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CARL HULSE
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Progressive Activists Ready Campaign to Counter House GOP Majority
A new group is planning a war room to focus on what it sees as the harms of Republican policies on Americans and to counter…
Nancy Pelosi to Step Down From House Democratic Leadership
“For me, the hour has come for a new generation to lead the Democratic caucus that I so deeply respect,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. She…
Republicans Barely Won the House. Now Can They Run It?
A thin margin, ideological differences and competing pressures could make managing the “people’s House” virtually impossible. But the G.O.P. majority, however slim, will still be…
Mitch McConnell Beats Rick Scott in Republican Senate Leadership Fight
The Kentucky Republican will retain his party’s top post in the next Congress despite a disappointing election showing.
Schumer Urges Republicans to Jettison Trump and Work With Democrats
The top Senate Democrat said the G.O.P. should join with his party on bipartisan initiatives, but Republicans were in no mood to cooperate after their…
Bennet and O’Dea Battle Over Abortion and Guns in Final Colorado Senate Debate
The exchange was testier than an earlier debate this week, as the Republican challenger, Joe O’Dea, attacked Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat, as “ineffective” and…
Pelosi, Democrats’ Billion-Dollar Woman, Fights On With Majority Teetering
The speaker, busy raising millions, is in no mood to contemplate a Democratic defeat in November, much less discuss her legacy.
Why Ben Sasse and Veteran Republicans Soured on Senate Runs
Even as the midterms rage, veteran lawmakers are throwing up their hands and throwing in the towel.
Ben Sasse Plans to Resign From Senate for University of Florida Post
The second-term senator, one of seven Republicans to vote to convict former President Donald J. Trump, is in line to become president of the University…
The Spy Who Escaped the Eye of the Storm
Porter J. Goss, the former C.I.A. director and a longtime Florida congressman, was one of the founding fathers of devastated Sanibel.