some Democrats told Politico on Tuesday that they had "strategic reservations" about attacking spending cuts and whether they could be "walking into a trap." "My heart is with the people out on ...

Rachael Bade is POLITICO's Capitol Hill bureau chief and senior Washington columnist. She is a former co-author of POLITICO Playbook and co-author of "Unchecked: The Untold Story Behind Congress's ...

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