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Nicholas Wu

Nicholas Wu

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Congressional reporter, covering the US House of Representatives.

Top Democrats slam Trump over crypto ahead of vote

“The disclosures heighten concerns about the president pushing Congress to pass crypto legislation in favor of the very industry he’s cashing in on,” the senators wrote.
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Centrist Democrats back more candidates

Democrats including Marlene Galán-Woods in Arizona are picking up support from the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund.
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Why Hakeem Jeffries may not have a vote problem

Some Democrats are bullish that they’ll have a large enough majority to neutralize threats to Jeffries’ leadership bid.
Hakeem Jeffries
Aaron Schwartz/Reuters

Democratic group offers Colorado primary postmortem

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ political arm is taking a victory lap after its preferred candidate, progressive Manny Rutinel, won a competitive Colorado primary this week.
A Congressional Hispanic Caucus news conference
Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Republicans plot to counter Democrat probes

The GOP could rely on the threat of parallel probes by the Trump administration to power the House minority’s congressional investigations.
James Comer
Aaron Schwartz/Reuters

Israel emerges as new Democratic litmus test

Democratic incumbents trying to run on holding Trump accountable are losing to progressive challengers willing to criticize Israel support.
A protester waves a Palestinian flag outside AIPAC offices in Washington.
Daniel Becerril/Reuters

Lawmakers want rideshare liability shield dropped

A bipartisan group objected to an amendment sponsored by Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., that would limit rideshare companies’ vicarious liability,

Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ goes after tech companies with online safety plan

The liberal counterweight to conservatives’ Project 2025 is rolling out a series of policies to set the stage for an already crowded field of 2028 presidential hopefuls.

Iran war funding request struggles on Capitol Hill

Still, Republican leaders think that there could be enough Democratic items in the budget request to persuade Democrats to support it.

Insurgent left becomes Democratic leaders’ next headache

Both Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer live in the five boroughs where establishment Democrats got swept away.

How a data center backlash is twisting Utah’s primary

Rep. Blake Moore is facing a tough reelection bid from a conservative challenger.

Trump administration to end PEPFAR funding for South Africa

The State Department is expected to formally notify Pretoria it is cutting off HIV/AIDS assistance as soon as next week.

Justice Department zeroes in on Newsom

The investigations involve the taxes of the California governor’s wife and also target his former chief-of-staff, who recently pleaded guilty to a fraud scheme.

Why House Democrats aren’t worried about aisle-crossing rebellions

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries may only win a small majority, but his party still doesn’t fear the discharge petition.

Bernie Sanders endorses Cori Bush’s comeback bid

Bush, an outspoken critic of Israel, launched a primary challenge last fall for what’s now the sole remaining safe blue seat in Missouri.

Democrats try to tie corruption to affordability

Americans surveyed in a new poll from Defend the Vote ranked the cost of living and corruption in Washington as their top two issues.

Trumpworld connections are fueling Coupang’s clash with South Korea

Republicans are offering remarkable support for South Korea’s biggest online retailer.

Jockeying starts for a Trump intelligence job that may be taken

The president isn’t clear about whether he would name a permanent replacement for Bill Pulte, but contenders are already materializing.