Reporter's Notebook: Why Trump may not be able to force Congress back over the DHS shutdown

President Trump may lack constitutional authority to summon Congress back to Washington despite the nearly two-month DHS ...

Reporter's Notebook: The hitchhiker's guide to what's next to end the DHS shutdown

When asked about a GOP proposal earlier this week to just fund parts of DHS and leave out ICE, President Donald Trump replied ...

Reporter's Notebook: GOP's 'favorite bill' faces reality check as Senate stalls on SAVE America Act

Senate Republicans are using the SAVE America Act as a messaging tool, but the voter ID bill lacks the votes to pass and ...
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Reporter’s Notebook: The action of inaction

We can now put a bow on the now-completed 2026 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature now that Gov. Patrick Morrisey has acted on most of the 306 bills passed during the 60-day time period ...

Reporter's Notebook: GOP weighs 'nuking' filibuster to pass Trump's SAVE Act

Senate Republicans face an uphill battle in passing Trump's SAVE America Act requiring citizenship proof for voting as ...
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Reporter’s Notebook: Media literacy

I’ll be the first to say that I, as a reporter, am not perfect. No one is. I can sometimes make mistakes in stories, both grammatical and factual. I can sometimes read a bill or a study too quickly ...

Reporter's Notebook: GOP pushes election security bill despite slim odds, as Trump pressure looms

Senate Republicans debate the SAVE America Act despite lacking votes, as Trump threatens to withhold endorsements from GOP members who oppose the bill.