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Julie Tsirkin

Julie Tsirkin is a correspondent covering Capitol Hill.

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Julie Tsirkin is a correspondent covering Capitol Hill.

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Latest from Julie Tsirkin

Sen. Michael Bennet will run for governor of Colorado in 2026

Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is running for governor of Colorado next year, according to three sources familiar with his plans.
16h ago

House adopts budget blueprint for Trump's agenda after GOP leaders sway holdouts

Republican lawmakers can begin crafting a massive party-line bill now that both the House and the Senate have approved the same budget framework.
3d ago

House Republican leaders struggle to corral votes for Senate budget plan to advance Trump's agenda

President Donald Trump is set to meet with some of the House GOP budget holdouts at the White House as Speaker Mike Johnson eyes a vote this week.
3d ago

House votes to block bipartisan push for proxy voting by new parents

GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna struck a deal with Speaker Mike Johnson after an intraparty spat brought the House floor to a halt last week.
6d ago

Some House Republicans voice opposition to the Senate's newly adopted budget for Trump's agenda

Despite the successful vote, the preceding debate revealed intra-party divisions over key issues like Medicaid, tax-cut strategy and the debt, which complicate the task ahead.
7d ago

GOP concerns about tax cut strategy and Medicaid loom over Senate budget

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans managed to proceed to debate their massive budget plan Thursday night, but not before an unexpected delay caused by some of their own who have concerns about their strategy on tax cuts and potential cuts to Medicaid.

Trump fires at least 3 national security aides following a meeting with far-right activist Laura Loomer

Loomer met with Trump and other top White House officials in the Oval Office on Wednesday, two sources familiar with the meeting told NBC News.
7d ago

Senate Republicans vote to advance a massive budget blueprint for Trump's agenda

The Republican-led Senate voted 52-48 on Thursday to begin debate on a budget blueprint for a multitrillion-dollar package to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda.
8d ago

Republicans weigh using the power of Congress to rein in Trump on tariffs

The fallout from President Donald Trump's aggressive tariffs has spurred Congress into action, with a growing number of Republicans joining Democrats to express interest in using their power to restrain him.
9d ago

Cars aren't tested properly for women's safety. Congress is trying to fix that.

NHTSA regulations still allow car companies in the U.S. to test for safety using 40- to 50-year-old dummies that are not anatomically representative of the average female, in terms of height, weight and body type — despite newer, more high-tech testing dummies being available.
9d ago

Cory Booker's record-breaking speech ignites a Democratic base 'desperate' for a fighter

Sen. Cory Booker ended a record held by the segregationist Strom Thurmond, garnering widespread acclaim from Democrats as a model for how to take on Trump.