Mary Clare Jalonick

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  • senateEconomy

    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)Politics

    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)Politics

    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.Politics

    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.Politics

    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
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    Trump presides over third government shutdown, with fresh opportunity to fire thousands of workers and close down federal offices

    By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters after greeting supporters before departing the White House, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Washington.Politics

    Business braces for furloughs, lost data, and policy paralysis as government shutdown looms

    By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • Chuck SchumerPolitics

    Schumer warns millions are going to ‘start getting letters in the mail telling them their health insurance costs are about to go through the roof’

    By Mary Clare Jalonick, Amanda Seitz, and others
  • A U.S. Capitol Police officer walks in front of the U.S. Capitol, Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Politics

    Government shutdown, CDC fight, Epstein probe, stock trading ban dominate agenda as Congress returns from recess

    By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, and others
  • Committee Chairwoman Sen. Susan CollinsPolitics

    Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts—but Republican senator says ‘nobody really knows what program reductions are in it’

    By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined from left by, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters after passage of the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump’s signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    The Senate just passed Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that includes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts. Here’s what else is inside

    By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is followed by reporters as he walks from the chamber to his office as Republicans begin a final push to advance President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Politics

    Senate works through the night as GOP tries to cut deal that satisfies those who want more and less Medicaid cuts

    By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • The image above is a frame grab of a before and after interactive slider that compares Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility before and after U.S. bombed the site. (AP Graphic)Middle East

    Defense Department intelligence report suggests U.S. strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months

    By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee Chairman Sen Bill Hagerty R-Tenn., questions Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins, during a hearing to examine proposed budget estimate for fiscal year 2026 for the SEC, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ce.neta)The Coins

    Senate passes stablecoin regulation bill without facing elephant in the room: Trump’s crypto empire

    By Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others
  • A cut-out of Trump holds up a bitcoin in front of some data serversFinance

    The Senate’s stablecoin legislation is moving just as fast as crypto itself, but it doesn’t address the elephant in the room: Trump’s conflicts of interest

    By Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, and others