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Congress
Progressives Throw Biden's Agenda Into Doubt
By Charlotte Alter
Progressives Are 'Holding the Line' for Spending Bill
By Charlotte Alter
Infrastructure and Reconciliation: A Guide to Congress’ Week
By Alana Abramson
Joe Biden Scrambles to Unite Democrats Behind His Agenda
By Alana Abramson
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Bipartisan Congressional Talks on Police Reform Collapse
Bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended without an agreement, marking the collapse of an effort that began in 2020.
By ALAN FRAM / AP
September 22, 2021
Inside Bernie Sanders' Strategy to Get the Budget Bill Passed
On a sticky late August afternoon, Senator Bernie Sanders takes the stage in the state that catapulted him from fringe presidential candidate to progressive hero five years ago. One need look no further than the...
By Alana Abramson/Cedar Rapids, IA
September 14, 2021
How Chuck Schumer Became Key to the Biden Agenda
How the Senate's Great Kibitzer became the key to the Biden agenda
By Molly Ball
September 2, 2021
What's in the Senate Infrastructure Bill?
From a clean-energy makeover to upgrades on public transit, here are the major elements of the Senate's bipartisan bill
By Nik Popli
August 10, 2021
Business and Labor Groups Helped Save the Infrastructure Bill
On infrastructure, business and labor found common ground, united by their belief that an infrastructure package would strengthen economy
By Alana Abramson
July 29, 2021
Democrats Plan to Boost Supplemental Security Income Benefits
President Joe Biden has invoked Franklin Delano Roosevelt several times as he has implemented sweeping anti-poverty measures to tackle record unemployment and economic turmoil. Hoping to model his legacy on the President who helped the...
By Abigail Abrams
July 22, 2021
Why Ex-Democratic Staffers Are Lobbying Against Tax Hikes
Inside Congress, Democratic lawmakers are working to make sure President Joe Biden’s proposed tax hikes on corporations and the wealthiest Americans are codified into law. Outside Congress, some of the most powerful lawmakers’ former staff...
By Alana Abramson
July 8, 2021
Exclusive: Senators Want Conservatorship Data Amid Spears Case
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bob Casey want more federal oversight of the country’s guardianship system following Britney Spears’ emotional testimony about her conservatorship, they wrote in a letter on Thursday. The lawmakers are calling on...
By Abigail Abrams
July 1, 2021
Senate Passes $250B Tech Bill Aimed at China
The legislation authorizes $190 billion in spending, much of it aimed at increased research and development at universities and other institutions
By Daniel Flatley / Bloomberg
June 9, 2021
Are Childcare and Paid Leave ‘Infrastructure’?
Three weeks after Bethany Fauteux gave birth to her second child in 2013, she was spending her days surrounded by young children—except they weren’t her own. A single mother whose cash reserves were quickly depleting,...
By Abby Vesoulis
May 11, 2021
How Elise Stefanik Went From Moderate to MAGA
When Elise Stefanik was elected to the House of Representatives in 2014, she was hailed as the fresh face of the new GOP. Stefanik had run for office in her 20s, determined to modernize the...
By Charlotte Alter
May 8, 2021
Biden Left Major Health Care Reforms Out of His Latest Plan
During President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress on Wednesday, he called for an ambitious health agenda that would allow the federal government to negotiate prescription drug prices, expand Medicare coverage, build on the Affordable Care...
By Abigail Abrams
April 29, 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
Rep. Pramila Jayapal Is Pushing Biden to Be More Progressive
Jayapal plans to advocate for policies that will invest in America’s poorest communities
By Abigail Abrams
April 2, 2021
Here's What's in the Senate's $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
The bill includes $1,400 checks, an unemployment insurance extension and $70 billion for COVID-19
By Alana Abramson
March 7, 2021
How the House Is Testing Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy, the House Republican minority leader, is trying to have it both ways. The question for him and Republicans everywhere is: can he? The Republican party is at a crossroads, and the diverging paths...
By Lissandra Villa
February 4, 2021
Sen. Chris Murphy on Gun Control and American Violence
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy’s new book, The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy, offers a nuanced exploration of the history of violence in America, the driving forces behind the country's...
By Josiah Bates
September 3, 2020
Congressional Dems Demand Postmaster General Address USPS Delays Impacting Social Security Benefits
In a letter expressing “great concern” over recent reports of delays in mail delivery across the U.S. Congresswomen Deb Haaland (D-NM) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) on Wednesday called for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to...
By Madeleine Carlisle
August 26, 2020
Barbara Lee In Conversation With Jamaal Bowman: 'You Can't Start in the Middle When You're Trying to Pass a Policy'
When Jamaal Bowman won his June primary to represent parts of the Bronx and Westchester County in Congress, he became the latest young progressive whose election shook up Washington, D.C. But that new wave—whose most...
By Barbara Lee
August 20, 2020
California Rep. Katie Porter Schools Congress With a White Board
About a decade ago, Kamala Harris called up Elizabeth Warren to ask for a tip. It was the messy aftermath of the Great Recession, and Harris, then California's attorney general, needed a recommendation for someone...
