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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday accused the White House of trying to dismantle the nation's consumer watchdog, seizing on comments from White House budget director Russell Vought that the administration aims to close the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau within months.

The Trump administration is reportedly gearing up to broaden the scope of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigations, potentially targeting left-leaning groups and major Democratic donors.

Leaked Young Republican chat logs show operative Peter Giunta using racist and antisemitic slurs—including calling Black Americans 'watermelon people'—prompting bipartisan condemnation and calls for censure in New York.

Texas’ senior senator outraised his foes across his campaign operation, though some of the money is ineligible to be transferred to his main account. The post Cornyn heads into fall with big cash advantage over GOP primary challengers Paxton, Hunt appeared first on The Texas Tribune.

"If there's a contingency of 10 to 12 of them and they're sticking together, I think it's going to really shake things up."

Key Democrats signal they are prepared to block a procedural motion to advance the defense funding bill on Thursday

Federal court approves temporary injunction blocking Trump administration from mass layoffs. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 15 October

A U.S. flag altered to include a swastika was found in the office of a Republican representative, according to a new report

The Pentagon Press Association said the move raises public accountability concerns and weakening free speech.