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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, May 23, 2019. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times) XNYT46 XNYT46

May 23, 2019 at 6:51 am

Pelosi questions Trump’s fitness to stay. He calls her crazy VIEW

Both the Republican president and Democratic leaders dug in a day after Donald Trump stalked out of an infrastructure meeting and demanded an end to... Updated 2:23 pm

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testifies at a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2019.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH117 DCAH117

May 22, 2019 at 9:09 pm

Yes or No: Who’s in charge? Power struggles roil Washington VIEW

Even as President Trump and his top Cabinet officials refuse to cooperate with congressional investigations, there is evidence that newly empowered Democrats are slowly —... Updated 2:13 pm

May 21, 2019 at 11:20 am

GOP frowns on, but does not punish, Amash’s impeachment call

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy pushed back Tuesday against Rep. Justin Amash and his call for President Donald Trump's impeachment, saying the...

May 20, 2019 at 1:56 pm

All by himself: Amash alone among GOP on impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — He was known in the Michigan statehouse as "Mr. No" for voting against some Republican legislation. But now in Congress, on the...

May 16, 2019 at 9:38 am

Democrats hold marathon reading of Mueller report at Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — Live, from a tiny parlor in the Capitol, Democratic lawmakers read aloud Thursday from nearly 400 pages of special counsel Robert Mueller's...

May 15, 2019 at 12:35 pm

Barr asks Pelosi at event: ‘Did you bring your handcuffs?’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr tried out a little contempt humor on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with interesting results. The setting was the...

May 14, 2019 at 10:20 pm

Female veterans want new caucus and clout in US politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congresswomen who have served in the military are setting up a new caucus to support the nation's growing ranks of female service...

Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) questions Michael Cohen, former attorney and fixer for President Donald Trump, during his testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/TNS) **FOR USE WITH THIS STORY ONLY** 1315909 1315909

May 13, 2019 at 9:07 am

Dems say Trump, GOP, twisting Tlaib’s Holocaust remarks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats from Congress to the 2020 presidential campaign trail on Monday demanded that Republicans apologize to Rep. Rashida Tlaib for mischaracterizing her...

May 8, 2019 at 9:22 pm

Sen. Burr takes GOP fire over Trump Jr subpoena

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans lashed out Thursday at fellow GOP Sen. Richard Burr for his committee's subpoena of President Donald Trump's son, a move that...

May 7, 2019 at 9:36 pm

Maxine Waters a model for many outspoken freshman Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — She's been called "Kerosene Maxine" and gaveled off the House floor for accusing Republican men of badgering women. She dismissed President Donald...