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Sep 19, 2019
Stung by the "Moscow Mitch" moniker, Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, threw his weight behind an infusion of $250 million for states to bolster election security.
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Sep 19, 2019
The bill, which the Senate is also expected to pass before funding lapses on Oct. 1, would extend funding for all federal government departments and agencies through Nov. 21.
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Sep 18, 2019
Attorney General William P. Barr has floated a plan to expand background checks for gun buyers, but President Trump has yet to give it his blessing.
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Sep 18, 2019
The Massachusetts congressman will officially announce on Saturday his plans to challenge the incumbent Senator Edward Markey.
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Sep 18, 2019
Because the status quo is just terrible.
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Sep 18, 2019
As he runs for president, Joseph R. Biden Jr. has trumpeted his ability to work with Republicans, including Mitch McConnell. Others in his party view that as antiquated and unrealistic.
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Sep 18, 2019
As he runs for president, Joseph R. Biden Jr. has trumpeted his ability to work with Republicans, including Mitch McConnell. Others in his party view that as antiquated and unrealistic.
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Sep 18, 2019
As he runs for president, Joseph R. Biden Jr. has trumpeted his ability to work with Republicans, including Mitch McConnell. Others in his party view that as naïve.
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Sep 18, 2019
As he runs for president, Joseph R. Biden Jr. has trumpeted his ability to work with Republicans, including Mitch McConnell. Others in his party view that as naïve.
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Sep 18, 2019
The premise of Trumpist populism is that the political preferences of a shrinking minority of citizens matter more than democracy.
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Sep 17, 2019
Senators at a hearing pushed for assurances that the F.T.C. and Justice Department would provide vigorous oversight of the companies.
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Sep 17, 2019
He is a witness to possible obstruction of justice. But when he goes before Democrats' impeachment investigation, Mr. Lewandowski's fierce loyalty to President Trump will also be front and center.
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Sep 17, 2019
Their lifetime appointments cry out for Democratic hardball.
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Sep 16, 2019
The Times's deputy editorial page editor, James Dao, answers questions about how we handled an essay on the Supreme Court justice and a third accuser.
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Sep 16, 2019
A Democratic senator expressed concern last year that the F.B.I. was not following up on allegations against the Supreme Court nominee.
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Sep 16, 2019
A Democratic senator expressed concern last year that the F.B.I. was not following up on allegations against the Supreme Court nominee.
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Sep 15, 2019
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Chuck Schumer offered to attend a "historic signing ceremony at the Rose Garden" as part of their pressure for the president to back a House-passed bill.
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Sep 14, 2019
A Chinese train maker, the world's largest, has contracts in Chicago, Los Angeles and Boston, but Congress may block it from securing any new contracts in the United States.
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Sep 14, 2019
Today's Senate, devoted almost only to confirming the president's nominations, is hardly a hotbed of legislative activity. Members of both parties would like that to change.
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Sep 13, 2019
Ms. Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, has supplanted her father, Dick Cheney, as the most combative Cheney in Washington. She usually attacks Democrats, but not this time.
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Sep 12, 2019
The surprise endorsement has put Mr. Sasse, Republican of Nebraska, in an awkward spot. But it will help fend off his primary challenger.
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Sep 12, 2019
Two lawmakers said the administration would release $250 million, which is intended partly to train and equip Ukrainian forces defending against Russian incursion.
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Sep 12, 2019
A red flag law will reduce bloodshed and respect the rights of gun owners.
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Sep 11, 2019
Democrats in Congress have made a calculated decision not to call for a ban to be included in an emerging package of gun control measures.
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Sep 11, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Elizabeth Warren will face off for the first time at Thursday's debate. Here's how they differ on key issues.
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Sep 10, 2019
Two Senate seats will be up for grabs in Georgia in 2020, and Mr. Ossoff is the highest-profile Democrat to enter the ring so far. Can he improve on Stacey Abrams's playbook?
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Sep 10, 2019
Two Senate seats will be up for grabs in Georgia in 2020, and Mr. Ossoff, who narrowly lost a congressional race two years ago, is the highest-profile Democrat to enter the ring so far.
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Sep 10, 2019
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's draft plan to allow the federal government to negotiate the price of hundreds of drugs will add new urgency to Washington's effort to fight rising prescription costs.
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Sep 10, 2019
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's draft plan to allow the federal government to negotiate the price of hundreds of drugs will add new urgency to Washington's effort to fight rising prescription costs.
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Sep 10, 2019
Democrats want a second vote on ending the emergency, a move meant to force Republicans to choose between rejecting a border wall or endorsing a plan to divert funding from projects in their states.
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Sep 10, 2019
The move is designed to force Senate Republicans to choose between rejecting Mr. Trump's border wall or endorsing his plan to divert funding from projects in their states.
