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Bills to pay federal workers stall, but senators ready to compromise - Roll Call

The Senate blocked dueling bills to pay federal workers during the partial government shutdown, but a compromise could be in the works.

Roll Call · Oct 23, 2025

Republicans are mad about Trump importing Argentine beef, but they don’t want to grill him just yet

The top beef-producing states voted for Trump but his plan to import more beef could hurt cattle ranchers in them

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

Go nuclear or ‘go hungry’: GOP senators warm to drastic move of killing filibuster as voters suffer and shutdown nears record

IN FOCUS: Democrats’ nuclear option had wide-reaching consequences that ultimately empowered Trump, Eric Garcia writes. If Republicans kill the filibuster to reopen the government, it might permanently break the Senate

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025

Why Cornyn is still at risk of losing in Texas - Roll Call

Texas Sen. John Cornyn remains extremely vulnerable, even while closing the polling gap with Republican primary challenger Ken Paxton.

Roll Call · Oct 20, 2025

What I Saw at the No Kings Rally in New York City

Fully peaceful protesters who hate President Donald Trump with intensity but not much specificity took to the streets on Saturday.

Reason · Oct 18, 2025

NPR Corrects Post Describing Nobel Laureate Machado as 'Far-Right Leader of Venezuela's Opposition' After Criticism From Ted Cruz

Senator Ted Cruz criticized NPR over what he described as a politically motivated mischaracterization of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, following a Facebook post by the public broadcaster that referred to her as "far-right."

Latin Times · Oct 17, 2025

Trump said ‘radical Islamists’ are killing Christians in Nigeria. What’s the truth?

Trump announced he was adding the West African country to the State Department’s watch list

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025

AI rush prompts raft of guardrail proposals - Roll Call

Congress is caught up in the debate over AI, with lawmakers pitching plans that seek to ensure user safety and address job threats.

Roll Call · Oct 9, 2025

Rep. Chip Roy on Spending, Immigration, and the American Dream

"I think members of Congress believe that they get more popularity in votes by spending money. I actually disagree with that," the Texas Republican tells Reason.

Reason · Oct 9, 2025

Schumer and the Democrats hope to make Obamacare and the shutdown a 2026 issue. Good luck with that, Chuck!

NEWS ANALYSIS: The minority party might have found their mojo again after months of looking like losers, Eric Garcia writes. But the American public has a short memory

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025