Mary Clare Jalonick

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Senate passes bill to make housing more affordable, with no indication House or Trump will approve it

By Charlotte Kramon, Alex Veiga, and others

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U.S. intel assessment: Iran regime change was unlikely in either short or long war, sources say

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

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., gestures as he and the GOP leadership talk about the war against Iran, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House narrowly rejects resolution to halt Trump’s war on Iran. ‘Donald Trump is not a king,’ says top Dem on Foreign Affairs Committee

By The Associated Press, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

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Pete Hegseth’s plan to test anti-cartel lasers shut down the El Paso airport for a full day, sources say

By Seung Min Kim, Ben Finley, and others

FILE—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., waits to speak to reporters following a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats on spending legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security and a swath of other government agencies as the country reels from the deaths of two people at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Federal government heads for weekend shutdown after Trump makes rare deal with Senate Democrats over DHS funding

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, and others

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Democrats see a ‘moral moment’ over ICE as GOP defends masked, armed feds in the streets with shutdown looming

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, and others

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Democrats could shut down the government by Friday by withholding funds for Homeland Security after ICE shootings

By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Moderate Sen. Rosen says Noem’s conduct is ‘deeply shameful’ and urges impeachment as fury grows over Minneapolis shooting

By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the Senate Democrat policy luncheon news conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Schumer calls on GOP to help rewrite DHS bill and advance funds for other departments as shutdown deadline nears

By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others

FILE – The Capitol is seen at nightfall in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

There’s broad bipartisan support in Congress to renew Obamacare subsidies, but the abortion issue could block a deal and keep premiums high

By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press

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Senate fails to save millions from skyrocketing ACA premiums in new year, with Republicans never meaningfully engaging

By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 8: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks to the Senate Chamber on November 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Today marks Day 39th day of the government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

Senate takes first step to end shutdown as Bernie Sanders says moderate Democrats voting with GOP are making a ‘horrific mistake’

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, and others

The U.S. Capitol is photographed on 37th day of the government shutdown, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump signals no shutdown compromise on the Affordable Care Act, calling it ‘the worst Healthcare anywhere in the world’

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, and others

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House on November 2, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ as the shutdown is about to become the longest ever—and millions could soon lose food aid

By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Republican from Louisiana, speaks during a news conference outside of his office at the US Capitol on the second day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2025, alongside, L/R, Representative Lisa McClain, Republican from Michigan, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Republican from Louisiana, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, Republican from Minnesota.

Trump twists Democrats’ arm in shutdown fight, freezing New York subway projects and threatening thousands of layoffs

By Mary Clare Jalonick and The Associated Press