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The U.S. Capitol building is seen on March 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. Senators return to Capitol Hill while the House of Representatives is out of session this week. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Congress still has ways to pull back Trump’s war with Iran

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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks to the press on Oct. 17, 2025. (Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images)

Do special election results spell doom for Republicans in 2026?

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House Speaker Mike Johnson shakes hands with President Donald Trump. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

House inaction amid shutdown helps pave the way for Congress’ irrelevance

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Congressman Jerry Nadler (Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

In a closely divided Congress, aging lawmakers are a problem for Democrats

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Shirley Connuck, right, holds up a sign representing a district in Texas, as the Supreme Court hears a case on partisan gerrymandering by state legislatures on October 3, 2017. (Photo By Tom Williams/Getty Images)

Republicans’ redistricting power grab might backfire

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Senator Alex Padilla, Democrat from California, is removed from the room after interrupting a news conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Expert: Forcible removal of Sen. Alex Padilla signals a dangerous shift in American democracy

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