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ANNIE KARNI
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Congress Is Paralyzed on Guns. Here’s Why Chris Murphy Is Still Hopeful.
The Democrat from Connecticut, who has spent his decade in the Senate trying and failing to enact gun safety bills, says his party should make…
Racist Attack Spotlights Elise Stefanik’s Echo of Replacement Theory
The No. 3 House Republican, who has shifted to the hard right along with her party, has touched on the ideas animating white replacement theory….
White House, Under Pressure, Says It Will Address Baby Formula Shortage
Senior officials announced minor steps the administration would take to try to increase the supply of formula, even as they conceded that Americans might not…
Republicans Block Bill That Would Protect Abortion Access
Republicans used a filibuster to thwart efforts to enshrine abortion rights in federal law, although Democrats hoped the high-profile failure would help them at the…
Manchin says he remains opposed to Democrats’ abortion access bill.
Senator Joe Manchin III, the West Virginia Democrat, said he would vote against taking up his party’s bill to protect abortion rights.
Republicans who support abortion rights have come up with their own bill.
Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska say their measure will codify Roe, but it lacks specifics and any enforcement.
Here’s How Democrats in Congress Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights
Under legislation that is all but certain to fail on a test vote this week, abortion rights would be protected and a wide array of…
Democrats Plan a Bid to Codify Roe, but Lack the Votes to Succeed
In announcing a Wednesday vote on doomed legislation to enshrine abortion rights into federal law, the top Senate Democrat teed up a political fight for…
As Feinstein Declines, Democrats Struggle to Manage an Open Secret
Democrats have quietly accepted the California senator’s memory issues as the status quo, even as her inner circle frets that the spectacle of her difficulties…
McCarthy’s Lie Puts G.O.P. Hypocrisy on Trump on Display
The Republican leader’s false claim that he never urged President Donald J. Trump to resign — disproved by an audio recording of the comments —…