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The Senate is poised for a border showdown with the House as it gets ready to move ahead with legislation, despite Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) warning that it is likely dead on arrival in the lower chamber. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and his allies aren’t ignoring Johnson, but they’re betting if the legislation…

And Congress inches closer to trying to pass a bipartisan spending deal.

If Joe Manchin launches a third party run for the White House, will he serve as a spoiler by hurting President Biden's chances to win re-election and helping Donald Trump win?

Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) flirtation with a third-party presidential bid after announcing his retirement from the Senate is sparking anxiety among Democratic senators who warn that Manchin would make a big mistake if he challenges President Biden. Democratic lawmakers say that if Manchin runs for president as an independent it will hurt Biden’s re-election…

Democratic strategists believe Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) runs the risk of getting "exposed" to intense mudslinging and deep investigations into his personal and financial life from both Democrats and Republicans if he decides to run as a third-party candidate in 2024.

At 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a Teams invite popped onto the calendars of nearly a dozen employees of Illinois-based Resolute Public Affairs: There was a call in an hour, and everyone invited had to be on it.

K Street is seeing a flurry of activity as time dwindles for Congress to avoid what lobbyists are warning could potentially be a drawn out government shutdown this weekend.

And how Donald Trump's abortion stance stands out.

The West Virginia Democrat could run for re-election to the Senate, make a third-party presidential bid or simply retire from politics. To his party’s consternation, he’s not ready to say which.

The Rupert Murdoch media empire spent months hyping Ron DeSantis as the 2024 Republican presidential candidate who could beat Donald Trump. After the Florida governor’s bumbling start the media mogul is souring on him.