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The retiring Sen. Richard J. Durbin became a leading voice on immigration and criminal justice during his time on the ...

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House leaders face a short, daunting timeline to sway fiscal hawks who are keeping the “one big, beautiful bill” from passing through the Budget Committee. The ...

GOP lawmakers are debating whether he can keep his word to rival Republican factions.

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Photo: Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press; Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg News WASHINGTON—As Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) sprints to pass the tax and spending bill in the next two weeks to fund ...