Michael Gold

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Michael Gold

The sprawling legislation carrying President Trump's domestic agenda squeaked through the House with one vote to spare, but some Republicans now say they didn't realize what they voted for. When Republicans muscled their sweeping domestic policy bill through the House by a single vote after an overnight debate, they breathed a sigh of relief, enjoyed a celebratory moment at sunrise and then retreated to their districts for a weeklong recess.

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Kate Conger |Michael Gold |Jonathan Swan

Elon Musk lashed out on Tuesday against the far-reaching Republican bill intended to enact President Trump's domestic policy agenda, posting on X that it was a "disgusting abomination" and telling House members who voted for it: "You know you did wrong."The tech billionaire's criticism of the bill, one of Mr. Trump's top priorities, was another indication of a widening rift between Mr. Musk and the president.

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Michael Gold

The speaker waited more than four months to constitute the Office of Congressional Conduct, preventing it from investigating lawmakers. He has yet to name enough members to allow it to operate at full strength. In the first three months of this year, the independent watchdog that investigates members of the House of Representatives received more than 4,000 messages from the public, some accusing lawmakers of serious misconduct.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Michael Gold

The sprawling domestic policy bill Republicans pushed through the House on Thursday would limit the power of federal judges to hold people in contempt, potentially shielding President Trump and members of his administration from the consequences of violating court orders. Republicans tucked the provision into the tax and spending cut bill at a time when they have moved aggressively to curb the power of federal courts to issue injunctions blocking Mr. Trump's executive actions.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Michael Gold

A group of Senate Democrats on Wednesday asked the Justice Department's inspector general to investigate Attorney General Pam Bondi's role in the Trump administration's decision to accept a free luxury jet from Qatar to serve as Air Force One.