Exclusive: The Internal Revenue Service said Friday it wouldn’t tell immigration authorities whether people had claimed the earned income tax credit, citing privacy protections. Later that day, Billy Long was on his way out. wapo.st/45cJWD3

August recess usually brings a ton of retirement announcements from members of Congress. This year, potential redistricting is delaying that, scrambling the planning process for the two major parties, via Paul Kane washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

President Trump announced that he’ll take control of D.C. police and deploy the National Guard to fight crime and remove homeless people from the streets of Washington — an extraordinary flex of federal power. 🧵 Here’s what to know: wapo.st/45qe6Bw

Rep. Dogget was the first Congressional Democrat to tell Biden to step down. Now, will the 78 year old take his own advice to avoid a primary battle against Rep. Casar, 36, a rising star in the party? Seems unlikely, Matthew Choi & Dan Merica report: washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Trump may federalize the D.C. police for 48 hours in the event of an emergency. But to extend it further, he needs sign off from Congress. Kadia Goba reports Rep. Comer, who leads Oversight has been notified. Relevant Dems have not, with Liz Goodwin washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Breaking news: Texas Republicans said that they would kick off a second special legislative session Friday to redraw the state’s congressional maps in favor of the GOP, putting pressure on absent Democrats to quickly return to the state. wapo.st/4fv5SMW

“Satan, get behind me.” I’ve read lots of Robert Draper work over past 15-20 years. But this trip - pun intended - down to psychedelics, Tijuana & Rick Perry is one heck of a yarn. nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/…

new - Washington’s locally elected government is under attack from President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. But the capital city’s self-proclaimed “warrior on the Hill” is nowhere to be seen on the front lines. politico.com/news/2025/08/1…

Inside the 13-year search for Austin Tice, the journalist who disappeared washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

The GOP is betting Latino Trump voters will keep them in power amid a redistricting fight in Texas. That’s no sure thing, la reina Sabrina Rodríguez reports from Mission, Texas washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEW: “No one is getting sacrificed” is the message the White House told Speaker Johnson to tell House GOPers worried about the redistricting fight. Scoopy details on how Johnson is caught in the middle & why the WH embarked on the risky gambit w Kadia Goba washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

NEW: Kristi Noem is living rent-free in a military home typically reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard’s top admiral, report Marianne LeVine Liz Goodwin Dan Lamothe. The arrangement is "highly unusual"

So Kristi Noem isn't just living rent free inside our brains, as scandals pile up. Noem is living rent free at waterfront compound reserved for Coast Guard commandant. Amazing scoop & great beat reporting example from Marianne LeVine Liz Goodwin Dan Lamothe Link ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is serving as mediator between the White House and Republican lawmakers worried about President Trump’s ambitious drive to remake the national map to strengthen the House GOP majority. It’s a tough spot for the speaker. wapo.st/3Jcp8TH

Breaking news: Texas state House Republicans have adopted a new election map pushed by President Trump to boost their party’s chances of holding its narrow U.S. House majority in the midterm elections. wapo.st/4mBEsaU

ICE is seeking to spend millions of dollars on SUVs and custom, gold-detailed vehicle wraps emblazoned with the words “DEFEND THE HOMELAND,” according to records that describe the decked-out fleet as urgently needed. wapo.st/41eVjIf

It’s official. Rep. Chip Roy is running for Texas attorney general.

The House Freedom Caucus set to look quite different in 2027 Chip Roy running for TX AG Byron Donalds running for FL Gov Barry Moore running for AL Sen Ralph Norman running for SC Gov Andy Biggs running for AZ Gov Andy Ogles interested in Senate appointment if Blackburn wins gov

What could’ve been — Rep. Doggett, who has served in the House for 30 years, has decided not to run for reelection and face Rep. Casar under Texas’s newly redistricted lines. Casar, who was 6 when Doggett was elected, is seen as a rising star in the House & is Latino

The Justice Department is expected to send documents from its investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to the House Oversight Committee today. The committee said it would publicly release redacted versions but did not specify when. wapo.st/3VeYBrk