Mary Clare Jalonick

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Chuck Schumer

Schumer warns millions are going to ‘start getting letters in the mail telling them their health insurance costs are about to go through the roof’

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Amanda Seitz, and others

A U.S. Capitol Police officer walks in front of the U.S. Capitol, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Government shutdown, CDC fight, Epstein probe, stock trading ban dominate agenda as Congress returns from recess

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, and others

Committee Chairwoman Sen. Susan Collins

Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts—but Republican senator says ‘nobody really knows what program reductions are in it’

By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined from left by, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump’s signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Senate just passed Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts. Here’s what else is inside

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is followed by reporters as he walks from the chamber to his office as Republicans begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate works through the night as GOP tries to cut deal that satisfies those who want more and less Medicaid cuts

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

The image above is a frame grab of a before and after interactive slider that compares Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility before and after U.S. bombed the site. (AP Graphic)

Defense Department intelligence report suggests U.S. strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months

By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee Chairman Sen Bill Hagerty R-Tenn., questions Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins, during a hearing to examine proposed budget estimate for fiscal year 2026 for the SEC, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ce.neta)

Senate passes stablecoin regulation bill without facing elephant in the room: Trump’s crypto empire

By Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

A cut-out of Trump holds up a bitcoin in front of some data servers

The Senate’s stablecoin legislation is moving just as fast as crypto itself, but it doesn’t address the elephant in the room: Trump’s conflicts of interest

By Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

Brian Armstrong, left, Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, and Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Circle, participate in the State of Crypto Summit, in New York, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Senate set to pass bill regulating stablecoins without addressing Trump crypto investments

By Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, speaks with reporters at a lectern after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on June 4.

Republican senators want to make changes to Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’. Here are the competing groups

By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for a vote as Republicans work to advance President Donald Trump’s spending and tax bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump pushes senators to pass his big tax bill by the Fourth of July just as Elon Musk slams it as a ‘disgusting abomination’

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

Cars in traffic on a bridge

The Senate just blocked California from becoming the first state to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars as the Trump administration doubles down on fossil fuels

By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press

Rep. French Hill (R-AR)

House votes to overturn Biden-era rule that would have limited overdraft fees to $5, allowing banks to again charge what they want

By Cora Lewis, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Defense secretary, gives a thumbs up while leaving after his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate confirms Hegseth as defense secretary after VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to overcome 3 GOP dissenters

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

FILE – A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, leaving fate of app in Trump’s hands

By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, and others

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