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# Lissandra Villa


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## Lissandra Villa


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## Lissandra Villa


* ![A press briefing is held prior to the House vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2020.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10112858c9004214/698a193609208fe4fd417e82/george-floyd-police-reform-congress.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 30, 2021  
### [Bipartisan Talks on Police Reform Advance—Delicately](https://time.com/6024054/police-reform-congress/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy \(R-Calif.\) addresses during a news conference at the Capitol on Feb. 24.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1bc1cf9ef5bcfb03/698a18f2db2987080a2667ed/kevin-mccarthy-profile-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 23, 2021  
### [Kevin McCarthy’s Gamble on a “Big Tent” GOP](https://time.com/5956997/kevin-mccarthys-gamble-big-tent-republican-party/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Former House Speaker John Boehner speaks at a ceremony to unveil a portrait in his honor at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2019 in Washington, DC.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4356f1d2446853f1/698a18a5656a3f7b1ebdb2b6/john-boehner-book-interview.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 13, 2021  
### [John Boehner on His New Book and the Rise of Trump](https://time.com/5954083/john-boehner-book-interview/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![US Capitol on lockdown after 2 officers 'rammed' by car](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c2591c681d69c93/698a187586f68e1fdb6efdd9/GettyImages-1232073322.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 2, 2021  
### [A Capitol Police Officer Is Killed in Another Deadly Attack at U.S. Capitol](https://time.com/5952340/police-officer-killed-capitol-attack/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Congress Disputed Seat](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdbcd19d684903bc5/698a183497cdff63096bbca8/rita-hart.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 26, 2021  
### [A Democrat Is Challenging the Election Result in Her District. Republicans Are Seizing the Moment](https://time.com/5950292/iowa-congress-election-rita-hart/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![TPS Families March In Washington Urging Congress To Pass Immigration Legislation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e4b4e74e431b49a/698a18014ee26275183187ee/GettyImages-1231342604.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 19, 2021  
### [Is U.S. Immigration Reform Possible?](https://time.com/5947959/house-immigration-reform/)  
The bills would provide a pathway to citizenship for millions, including DREAMers  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Jose Tejeda of Rio Grande City, Texas, works in Zapata County on Dec. 12](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71c1fb5800cd8da0/698a17e34ee2623a803187bf/zapata-county-texas-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 15, 2021  
### [Trump's South Texas Gains Vex Democrats](https://time.com/5946848/donald-trump-hispanic-latino-voters-texas/)  
More than four months later, Democrats are still trying to understand what went awry.  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![President Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Pensacola, Florida](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt565dc8d4abe7b7ea/698a17e38fd2ee58023625fb/GettyImages-1057037672.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 12, 2021  
### [Republicans Want Trump to Help Retake Congress. Will He?](https://time.com/5946510/congress-republicans-trump-2022-campaign/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Sen. Josh Hawley \(R-MO\) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 26, 2021 in Orlando, Florida.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1af4e6eb914d3d4e/698a179416d8845869c39291/josh-hawley-cpac.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 27, 2021  
### [How Republicans Downplayed the Capitol Riot at CPAC](https://time.com/5942731/republicans-cpac-capitol-riot/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Senate Rules and Administration joint hearing on February 23, 2021](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta51a2a13df223bfb/698a177f929fad3150bf7203/steven-sund-hearing.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 23, 2021  
### [We Still Don't Know What Went Wrong at Capitol](https://time.com/5941900/capitol-police-riot-hearings-congress/)  
Law enforcement leaders offered little insight into how the chain of command broke down, resulting i...  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![U.S. Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland speaks during his confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on February 22, 2021 in Washington, DC.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf12adebedea4dfc9/698a17718fd2eeadfc362521/merrick-garland-hearing.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 23, 2021  
### ['I Am Not the President's Lawyer'](https://time.com/5941634/merrick-garland-hearing-attorney-general/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![2/13/21, Washington, D.C. Bruce Castor and Michael van der Veen, lawyers on Trump’s legal team, speak to the press after the acquittal of former President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 13, 2021. Gabriella Demczuk / TIME](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt613a1ed1b04f7861/698a1737db2987836626652d/Trump_Senate_Impeachment_243.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 13, 2021  
### [Trump Faces Uncertain Road Despite Acquittal](https://time.com/5939232/senate-acquits-donald-trump-second-impeachment-trial/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![Second Senate Impeachment Trial Of Donald Trump](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8786e7f43b9f00a0/698a1739929fad23dcbf7177/GettyImages-1231123242.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 13, 2021  
### [Trump’s Lawyers Say He Didn’t Incite Capitol Riot](https://time.com/5939014/trump-defense-impeachment-trial-capitol-attack/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![2/11/21, Washington, D.C. Sen. John Cornyn \(R-Texas\) speaks to reporters after the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 11, 2021. Gabriella Demczuk / TIME](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2afee211f4de8d62/698a1729e76ad26a616389ec/Trump_Senate_Impeachment_110.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 12, 2021  
### [Republicans Remain Unmoved](https://time.com/5938609/republicans-trump-impeachment-trial/)  
The House impeachment managers finished their opening arguments after two days of wrenching presenta...  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![2/9/21, Washington, D.C. Sen. Mitt Romney \(R-Utah\) walks to the Senate floor for the start of the impeachment trial at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 9, 2021. Gabriella Demczuk / TIME](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3f1f903d142d383/698a1721db29875d2426650a/Trump_Senate_Impeachment_09.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 11, 2021  
### [Democrats Make an Emotional Case to America](https://time.com/5938204/democrats-emotional-case-against-trump/)  
House impeachment managers are creating a public record of the dramatic assault on American democrac...  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)

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