Even as Representative Kevin McCarthy, the minority leader, survived his first test, he lacked the votes to cement the speakership. His Senate counterpart also faced a challenge to his position.
Tag: Senate
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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 electoral loss.
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How Cortez Masto Beat the Odds and Sealed the Senate Majority
The most endangered Senate Democrat portrayed her Republican opponent as an election-denying extremist, defying national headwinds in a race that stayed tight until the end.
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Biden Can Still Get Things Done. Achieving National Unity Isn’t One of Them.
Demands for unity actually tear us apart.
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Three Theories That Explain This Strange Moment
Calcification, political parity and cultural backlash brought us where we are.