Steven T. Dennis

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  • TrumpPolitics

    Trump’s grip on party he remade weakens after string of setbacks

    By Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg
  • Murray, SchumerEconomy

    Trump layoffs, shattered trust harden Democrats’ shutdown stance

    By Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    Trump plans to use shutdown to fire federal workers this week

    By Erik Wasson, Gregory Korte, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 10: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) delivers opening remarks during a hearing of the Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee heard testimony from White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios about “America’s AI action plan.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Politics

    Ted Cruz blasts FCC chair’s ‘mafioso’ tactic to bench Kimmel

    By Emily Birnbaum, Steven T. Dennis, and others
  • UNITED STATES – MAY 14: Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., speaks to reporters as he arrives for the meeting in Speaker Johnson’s office with Republican House members on the reconciliation package on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Politics

    New York Republican floats higher tax rate to pay for SALT

    By Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg
  • U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.Politics

    Black Women break a barrier in U.S. Senate, winning two seats

    By Steven T. Dennis, Jarrell Dillard, and others
  • BRECKSVILLE, OHIO – NOVEMBER 04: Republican nominee for U.S. Senate Bernie Moreno listens as Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) addresses supporters at Brecksville Community Center on November 4, 2024 in Brecksville, Ohio. Moreno is making the final stops of his campaign before Election Day tomorrow. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)Politics

    Sherrod Brown ousted in Ohio as Republicans flip Senate seat

    By Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    Anti-tax group that spent millions to oppose Trump before deciding he was unstoppable just issued a wish list of second-term tax cuts

    By Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg
  • TikTok CEO Shou Chew prepares to testifyPolitics

    Congress puts TikTok divest-or-ban bill on fast track, could become law in days

    By Steven T. Dennis, Alex Barinka, and others
  • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 11: CEO of Tesla Elon Musk looks on in the first half during Super Bowl LVIII between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)Politics

    Musk says U.S. shouldn’t give Ukraine more money—‘there is no way in hell’ Putin could lose because ‘he would be assassinated’

    By Steven T. Dennis, John Harney, and others
  • Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla, arrives for a Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. The gathering is part of the Senate majority leader’s strategy to give Congress more influence over the future of artificial intelligence as it takes on a growing role in the professional and personal lives of Americans. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Elon Musk’s Starlink service denial in Ukraine war operation prompts Senate scrutiny over his ‘outsized role’

    By Steven T. Dennis, Roxana Tiron, and others
  • UNITED STATES – MAY 17: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conducts a news conference with house and senate Republicans on the “debt crisis,” on the west terrace of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Finance

    Debt limit talks stalled as McCarthy says White House has ‘moved backwards’ since Republican walk-out

    By Steven T. Dennis, Billy House, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) attends a House Republican Conference news conference as members pack the stage on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Politics

    Kevin McCarthy is elected House speaker after a historic 4 days of Republican infighting

    By Billy House, Erik Wasson, and others
  • Donald TrumpPolitics

    I’m the ‘effing president’: former White House aide says an enraged Trump lunged at Secret Service detail who refused to drive him to the Capitol on Jan. 6

    By Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg
  • WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 14: U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with a bipartisan group of city and state political leaders about his proposed infrastructure plan in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on July 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Labor Secretary Martin Walsh also attended the meeting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Politics

    Biden faces these big hurdles to get his $4 trillion spending plan over the finish line

    By Erik Wasson, Steven T. Dennis, and others