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Sep 10, 2019
But does she have Trump's number? And what is going on with him anyway?
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Sep 09, 2019
Mr. Ossoff, a former documentary filmmaker who nearly flipped a conservative House district in 2017, will run in one of two Senate races in the state next year.
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Sep 09, 2019
With senators convening Tuesday to hash out 2020 spending, the race to reconcile must-pass bills to avert a shutdown is particularly tense.
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Sep 09, 2019
The Vermont senator has staked his presidential campaign, and much of his political legacy, on transforming health care in America. His mother's illness, and a trip he made to study the Canadian system, help explain why.
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Sep 09, 2019
In a letter, the top two Democrats in Congress called on the president to expand background checks to nearly all gun buyers.
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Sep 07, 2019
Mr. Kelly, a Democrat running for United States Senate, is married to Ms. Giffords, the former congresswoman who survived a gunshot to the head in a 2011 attack.
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Sep 07, 2019
In the clash over Robert H. Bork's nomination, Joe Biden's moderate instincts defined a winning strategy.
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Sep 06, 2019
The question of whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will run for Senate in Kansas "hangs over the race a little bit," said the leading Republican candidate.
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Sep 05, 2019
An ascension of Mr. Collins, a congressman from Georgia, could elevate some of the president's closest allies in the House.
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Sep 05, 2019
And should we blame economists for income inequality in America?
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Sep 04, 2019
Nearly every facet of military life — from Oklahoma to Puerto Rico to Germany — will be affected by the transfer of $3.6 billion from 127 projects.
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Sep 04, 2019
The projects would affect nearly every facet of military life, from a canceled dining center in Puerto Rico to a small arms firing range in Oklahoma, to an elementary school in Germany.
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Sep 04, 2019
Since the ban was lifted in 2004, gun massacres involving military-style weapons are way up.
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Sep 03, 2019
Joe Manchin III is a rare breed in the Senate: a moderate Democrat.
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Sep 03, 2019
Joe Manchin III is a rare breed in the Senate: a moderate Democrat
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Sep 03, 2019
Corey Lewandowski, President Trump's former campaign manager, sounds a lot like his boss as he weighs a run for Senate. Some Republican state leaders are shuddering.
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Sep 02, 2019
"Drain the swamp" suggests that all political corruption is the same. It isn't, and the distinctions matter.
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Sep 01, 2019
After shootings in Dayton and El Paso last month, the issue was already expected to top the agenda when lawmakers return from their recess next week. Now the pressure has intensified.
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Sep 01, 2019
A key group of lawmakers in Republican-leaning districts are staying cautious, and many of their constituents — even impeachment supporters — appear to tolerate that.
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Aug 31, 2019
Republican-held seats in Arizona, Colorado, Maine and North Carolina are top targets for Democrats but both sides are keeping an eye out for wild cards.
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Aug 28, 2019
Senator Johnny Isakson, Republican of Georgia, announced on Wednesday that he will resign from his seat at the end of the year.
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Aug 28, 2019
Senator Johnny Isakson, Republican of Georgia, announced on Wednesday that he will resign from his seat at the end of the year.
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Aug 27, 2019
Two American senators critical of the Kremlin said that Russia had denied them visas to visit as part of a congressional delegation.
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Aug 27, 2019
For years, there has been fierce debate over water levels at a popular lake. Senator James Inhofe, who has a vacation home there, took the matter to Washington.
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Aug 26, 2019
The Times analyzed every congressional grade the National Rifle Association has issued since 2008 and found that the group has fewer allies on Capitol Hill than it did 10 years ago.
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Aug 23, 2019
Readers react skeptically to the majority leader's Op-Ed defending the filibuster. Also: Planned Parenthood and a new Trump administration rule.
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Aug 23, 2019
With the state gripped by the possibility of another Kennedy campaigning for Senate, the incumbent is not backing down: "Oh, I'm running."
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Aug 23, 2019
Democracy isn't just about majority rule.
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Aug 22, 2019
With his announcement on Thursday, Mr. Hickenlooper instantly became one of the Democrats' best hopes in their quest to retake the Senate next year.
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Aug 22, 2019
Democrats who want to change Senate rules for temporary political gain will rue the day, as they have before.
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Aug 21, 2019
Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, is caught between some members of his party opposing gun legislation and others working with Democrats.
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Aug 21, 2019
Many Republicans hope the secretary of state, who met with prominent members of the party on Tuesday, will run for the Senate from Kansas.
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Aug 20, 2019
In an address to the Senate in Rome, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of Italy said he would offer his resignation to the president.
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Aug 20, 2019
We asked the Democratic presidential candidate how her decision to call for the resignation of a Senate colleague may have affected her campaign and her party.
