Capitol agenda: Markwayne Mullin’s rockier-than-expected road
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March 19, 2026
It’s Markwayne Mullin’s day of reckoning after a fiery Senate hearing Wednesday. The Oklahoma Republican will likely secure the votes he ne...
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Pritzker helped a Black woman become senator. Some Black leaders are still mad at him.
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March 19, 2026
Congressional Black Caucus members, after a stinging loss in the Illinois Democratic Senate primary, are training their ire on Gov. JB Prit...
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
This tech-backed mayor got into California’s gov’s race with a bang. Now he’s stalling out.
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March 18, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Mahan’s late foray into the race for California governor started with a Super Bowl ad, a rush of Silicon Valley suppor...
The Senate’s marathon elections debate is dividing Republicans, not Democrats
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March 18, 2026
Senate Republicans want to use their party-line elections bill as a cudgel against Democrats. They need to stop sparring with each other fir...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
5 things to watch in Tuesday's Illinois primaries
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March 17, 2026
The Illinois primaries have seen gobs of spending, both in the highly-watched Senate race and further down the ballot in competitive open H...
Monday, March 16, 2026
‘The guy’s a piece of s--t’: SBF’s pardon push falls flat in Congress
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March 16, 2026
Cryptocurrency supporters in Washington have spent the last four years working to rinse the stench of Sam Bankman-Fried off of legislative ...
This New Jersey Republican isn’t afraid to push back against Trump. Is that enough?
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March 16, 2026
When President Donald Trump threatened funding for the massive Gateway tunnel project between New York and New Jersey, vulnerable Republica...
