing a stock-trading ban for lawmakers.

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A @WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.

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RFK Jr.’s Rise Drives Democratic Doctors to Run for Congress Physician candidates for seats in Washington also cite patients’ worries about healthcare costs and coverage.

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RFK Jr.’s Rise Drives Democratic Doctors to Run for Congress
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RFK Jr.’s Rise Drives Democratic Doctors to Run for Congress Physician candidates for seats in Washington also cite patients’ worries about healthcare costs and coverage.

New on WSJ

RFK Jr.’s Rise Drives Democratic Doctors to Run for Congress
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A @WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.

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Exclusive | Angry Trump Called GOP Dissidents After War Powers Vote The president viewed the senators as voting against him personally.

New in WSJ:

Trump didn't just tweet at the five GOP senators who crossed him on the war-powers vote. Trump called them all too. Details, plus their reactions.

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Democrats Win ACA Round as Divisions Plague Republicans A middle-of-the-night deal back in early July shows just how much some Republicans don’t want to extend the expired Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Interesting:

WSJ's Olivia Beavers reports that back in July, Freedom Caucus members got a secret promise from Speaker Johnson to not back a "clean" ACA extension, in exchange for their OBBBA votes.

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Why Democrats Aren’t Threatening Another Shutdown This Time Centrists worry that too much damage was inflicted on U.S. households during the 43-day government-funding lapse, hurting voters they are trying to help.

A constituent's suicide weighed on one Democratic senator, pushing her to vote to end the shutdown last fall.

“Our actions have consequences for real people,” Sen. Rosen said in an interview.

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The Next Class of Senators Won’t Be Able to Dodge the Social Security Crunch Those elected this fall will face the program’s 2032 insolvency deadline during their six-year terms.

The long-awaited fight on Capitol Hill over the future of Social Security is almost here. More taxes? Fewer benefits? Or **more** benefits? Other ideas? The latest from WSJ: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The Next Class of Senators Won’t Be Able to Dodge the Social Security Crunch Those elected this fall will face the program’s 2032 insolvency deadline during their six-year terms.

The long-awaited fight on Capitol Hill over the future of Social Security is almost here. More taxes? Fewer benefits? Or **more** benefits? Other ideas? The latest from WSJ: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The plans for what became the Kennedy Center started in the 1950s. The National Cultural Center project was renamed by Congress for Kennedy in January 1964 after his assassination. catalog.archives.gov/id/299888

Exclusive | Trump Told by Alan Dershowitz Constitutionality of Third Term Is Unclear Trump’s former lawyer presented him with his forthcoming book that concludes the Constitution is ambiguous on the question.

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President Trump received and discussed a draft copy of a book by lawyer Alan Dershowitz that studies whether Trump could serve a third term as commander in chief. Dershowitz said he told Trump the Constitution wasn’t clear on the issue. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

Nancy Mace’s Combative Run for Governor Known as a fighter, the South Carolina Republican is testing voters’ appetite for controversy.

If GOP Rep. Nancy Mace is going to win her race for South Carolina governor, she’s going to do it mostly on her own

WSJ's report from Columbia:

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Exclusive | Trump’s Next Renovation Target: D.C.’s Golf Courses The president wants to play a central role in redeveloping Washington’s public courses, including one that sits on a prime stretch of real estate.

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Why some Miami voters turned their back on Republicans:
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Why some Miami voters turned their back on Republicans:
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The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday.

Old and new designs below.

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Centrist Democrat Has Just Weeks to Save ACA Subsidies Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is working across the aisle to find a path to extending expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits

Can anyone stop millions of Americans' enhanced health-insurance subsidies from disappearing next year? Centrist Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is working on it.

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Filibuster Q&A: Why It Has Vexed the Senate, and How Lawmakers Could Change It A look at the long, colorful and often contentious history of the filibuster, and some ideas on how to fix it short of killing it

The filibuster is really important and also a pain to understand.

This primer answers pretty much all of your questions.

-Is it a "Jim Crow relic"?
-What happened to the "talking filibuster"?
-Was it always 60 votes?
-Plus a cool Herblock cartoon from the 60s.
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How the IRS and ICE Tussled During Trump’s Deportation Push Newly disclosed documents provide new details on the back-and-forth over providing sensitive taxpayer information to immigration officials.

ICE vs. IRS:
Newly disclosed documents are shedding new light on the back-and-forth over providing sensitive taxpayer information to Trump's immigration officials www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump Urges Republicans to End the Filibuster to Reopen Government GOP senators, including Majority Leader John Thune, have defended the 60-vote requirement for legislation.

Republicans not sold on Trump's demand to end the filibuster.

-Thune spokesman said the Senate GOP leader's “position on the importance of the legislative filibuster is unchanged.”

- House Speaker Johnson called the filibuster “a very important safeguard.”

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