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1 month ago | wsj.com | Gareth Vipers |Katy Stech Ferek

Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia has died at the age of 75. Connolly, who was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in November, died at his home in Fairfax, Va., on Wednesday morning surrounded by family, according to a statement. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8Subscribe NowAlready a subscriber? Sign In Rep. Gerry Connolly was a powerful figure in northern Virginia politics for decades. ANNA Moneymaker/Getty Images

1 month ago | wsj.com | Katy Stech Ferek

While big-ticket items like Medicaid draw spotlight, lawmakers also explore other ways to raise revenue, cut costsWASHINGTON—In pulling together President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” every little bit helps. House Republican committees mixing the ingredients for the tax-and-spending policy megabill are focusing on ending green-energy tax credits and trimming Medicaid to find hundreds of billions in cost cuts, to help offset the extension of expiring 2017 tax cuts and further tax relief.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Jasmine Li |Lindsay Wise |Katy Stech Ferek

Democrats say their concerns center on Trump’s comments and actions Wednesday, even as they have produced no evidence of illicit trading. That morning, shortly after the market opened, Trump posted on X: “BE COOL! Everything is going to work out well. The USA will be bigger and better than ever before!” A few minutes later, he wrote: “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT”Hours later, he announced a pause in some tariffs, igniting the Wall Street rally.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Katy Stech Ferek

Democrats in Congress on Thursday called for investigations into whether people close to the Trump administration profited by using non-public information to make trades in the hours before President Trump’s tariff policy change. Democratic Sens.

2 months ago | wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick |Katy Stech Ferek

Democrats have struggled since their election drubbing in November to find a successful formula to challenge President Trump. After he put the country on an economic roller coaster this week, they are betting voters may be getting woozy. Some in the party say their efforts to win back independent voters could get a boost from a simple dynamic: allowing Trump to do political damage to himself and the Republican brand with his unpredictable and chaotic governing style.