After months of consternation, the House finally passed a bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702 spy powers for two years.

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Former President Donald Trump is considering naming a former rodeo cowboy turned bomb-throwing Texas agriculture commissioner to lead the Agriculture Department if he wins the White House.

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On this week's Playbook Deep Dive, Ryan Lizza sits down with former Donald Trump lawyer, Michael Cohen, to discuss Trump's upcoming hush money trial and how he’s preparing for life as the key witness.

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Donald Trump has been outspoken in his belief that he has been martyred by the U.S. justice system, especially in the lead-up to his Monday trial. Legal editor James Romoser joins Eugene Daniels to break it all down.

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At an event in Arizona today, VP Kamala Harris will meet with women and doctors who have been affected by the state’s sudden and near-total ban on abortion — and she’ll explicitly blame Trump for all of it.

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Speaker Mike Johnson released his first quarter fundraising figures this morning — showing off a strong number as he mounts a defense of the House majority. But how does it compare with his predecessor's success?

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The Biden administration is moving to expand background checks for gun purchases.

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After weeks of delay, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to vacate seems to be coming to a head.

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The good bet right now is that if anyone comes to Mike Johnson’s rescue, it will be the most powerful Republican around.

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The margins are getting very tight for Mike Johnson on a FISA reauthorization procedural vote.

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Senate Democrats want to quickly move past the Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment trial. Republicans aren’t going to make that easy.

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Japanese PM Fumio Kishida is expected to provide a new centerpiece of sorts for the Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy during his visit to the U.S. today.

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“I think the president is out there too much talking about bridges,” Ron Klain said.

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House Republicans are plunging headlong into another divisive debate — this time over government spy powers, a battle that pits them against each other and reveals deep-seated uncertainty about their party’s ideological direction.

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Donald Trump’s video outlining his stance on abortion offered the clearest reminder yet that he is being simultaneously pulled in two opposing directions. The result is a muddle that is unlikely to satisfy anyone.

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Donald Trump's position on abortion is unlikely to change the contours of the 2024 race, despite his tepid stance.

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Donald Trump this morning finally announced his stance on abortion rights in this new era, saying that he prefers to leave the issue “up to the states,” dodging any nationwide restriction or ban.

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The willingness to push the boundaries suggests that U.S. politics has entered the Wild West campaign financing system that many observers predicted would come in the wake of the court’s weakening campaign finance laws.

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As the House returns from recess this week from Easter recess, the debate over a pair of contentious amendments to FISA will be nothing near straightforward. Playbook's Rachael Bade breaks it all down.

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Congress returns from Easter recess with all eyes on the House. Speaker Mike Johnson — still staring down a possible mutiny — will have to navigate multiple thorny matters that divide his conference.

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