Semafor Politics

Washington is in turmoil after Democrats released thousands of emails in which sex offender Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly mentioned President Donald Trump.

Girls and women aged 15-44 are driving the trend.

Though the legislation faces long odds of enactment, it will force congressional Republicans to go on-record.

The deal passed despite 11th-hour outrage over a provision poised to enrich members of the upper chamber.

Farid al-Madhan is slated to testify next Thursday on the sanctions that bear his alias.

Zohran Mamdani’s new aide will focus on “excavating the law” to lower prices, borrowing from her legal playbook at the Federal Trade Commission.

President Donald Trump has called the affordability crisis a “con job by the Democrats,” while his actions attempt to address the same.

According to the initial schedule reviewed by Semafor, by Nov. 19 nearly all affected federal workers will receive pay they missed during the shutdown.

The president’s advisers vow that he’s serious about tariff rebate checks and health insurance aid, despite skepticism from experts.

Democrats have realized there’s virtually no Republican brand that isn’t based on the president.

Republicans remain divided over a vote on health care subsidies that was the party’s central concession in securing the shutdown deal.

A rumored House markup of the bill turned out to just be a hearing.