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By Overturning Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court Makes Abortion a Top Election Issue
By Eric Cortellessa
House Sends First Major Gun Safety Bill in Decades to Biden, Who Intends to Sign it
By Nik Popli
Senate Passes Gun Safety Bill, Breaking Decades of Gridlock
By Nik Popli
Trump and His Allies Sought to Corrupt Justice Dept., Former Officials Tell Jan. 6 Committee
By Eric Cortellessa
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Gun Safety Bill Could Pass Out of Senate on Friday
The Senate pushed the bipartisan bill to the brink of passage Thursday as lawmakers voted to halt a GOP filibuster against it.
By ALAN FRAM / AP
June 23, 2022
These Are the Factors Garland Is Likely Weighing as He Mulls Charging Trump
With each consecutive Jan. 6 hearing, the spotlight on the Justice Department and the Attorney General has grown brighter.
By Brian Bennett
June 22, 2022
Mo Brooks' Loss Shows Trump's Grip Remains Strong, at Least in Alabama
Trump has had more sway on who Alabama sends to the Senate than any other state.
By Philip Elliott
June 22, 2022
The Senate Just Unveiled a New Bipartisan Gun Bill. Here's What's in It
On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of senators released legislative text for a narrow set of gun safety measures, marking the most significant step towards toughening federal gun laws in nearly three decades. If passed, the...
By Nik Popli
June 21, 2022
'There is Nowhere I Feel Safe': Jan. 6 Panel Hears From Election Officials Trump Targeted
Officials explained in harrowing detail how Trump's scheme to overturn the election disrupted their lives, sometimes in ways they were still recovering from.
By Eric Cortellessa and Brian Bennett
June 21, 2022
In Virginia, Two House Democrats Are Fighting For Their Political Lives (Or Maybe Not)
Republicans think they can unseat Reps. Elaine Luria and Abigail Spanberger, if they end up with viable contenders in Tuesday's primary.
By Philip Elliott
June 21, 2022
Jan. 6 Committee Plans at Least One Additional Hearing
After originally saying it would hold six hearings, the committee is now planning a seventh, as more evidence comes in.
By Eric Cortellessa
June 20, 2022
The Back Booth: Why Democrats Need to Move Quickly on a Gun Deal
"Soft commitments from Republicans can quickly turn to opposition," one Democratic consultant says of the ongoing gun talks.
By Philip Elliott
June 18, 2022
Multiple Trump Allies Allegedly Sought Pardons After Jan. 6. Could Trump Have Issued Them?
The lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump on how to overturn the 2020 election requested a pardon from him in the days after Jan. 6, the committee investigating the Capitol attack revealed on Thursday....
By Eric Cortellessa
June 17, 2022
How Trump Pressured Pence With Taunts, Lies and an Angry Mob
"Make no mistake about the fact the vice president's life was in danger," a member of the Jan. 6 committee said.
By Brian Bennett
June 16, 2022
Eastman Told Trump That Pence Plan for Jan. 6 Was Illegal
John Eastman also requested a pardon from Trump in the days after the Capitol riot, the Jan. 6 Committee revealed.
By Eric Cortellessa
June 16, 2022
Election Deniers Had Another Good Night in Nevada. It’s a Threat to Democracy.
Truth has become a liability in Republican primaries. The result is a danger to the very system itself.
By Philip Elliott
June 15, 2022
Two South Carolina Republicans Face Trump’s 'Revenge Circus' Tuesday, Including One Who Voted to Impeach Him
Tuesday’s primary will test Trump's political influence, and will also offer some lessons for the 2024 primaries.
By Philip Elliott
June 14, 2022
Baby Formula Plants Weren't Inspected Due to COVID
The gap in baby formula plant inspections, brought on by the pandemic, is getting scrutiny from Congress and government watchdogs.
By Matthew Perrone/AP
June 13, 2022
The Back Booth: Even the Republicans Skipping the Jan. 6 Hearings Are Invested in the Outcome
Welcome to The Back Booth, a weekend edition of The D.C. Brief where we host a conversation between political professionals on the right and the left.
By Philip Elliott
June 11, 2022
The Jan. 6 Hearing Laid Bare How D.C. Is Still Recovering From That Awful Day
The Jan. 6 committee’s presentation on Thursday amounted to examining an open wound, writes Philip Elliott.
By Philip Elliott
June 10, 2022
Biden to Kimmel: Voters Can Make Midterms About Gun Control
Kimmel pressed Biden on why he hasn’t done more to curb access to semi-automatic weapons.
By Brian Bennett
June 9, 2022
Matthew McConaughey, a Uvalde Native, Delivers an Emotional Speech at the White House
McConaughey’s eyes welled up as he described receiving text messages from Uvalde the day of the shooting.
By Brian Bennett
June 7, 2022
The Jan. 6 Committee Is About to Hold Public Hearings. Here's What to Expect.
Committee members are signaling that they've saved the most eye-opening and jaw-dropping information for the hearings, which start Thursday.
By Eric Cortellessa
June 7, 2022
Gun Rights Groups Work to Defeat Gun Control Proposals
Gun rights groups are likely to take legal action if needed.
By Abby Vesoulis
June 3, 2022
Trump Pick for Nevada Senate Faces Tough Primary Challenge
Sam Brown, whose face bears the scars of an IED ambush, has made the primary competitive as early voting begins.
By Eric Cortellessa
June 2, 2022
After Uvalde, Biden Fears Another Cycle of Inaction on Guns
A bipartisan group of senators are exploring whether any gun control measures could draw the necessary 60 votes.
