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A thin GOP House majority keeps Rep. Elise Stefanik from joining the Trump administration, Elon Musk’s involvement in Wisconsin’s special election, and fallout from the Signal app scandal.

Two special elections to replace GOP congressmen tapped to serve in the Trump Administration are on Tuesday. Democrats have out-raised the Republican candidates in both red districts.

We catch up on what’s happened this week with the Signal chat group controversy, immigration enforcement actions, and new executive orders. EMILY KWONG, HOST: It’s been another nonstop week in …

Comedian, writer and actress Amber Ruffin was scheduled to perform at the upcoming White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 26 in Washington, D.C., but the group that runs the event …

We examine the role of one of President Trump’s longest-serving and closest advisers: Deputy Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller.

It was an eventful week in politics, one that was dominated by the fallout from a security breach involving a commercial messaging app and the announcement of steep tariffs on …