Lissandra Villa

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Bipartisan Talks on Police Reform Advance—Delicately

A small bipartisan group of lawmakers in Washington are making an urgent push to get a police reform bill passed in Congress in the wake of a Minneapolis jury finding Derek Chauvin, a white former...

By Abby Vesoulis and Lissandra Villa April 30, 2021

Kevin McCarthy’s Gamble on a “Big Tent” GOP

Kevin McCarthy was almost to the end of the press conference when a reporter asked whether Donald Trump should speak at an upcoming conservative conclave in Florida. It was Feb. 24, just over a month...

By Lissandra Villa April 22, 2021

John Boehner on His New Book and the Rise of Trump

John Boehner left office months before the biggest political story of the decade played out: Donald Trump won the Republican presidential nomination, became President, and redefined the Republican Party. Boehner, who announced his resignation in...

By Lissandra Villa April 13, 2021

A Capitol Police Officer Is Killed in Another Deadly Attack at U.S. Capitol

A U.S. Capitol Police officer was killed and a second was injured on Friday afternoon following an attack on the Capitol, in which authorities say a suspect rammed a vehicle into the officers. The attack...

By Lissandra Villa April 2, 2021

A Democrat Is Challenging the Election Result in Her District. Republicans Are Seizing the Moment

One absentee ballot was not counted because its secrecy envelope arrived already sealed, and so the voter had to open it and seal it back up with tape. Two ballots were excluded from the initial...

By Lissandra Villa March 26, 2021

Is U.S. Immigration Reform Possible?

The bills would provide a pathway to citizenship for millions, including DREAMers

By Lissandra Villa March 18, 2021

Trump's South Texas Gains Vex Democrats

More than four months later, Democrats are still trying to understand what went awry.

By Lissandra Villa/Zapata, Texas March 15, 2021

Republicans Want Trump to Help Retake Congress. Will He?

Former President Donald Trump wants to play a role in leading the Republican Party to victory in future elections, but it’s becoming clear that he means to provide his help only to those who’ve never...

By Lissandra Villa March 12, 2021

How Republicans Downplayed the Capitol Riot at CPAC

Republican speakers at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday downplayed the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the United States Capitol by a pro-Trump mob that disrupted the peaceful transfer of power, sidestepping former...

By Lissandra Villa February 26, 2021

We Still Don't Know What Went Wrong at Capitol

Law enforcement leaders offered little insight into how the chain of command broke down, resulting in the deadly breach of the Capitol

By Lissandra Villa February 23, 2021
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