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ANNIE KARNI
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Senate Democrats Seek to Highlight G.O.P. Opposition to Abortion Rights
Democrats will try to bring to the floor a set of bills intended to protect women’s health and reproductive freedom, knowing they will be blocked…
Hard Right Agrees to Allow House Votes but Threatens Continued Blockade
Republican rebels who blocked action in the House for the past week said they would allow votes on Tuesday, but warned that they would wrest…
House Is Paralyzed as Far-Right Rebels Continue Mutiny Against McCarthy
Members of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus refused to surrender control of the floor, forcing G.O.P. leaders to scrap votes for the week and leaving…
Dianne Feinstein Relies Heavily on Staff to Function in Senate
The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times, who tell her how and when to vote, explain what is…
Why Dianne Feinstein, Like Many Before Her, Refuses to Resign
A life in Congress comes with power, prestige and perks that can be hard to leave behind. For some lawmakers who view their job as…
House Democrats Move to Force a Vote on Expelling Santos From Congress
It would take a two-thirds supermajority to remove the New York Republican, but a vote would put members of his party on the record either…
Representative Garret Graves Sees Hope in Debt Limit Talks
The Louisiana congressman, who acts as a consigliere to Speaker Kevin McCarthy, says four areas of potential compromise have emerged.
Kevin McCarthy is Not Calling on George Santos to Resign
The House speaker has signaled that George Santos will be allowed to continue to serve in Congress even after being indicted on federal charges.
Feinstein Returning to Senate, Bringing Democrats Back to Full Majority
The monthslong absence of the California Democrat, 89, who was hospitalized for shingles in February, threatened to deprive her party of the votes to advance…
Representative Nancy Mace Is Trying to Change the Republican Party
The South Carolina representative, who has publicly criticized her party but backed it on most legislation, is trying to figure out how to be a…