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ANNIE KARNI
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After a Hellish Start and a Honeymoon, McCarthy Faces His First Big Test
The Republican speaker has stuck to partisan bills that have kept his party united. That ends with a tough vote to raise the debt limit…
House Passes Bill to Bar Transgender Athletes From Female Sports Teams
The bill, championed by Republican lawmakers, has no chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate or being signed by President Biden.
G.O.P. Vows to Block Feinstein Swap, Leaving Democrats in a Conundrum
The top Senate Republican said his party would not allow Democrats to temporarily replace the ailing Californian on the Judiciary Committee, intensifying questions about how…
Feinstein, Under Pressure to Resign, Asks to Step Down From Judiciary Panel
The 89-year-old California Democrat, who has been absent from the Senate for more than a month after being diagnosed with shingles, said she would seek…
Senator John Fetterman Checks Out of Hospital After Depression Treatment
In a statement, he announced his departure from Walter Reed Military Medical Center and urged those suffering from mental health challenges to seek help as…
Washington Shrugs Off Nashville Shooting, as G.O.P. Rejects Pleas to Act
President Biden said he had reached the limit of his powers to act alone on gun violence, and needed Congress to respond. Republicans said they…
At House Republican Retreat, Donald Trump Is Once Again the Focus
For the third year since he left office, former President Donald J. Trump continued to dominate an annual G.O.P. gathering in Florida, underscoring his grip…
Cloistered at Walter Reed, Fetterman Runs His Senate Operation From Afar
A dozen miles from the Capitol, the first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania is keeping up with his work while being treated for severe clinical depression.
John Fetterman Checks Into Hospital to Seek Treatment for Clinical Depression
A spokesman for the first-term senator from Pennsylvania, who suffered a near-fatal stroke last year, said his depression had grown severe in recent weeks, as…
Senator Dianne Feinstein to Retire at the End of Her Term
The senator from California, who was first elected in 1992, plans to serve out her term but will not run for re-election in 2024.