By Brian Bennett
June 1, 2022
Democrats Vent as Congress Remains Gridlocked on Guns After Uvalde
The sense of frustration and impotence among Democrats in the Capitol was palpable.
By Abby Vesoulis
May 25, 2022
What Trump’s Bad Night in Georgia Says About GOP Voters
Whilte many of them eschewed his endorsements, Republicans in Georgia still love Trump.
By Brian Bennett
May 25, 2022
Herschel Walker’s Win in Georgia Complicates Republican Efforts to Retake the Senate
National Republicans had been fretting for weeks that the Senate primary in Georgia would end exactly the way it did.
By Philip Elliott
May 25, 2022
Fetterman vs. Biden Fatigue in Pennsylvania
Welcome to The Back Booth, a weekend edition of The D.C. Brief. Here each Saturday, TIME’s politics newsletter will host a conversation between political professionals on the right and the left, pulling back the curtain...
By Philip Elliott
May 21, 2022
The House Passed a Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism. It Wasn’t Unanimous.
Rep. Thomas Massie’s rigid libertarianism often puts him far afield from his fellow Republicans.
By Philip Elliott
May 19, 2022
Why Madison Cawthorn Lost His Race
About 95% of members of the U.S. House get re-elected for subsequent terms. North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn, a 26-year-old scandal-ridden Republican, became a rare exception when he lost his primary race on Tuesday. In...
By Abby Vesoulis
May 18, 2022
The Mess Facing Pennsylvania Republicans as Barnette Surges
Oz and McCormick forgot to look downstream and Pennsylvania Republicans could pay the price.
By Philip Elliott
May 17, 2022
Politicians Created the Formula Shortage. Can They Fix It?
A 1989 law led to intense consolidation in the baby formula industry.
By Abby Vesoulis
May 17, 2022
News of Fetterman's Stroke Brought Out the Best in His Senate Rivals. Will it Last?
In a swing state like Pennsylvania, candidates are especially wary of alienating any voters.
By Philip Elliott
May 16, 2022
The Back Booth: An ‘Orgy of Oppo' on Madison Cawthorn and an Unprecedented Subpoena
Welcome to The Back Booth, a weekend edition of The D.C. Brief in which we host a conversation between two political pros.
By Philip Elliott
May 14, 2022
Why the Bipartisan Push to Prevent Another Jan. 6 Is Running Out of Time
The Electoral Count Act may not be updated before the 2024 election.
By Eric Cortellessa
May 12, 2022
Why Utah Democrats Decided to Back Evan McMullin Over One of Their Own
"We've never seen anything like this in Utah,” says a Republican state senator.
By Abby Vesoulis
May 11, 2022
Jan. 6 Panel Questions Ivanka Trump for 8 Hours
“I mean, not in a broad, chatty term, but she’s answering questions,” Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Mississippi Democrat who chairs the committee, said
By Billy House/Bloomberg
April 6, 2022
After Zelensky's Speech, Lawmakers Weigh What to Do Next
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an emotional appeal to a joint session of Congress Wednesday morning, evoking the memories of the aerial attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the Twin Towers and Pentagon in...
By Abby Vesoulis
March 16, 2022
What's in the Omnibus Spending Bill Passed by Congress?
Congress passed a $1.5 trillion spending package Thursday that sends further military and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and funds the federal government through the end of September. The spending bill increases funding for the military...
By Nik Popli
March 9, 2022
Meat Prices Are Going Up. Congress Is Trying to Do Something About It
Nobody was physically injured when an August 2019 fire broke out at a Tyson Foods’-owned beef packing plant in Holcomb, Kansas, but plenty of wallets were. The resulting four-month shutdown of the country’s second-largest beef...
By Abby Vesoulis
February 23, 2022
Congress Shifts Focus to Electoral Count Act Reform
Late Wednesday night, Democratic Senators suffered a stinging defeat when their months-long effort to pass sweeping voting-rights reform was torpedoed by the entire Republican caucus—with help from two of their own: Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin...
By Abby Vesoulis and Nik Popli
January 21, 2022
Sen. Sherrod Brown Has Some Thoughts About 'Succession'
The chairman of the Senate banking committee believes the show is pretty realistic
By Molly Ball
January 14, 2022
Harry Reid, Understated Political Strategist, Dies
The former Senate Majority Leader knew his greatest strength was not soaring rhetoric but the inside game
By Molly Ball
December 28, 2021
Why the Defense Bill's Military Justice Provision Is at Risk
The plan would mark a major shift in how the investigations are handled that advocates argue will better serve victims
By Abby Vesoulis
December 3, 2021
What’s in the Build Back Better Bill
Here’s what’s included in the Build Back Better spending bill the House of Representatives just passed.
By Nik Popli and Abby Vesoulis
November 19, 2021
Progressives Throw Biden's Agenda Into Doubt
Progressives claimed victory Thursday night after a planned infrastructure vote was delayed following their vows to oppose it
By Charlotte Alter and Alana Abramson
October 1, 2021
Progressives Are 'Holding the Line' for Spending Bill
After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that she may push through the bipartisan infrastructure bill ahead of the Democrats' larger social spending package, some House progressives say they are sticking with their original position: they...
By Charlotte Alter
September 28, 2021
Infrastructure and Reconciliation: A Guide to Congress’ Week
It’s crunch time on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue. Both the White House and Democrats in Congress are scrambling to pass two bills that will form the cornerstone of President Joe Biden’s legislative legacy: a...
By Alana Abramson
September 27, 2021
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