John Bresnahan

senior congressional reporter for Politico

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John Bresnahan is the Capitol bureau chief for Politico.

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Judge Amy Coney Barrett spoke this weekend in the White House Rose Garden after President Trump officially named her as his pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the…

Amy Coney Barrett’s judicial philosophy and possible impact on the Supreme Court

Judge Amy Coney Barrett spoke this weekend in the White House Rose Garden after President Trump officially named her as his pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the…

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In addition to Iran, Washington is gripped by President Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate.   
  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has enough Republican votes to…

Impeachment: What’s next in the battle over Senate trial witnesses

In addition to Iran, Washington is gripped by President Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate.  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has enough Republican votes to…

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President Trump tweeted yesterday that it is time for the U.S. to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Israel took that land from Syria in 1967.

Ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, where do US-Israeli relations stand?

President Trump tweeted yesterday that it is time for the U.S. to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Israel took that land from Syria in 1967.

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