By Abby Vesoulis
August 6, 2020
Coronavirus Relief Package Negotiations Stall as Unemployment Benefits Officially Expire
The GOP gambit is almost certain to fail in the face of opposition from Democrats, who say the jobless measure must be part of comprehensive stimulus legislation
By Daniel Flatley, Laura Litvan and Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg
July 31, 2020
Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, Dies
Rep. John Lewis, the longtime Georgia congressman and Civil Rights icon who was a protegé of Martin Luther King Jr., has died
By Alana Abramson
July 17, 2020
'If We Don’t Have a Planet, We Don't Have Anything.' Rep. Deb Haaland on the Importance of Equity in the Climate Change Conversation
The Native American lawmaker addresses climate change, COVID-19 and the Washington NFL team's name change in a TIME100 Talk
By Nadia Suleman
July 16, 2020
Lindsey Graham Now Says He'll Call Mueller to Testify
Graham had previously brushed off Democrats' requests for Mueller to testify in the Senate
By Tara Law
July 12, 2020
Romney Condemns Trump Commuting Roger Stone's Sentence
'An American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very President'
By Madeleine Carlisle
July 11, 2020
Ousted New York Prosecutor Tells House Panel William Barr 'Repeatedly Urged' Him to Resign
Geoffrey Berman provided the House Judiciary panel with a detailed account of three days in June as he was pushed out
July 9, 2020
Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Supporting the Movement to Defund Police
'This is simply about a refund. This is about true reparations. This is about investment in communities'
By Madeleine Carlisle
June 25, 2020
George Floyd's Brother Testifies to Congress
'Maybe by speaking with you today, I can help make sure that his death isn’t in vain," Philonise Floyd said
By Mahita Gajanan
June 10, 2020
Senator Burr Under Scrutiny for Stock Sales
Burr announced plans to step aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee amid an FBI probe
By Philip Elliott
May 14, 2020
Rand Paul Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
Paul was the only senator to vote agains a bipartisan $8.3 billion bill intended to help fight the outbreak
By Tara Law
March 22, 2020
Tours of U.S. Capitol Suspended Due to COVID-19
Leaders of the House and Senate have said they have no plans to alter their congressional schedules
By Erik Wasson / Bloomberg
March 11, 2020
Congress Wins Access to Mueller Probe Records
Grand jury records typically remain sealed to protect the identity of those who are investigated but not charged
By Bob Van Voris and Andrew Harris / Bloomberg
March 10, 2020
Ro Khanna Introduces Apprenticeship Bill
Danielle Polk used to work up to 13 hours per day, seven days a week, as a bank teller and a McDonald’s floor supervisor. She dreamed of finishing college, but thought she couldn’t afford to...
By Abby Vesoulis
February 25, 2020
Nancy Pelosi Rips Up Donald Trump's SOTU Speech
The White House accused Pelosi of disrespecting the Americans Trump praised
By Sanya Mansoor
February 4, 2020
Donald Trump Skips Nancy Pelosi's Handshake at SOTU
Trump sees handshakes as a major symbol
By Tara Law
February 4, 2020
Some Democrats Plan SOTU Boycott
"This is a deeply personal decision for each member to make," Ocasio-Cortez said
By Sanya Mansoor
February 4, 2020
As Impeachment Vote Nears, House Democrats and Trump Defense Get a Last Chance to Make Their Case in Trial
With the outcome all but decided, House managers and President Donald Trump’s defense lawyers stood before the Senate for what will almost certainly be the final time at the impeachment trial on Monday, advancing two...
By Tessa Berenson
February 3, 2020
Republicans Fall Into Line
President Donald Trump could be headed for a speedy acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial after Republicans secured assurances from two key lawmakers that they would not break with the party to request additional evidence...
By Alana Abramson
January 30, 2020
Why the Impeachment Fight Is About More Than Trump
As the Senate considers whether to remove Donald Trump from office, there's more at stake in his impeachment trial than just one man's political fate. The power of the presidency itself will expand or shrink...
By Tessa Berenson
January 30, 2020
Will He or Won't He? John Bolton's Potential Testimony Hangs Over First Day of Questions in Trump's Impeachment Trial
Senators had their first chance to ask questions of the prosecution and defense in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, and while their queries covered topics from executive privilege to American foreign policy, the outcome...
By Tessa Berenson
January 29, 2020
Bolton Book Tests Trump's Strategy
Donald Trump’s impeachment team began their second day of arguments less than 24 hours after revelations from John Bolton threatened to undermine key aspects of their defense. But Trump’s lawyers decided to plow ahead on...
By Tessa Berenson
January 27, 2020
Trump's Impeachment Defense
Over the course of the two-hour presentation that kicked off a new phase in the trial, Trump's lawyers placed the government's summary of the phone call—which the President has long maintained was "perfect"—at the heart of their client's defense
By Tessa Berenson
January 25, 2020
Trump's Defense Begins
Jan. 25 marks the first time Trump's lawyers will formally lay out their defense
By Tessa Berenson
January 25, 2020
Dems Invoke National Security During Impeachment
"I have news for everybody," Mick Mulvaney told the world on Oct. 17, weeks after House Democrats launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. "Get over it. There is going to be political...
By Alana Abramson
January 23, 2020
An Uphill Battle for Dems
Over the long weekend, House impeachment managers huddled in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in the heart of the Capitol, hammering out the strategy to make their case against President Donald Trump on the Senate...
By Alana Abramson
January 22, 2020
Arizona Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick to Receive Treatment for 'Alcohol Dependence'
It's unclear how the treatment will affect her congressional work
By Josiah Bates
January 15, 2020
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