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Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House and the Republican-led Congress.

Trump has chronic venous insufficiency, White House physician says, a diagnosis common in people over 70.

A year ago, we scrubbed the public record. Here are our updated findings.

House Republicans were struggling to secure the votes for a rescissions bill in the Trump administration’s latest attempts to cut previously approved federal spending.

Even as New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's message resonates with national Democrats, party members in his home state remain hesitant to endorse him.

Over 1 in 5 top Trump appointees reported investments in crypto and other digital assets, far more than previous administrations, a Post analysis found.

Party leaders are swearing more, recording more direct-to-camera videos and trying to project an authenticity many voters have come to associate with Trump.

See how your lawmaker voted on the bill that would let the Trump administration pull back billions in foreign aid and other federal funding.

The project, which aims to link Los Angeles and San Francisco, has been beset by rising costs and delays. Gov. Gavin Newsom called the pulling of funds “illegal.”

The legislation hands the Trump administration a victory in its ongoing power struggle with Congress over federal spending.

“There hasn’t been one moment in our marriage where I’ve thought about quitting on my man,” Michelle Obama said on the podcast she hosts with her brother.

Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House and the Republican-led Congress.

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh paused a ruling that bars individuals in some Midwestern states from filing lawsuits claiming that voting laws discriminate on the basis of race.

NIH chief operating officer Eric Schnabel was fired as officials were looking into whether a $3.3 million contract could have benefited his spouse.

The president has spent days trying to quiet some of his supporters’ criticisms about how his administration has handled the case of the deceased sex offender.

The president undercuts his claim of progress by repeating a ginned-up figure from the 2024 campaign.

An agency-by-agency look at how President Donald Trump and his advisors plan to dramatically shrink the federal government.

Election clerks in both parties, who have been subject to harassment and lawsuits over Trump’s 2020 false election claims, worry about efforts to examine their voting machines.

The former president’s son made the comment in his first interview since the election. He also denied that there was cover-up of Joe Biden’s health.

The race between Grijalva, who was running to succeed her father, and Foxx, a content creator, highlighted broader intraparty divisions over age, experience and dynastic politics.

The legislation does not extend to addiction treatment, which the Trump administration has cut in its broader quest to curb federal spending.

The Trump administration’s actions on NIH gain-of-function research have raised concerns among scientists, who argue the move could block experiments that are safe and potentially lead to new treatments and medicines.

Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House and the Republican-led Congress.

A senior administration official told The Post that a criminal case had been referred to the Justice Department.

Democrats are also seizing on an issue championed by the president’s base and nearly forced a vote Tuesday to take up the issue on the House floor.

The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate Republicans have raised concerns about the cuts.

In a lawsuit, Rep. Cory Mills’s landlord said the Republican congressman from Florida owes months of rent for his Southwest Washington luxury apartment.

President Donald Trump once called Putin’s war in Ukraine “genius” and “savvy.” Now he says he’ll send Patriot missiles to Ukraine. Here’s how his position shifted.

Trump’s 2021 executive order named 244 people to include in a garden of American heroes, and $40 million was allotted this month to build it.

Adelita Grijalva is the front-runner to replace her father in Congress but faces an unexpectedly competitive primary featuring a young social-media-savvy newcomer.