A group of politically vulnerable G.O.P. women has backed legislation that purports to expand birth control access but would have little effect. Critics say the bill is meant to distract from their anti-abortion stances.
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Vulnerable Republicans Take a Political Risk With Abortion Vote
In uniting his party behind an annual defense bill loaded with social policy restrictions, including on abortion, Speaker Kevin McCarthy scored a short-term victory that could put his majority in peril.
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Meet the House Republicans Who Democrats Hope Will Defect on the Debt Limit
A long-shot Democratic effort to force a debt-limit increase to the floor hinges on at least five G.O.P. defections. These House Republicans are considered the likeliest.
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With House Majority in Play, a New Class Takes Shape
The Republican ranks grew more extreme and slightly more diverse, while Democrats added several young liberals to their caucus.