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Aug 19, 2019
Readers react to an Op-Ed by former Senator Harry Reid calling for an end to the filibuster.
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Aug 17, 2019
Mr. Kennedy, the grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, paid for a poll last month to test his prospects against Mr. Markey, a Democratic official said.
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Aug 16, 2019
Several high-profile Democrats would rather hold on to their low-polling presidential campaigns instead of running for the Senate. Has it lost its appeal?
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Aug 16, 2019
Several high-profile Democrats would rather hold on to their low-polling presidential campaigns instead of running for the Senate. Has it lost its appeal?
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Aug 15, 2019
Mr. Hickenlooper has been seriously considering a run for the Republican-held Senate seat in Colorado, a major target for Democrats.
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Aug 15, 2019
Mr. Hickenlooper's presidential campaign failed to gain traction. He is eyeing the Republican-held Senate seat in Colorado, a major target for Democrats.
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Aug 14, 2019
The president is facing pushback from gun rights advocates and some of his advisers. But he could follow his pattern of abruptly dropping the idea of doing something after talking about it for weeks.
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Aug 13, 2019
Mr. Hickenlooper, who has remained near the bottom of the Democratic field, is in discussions to challenge Colorado's Republican senator, Cory Gardner.
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Aug 13, 2019
New rules will weaken the landmark law intended to save plants and animals on the brink.
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Aug 13, 2019
Six prominent Democrats urge the Senate leader, Mitch McConnell, to take up bills the House already passed to extend background checks.
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Aug 12, 2019
But with Republicans in charge of the Senate and President Trump in the White House, an assault weapons ban has little chance of being signed into law before 2021.
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Aug 12, 2019
To save our country's future, Democrats must abolish this arcane Senate rule.
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Aug 12, 2019
The mothers of Heather Heyer and Khalid Jabara want federal legislation to improve reporting.
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Aug 12, 2019
When will believers in global warming come out?
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Aug 11, 2019
Congress has the authority to limit the president's reckless endangerment of the economy.
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Aug 11, 2019
The presidential candidate is back in the spotlight after a tragedy in a city that is core to his personal and political identity.
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Aug 09, 2019
Whether the president's support is real or another momentary reversal will determine if Congress passes the first new federal gun control measures in years.
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Aug 08, 2019
The Senate majority leader did not back the legislation, but he said the chamber would consider it when lawmakers come back into session next month.
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Aug 08, 2019
The president is consulting allies about supporting expanded background checks. Mitch McConnell said the idea would be "front and center" when the Senate reconvenes.
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Aug 08, 2019
The president is consulting allies about supporting expanded background checks. Mitch McConnell said the idea would be "front and center" when the Senate reconvenes.
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Aug 08, 2019
The campaign posted a video of people making violent threats against the majority leader in front of his Louisville home. Twitter said the video violated its policy.
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Aug 08, 2019
The campaign posted a video of people making violent threats against the majority leader. Twitter said the video violated its policy, but restored the tweet after a review.
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Aug 07, 2019
Congress can resolve an enduring problem: the lack of federal funding for research on guns.
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Aug 07, 2019
The Office of Management and Budget is reviewing the use of the money, suggesting that it could cut the funding entirely.
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Aug 06, 2019
Senators Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth wrote a letter to Commissioner Rob Manfred urging him to release data on which seats at ballparks are most vulnerable to dangerous line drives.
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Aug 06, 2019
In areas like Sugar Land, Tex., a burgeoning multiethnic population and suburbanites repelled by President Trump are giving Democrats more hope.
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Aug 06, 2019
Republicans, seeking a response to this weekend's massacres, are coalescing around such bills to help law enforcement take guns from those who pose an imminent danger.
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Aug 05, 2019
After President Trump stopped short of a broad legislative response to the weekend's massacres, lawmakers in both parties said Mr. McConnell held the key.
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Aug 05, 2019
Mr. McConnell fractured his shoulder while Mr. Paul had surgery to have part of his lung removed. Both senators are recovering in their home state of Kentucky, their teams said.
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Aug 05, 2019
Mr. McConnell fractured his shoulder while Mr. Paul had surgery to have part of his lung removed. Both senators are recovering in their home state of Kentucky, their teams said.
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Aug 05, 2019
Temps and contractors outnumber permanent employees at the company, allowing it to maintain labor flexibility and save money.
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Aug 04, 2019
The gun lobby has structural advantages and a Senate aligned with its stance. But activists have increased financing and grass-roots energy as they pursue their cause.
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Aug 03, 2019
The Senate, once known as "the world's greatest deliberative body," is operating as Senator Mitch McConnell would like: as an approval factory for President Trump's nominees.
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Aug 01, 2019
He's winning the debates and he's great on paper. When will he catch on?
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