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ANNIE KARNI
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Jackie Walorski, Indiana Congresswoman, Is Dead at 58
Ms. Walorski, who was first elected to Congress in 2012, was traveling in her district with two aides, who were also killed when a passenger…
Assault Weapons Makers Pulled In Over $1 Billion as Violence Surged, Report Says
A House panel found that the companies have thrived in the past decade by selling and marketing military-grade weapons to civilians, specifically young men.
House Passes Bill to Codify Contraception Rights After Dobbs
The vote was mostly along party lines, with all but eight Republicans in opposition to a bill that aims to protect a right seen as…
Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Considered Dead on Arrival, Gains New Life
The larger-than-expected G.O.P. vote in the House in support of legislation to codify marriage equality caught both parties off guard, suggesting there could be a…
Pence Backs Trump Loyalists and Skeptics in House Elections
Mike Pence has quietly helped Republican candidates despite their loyalty to Donald J. Trump and support for his election lies, which placed Mr. Pence’s life…
Democrats Schedule Votes on Abortion Access, but Lack a Legislative Path
Under pressure to act, Democrats have scheduled votes on bills to preserve abortion access. But with Republicans and at least one Democrat opposed, they lack…
The 20-Somethings Who Help the 70-Somethings Run Washington
The story of Cassidy Hutchinson, who became the first Trump White House aide to testify publicly in the Jan. 6 inquiry, showed the outsize influence…
Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice
Her confirmation comes as the newly expanded conservative majority moves to give states more control over things like abortion and energy policy.
Toiling to Complete a Gun Bill, Two Parties Part Ways on Its Reach
Democrats are praising a bipartisan agreement on guns as sweeping and significant while Republicans point to its limits, a sign of the political divide standing…
House Passes Red-Flag Bill as Senate Talks on Gun Violence Continue
The legislation stands little chance of enactment in its current form, but the idea of incentivizing states to allow guns to be taken from dangerous…