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Senate Democrats have rejected the ethics provision in the latest Clarity Act draft in blunt terms, and Majority Leader John Thune cast doubt on Thursday that the crypto market-structure bill can pass before the August recess. “Whatever piece of s–t they sent back to us, that was not a serious effort,” Senator Ruben Gallego of

President Donald Trump’s poor approval rating continues to weigh down his party ahead of the midterms — though the GOP has a slim measure of separation from the president, with Democrats holding a 5-point lead in the battle for control of Congress, according …

Virginia Democrats appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to save new House maps  The Washington PostVirginia Officials Ask Supreme Court to Restore Voting Map Drawn by Democrats  The New York TimesMorning Notes for May 11, 2026  ARLnowVirginia redistricting battle officially headed to U.S. Supreme Court  WRIC ABC 8NewsDemocrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional

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Abdul El-Sayed is midway through his stump speech, telling a crowd of about 100 in a brick-lined event hall that he won’t take corporate donations and will raise taxes on billionaires. The Democratic candidate then turns to where those tax dollars should – and should not – be spent. Taxpayer money should not go to

After KFF Health News reported that the Trump administration is seeking federal workers’ medical records, Democratic lawmakers are insisting that the Office of Personnel Management drop its request. (Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Democratic lawmakers are demanding that the Trump administration halt plans to collect sensitive medical records for millions of federal workers

As Democrats vie to take control of Congress in the midterms this fall, their main message on health care policy is fairly straightforward: Undo Republicans’ Medicaid cuts and restore the health care subsidies that lapsed at the end of last year.  But some analysts and lawmakers say momentum is growing for a bigger health care

TLDR Senate Democrats urged the Justice Department and Treasury to investigate Binance over alleged Iran sanctions violations. Lawmakers cited reports that $1.7 billion in digital assets moved to Iranian entities through Binance. The senators raised concerns that Binance may have breached its 2023 federal settlement obligations...