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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, arrives to brief lawmakers on the U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats ordered by President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Hegseth and Rubio share classified details on boat strikes with congressional leaders

November 5, 2025

Top Trump administration officials have briefed lawmakers on the growing U.S. campaign to destroy alleged drug-smuggling boats in the waters off South America. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Wednesday with a small bipartisan group of lawmakers in a secure facility in the Capitol. They provided them with one of the first high-level glimpses into the legal rationale and strategy behind the strikes. Republicans emerged from the briefing either staying silent or expressing confidence in President Donald Trump’s campaign. Democrats said Congress needs more information on how the strikes are conducted. Some of the Democrats questioned whether the strikes are legal.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, as the U.S. government is on the brink of the first federal government shutdown in almost seven years.. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Hopes fade for quick end to shutdown as Trump readies layoffs and cuts

October 3, 2025

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown are fading. Republicans and Democrats are digging in for a prolonged fight even as President Donald Trump readies plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. Senators are heading back to the Capitol for another vote Friday on government funding. But there has been no indication of a deal. Democrats are demanding Congress take up an extension to health care benefits. Republicans are trying to wear them down with repeated votes on a bill that would reopen the government mostly at current spending levels. The shutdown is now in its third day.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., flanked by Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., left, the House minority whip, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., chair of the House Democratic Caucus, talks to reporters about the decision by Speaker Mike Johnson to leave Washington early as Republicans clash over the Jeffrey Epstein files, at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House subcommittee votes to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files

July 23, 2025

A House subcommittee has voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Democrats successfully goaded GOP lawmakers to defy Trump and Republican leadership to support the action. Democrats on a subcommittee of the powerful House Committee on Oversight made a motion for the subpoena Wednesday afternoon, just hours before the House was scheduled to end its July work session and depart Washington for a monthlong break. Three Republicans on the panel voted with Democrats for the subpoena, sending it through on an 8-2 vote tally.

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