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Oct 16, 2019
Big moves come with hitches. But that's no reason not to go big and bold.
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Oct 13, 2019
The 1998 trial damaged Democrats more than Republicans.
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Oct 10, 2019
Regulators appear poised to cave to the tech industry. What's the rush?
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Oct 10, 2019
After the successful confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, one political operative sees a clear path through the impeachment inquiry. But at what cost?
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Oct 10, 2019
After the successful confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, one political operative sees a clear path through the impeachment inquiry. But at what cost?
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Oct 09, 2019
The only major debate over removing a president that he missed, for obvious reasons, was Andrew Johnson's in 1868. From Nixon onward, the longtime senator has urged caution above all.
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Oct 08, 2019
A report called for steps by Congress, the Trump administration and tech firms, and reiterated a conclusion the president has resisted: Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
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Oct 07, 2019
The push is the latest salvo in a global fight over who gets to set the rules for the internet.
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Oct 07, 2019
President Trump has demonstrated that in his pursuit of ending America's "endless wars," no troop presence abroad is too small to escape his desire to terminate it.
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Oct 07, 2019
After criticism that he was allowing a Turkish incursion into northern Syria, the president pivoted, saying he would prevent Turkey from going too far.
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Oct 03, 2019
Whose armrest is it anyway? An airplane etiquette debate.
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Oct 02, 2019
Congress was expecting the State Department's independent watchdog to deliver a bombshell. Instead, it got a package of opposition research mixing fact and speculation.
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Oct 02, 2019
Congress needs to repair the damage Trump has caused to the effectiveness and morale of the Foreign Service.
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Oct 02, 2019
Congress needs to repair the damage the president has caused to the effectiveness and morale of the nation's diplomats.
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Oct 02, 2019
Its impact on the presidential race will be a wash. But can Mitch McConnell stop it from shaking his hold on Congress?
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Oct 02, 2019
As the Senate contemplates new gun laws in the wake of mass shootings, gun control is not an issue Mark Kelly and Martha McSally can easily avoid.
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Oct 02, 2019
As the Senate contemplates new gun laws in the wake of mass shootings, gun control is not an issue Mark Kelly and Martha McSally can easily avoid.
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Oct 01, 2019
G.O.P. leaders, confused and dazed by the Ukraine scandal, haven't come up with a coherent defense. Maybe because there isn't one?
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Oct 01, 2019
As both sides prepare for a potential Senate impeachment showdown, the focus is on how quickly Republicans might move to jettison the accusations.
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Oct 01, 2019
Even amid a bipartisan backlash against tech companies, lawmakers have struggled to channel that into a federal privacy law.
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Oct 01, 2019
The president's brazen attempt at cheating has taken "decide it at the ballot box" off the menu. Impeachment is imperative.
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Sep 30, 2019
Don't rush the inquiry, and make it about more than Trump's Ukraine scandal.
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Sep 30, 2019
The party can do better.
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Sep 30, 2019
Trump has given them another chance to break away. Why won't they take it?
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Sep 29, 2019
This is how Republicans can redeem themselves.
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Sep 29, 2019
America is better than Donald Trump.
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Sep 28, 2019
Dozens of lawmakers have flocked to the southwestern border to see with their own eyes how migrants are being treated. They have come away with little consensus about what needs to be done.
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Sep 27, 2019
Andrew Yang's proposed V.A.T. and $1,000 dividend would be more practical than Senator Warren's wealth tax, in the view of the economist N. Gregory Mankiw.
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Sep 27, 2019
A new report from Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee scours the N.R.A.'s Russia ties, calling the gun group "a foreign asset," while Republicans reject concerns.
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Sep 26, 2019
The nominee has long been a lawyer for corporate clients, and critics asked whether he could be a sufficient advocate for American workers.
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Sep 26, 2019
The legislation would give lawmakers an additional two months to iron out differences in the 12 spending bills needed to keep the government funded.
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Sep 26, 2019
A whistle-blower's complaint accused President Trump of using his office to try to get Ukraine to help him in 2020, while Joseph Maguire, the acting intelligence chief, defended the whistle-blower before the House Intelligence Committee.
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Sep 26, 2019
Joseph Maguire, the acting director of national intelligence, will appear before the House Intelligence Committee at 9 a.m. Thursday, as an impeachment showdown heats up in Congress.
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Sep 26, 2019
Joseph Maguire, the acting director of national intelligence, is appearing before the House Intelligence Committee, as an impeachment showdown heats up in Congress.
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Sep 26, 2019
Joseph Maguire, the acting director of national intelligence, is appearing before the House Intelligence Committee, as an impeachment showdown heats up in Congress.
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Sep 26, 2019
Joseph Maguire, the acting director of national intelligence, will appear before the House Intelligence Committee at 9 a.m., as an impeachment showdown heats up in Congress.
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Sep 26, 2019
A whistle-blower's complaint accused President Trump of using his office to try to get Ukraine to help him in 2020. Joseph Maguire, the acting intelligence chief, called the controversy "unprecedented."
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Sep 26, 2019
A whistle-blower's complaint accused President Trump of using his office to try to get Ukraine to help him in 2020. The acting intelligence chief told Congress that the controversy is "unprecedented."
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Sep 26, 2019
A whistle-blower's complaint accused President Trump of using his office to try to get Ukraine to help him in 2020. The acting intelligence chief told Congress that the controversy is "unprecedented."
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Sep 26, 2019
Rancor surrounding impeach inquiry certain to spill over and constrict an already limited legislative agenda
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Sep 25, 2019
An impeachment inquiry is nothing to celebrate. Still, it is evidence of what's right being put ahead of what's expedient.
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Sep 25, 2019
The vote forced Republicans to go on record about a choice between asserting Congress's power of the purse and supporting President Trump's border wall.
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Sep 25, 2019
What's just and what's wise aren't always the same.
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Sep 25, 2019
Separately, two intelligence officials referred Mr. Trump's activity to the Justice Department for a possible investigation. Law enforcement officials declined to open an inquiry.
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Sep 25, 2019
The president pressed Ukraine's leader on potential investigations that could benefit him politically.
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Sep 25, 2019
The president pressed Ukraine's leader on potential investigations that could benefit him politically.
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Sep 25, 2019
A whistle-blower's private expressions of concern about President Trump's actions kicked off an extraordinary series of revelations that have prompted Democrats in Congress to officially begin an impeachment inquiry.
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Sep 25, 2019
A whistle-blower's private expressions of concern about President Trump's actions kicked off an extraordinary series of revelations that have prompted Democrats in Congress to officially begin an impeachment inquiry.
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Sep 25, 2019
A whistle-blower's private expressions of concern about President Trump's actions kicked off an extraordinary series of revelations that have prompted Democrats in Congress to officially begin an impeachment inquiry.
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Sep 25, 2019
The White House released a reconstructed transcript that showed President Trump urged Ukraine's leader to contact Attorney General William Barr about opening an inquiry tied to Joseph R. Biden Jr. Two intelligence officials referred Mr. Trump's activity to the Justice Dept. for a possible criminal inquiry. It declined to open one.
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Sep 25, 2019
As the House begins a formal impeachment inquiry, the White House prepares to release the transcript of President Trump's call with Ukraine's leader.
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Sep 25, 2019
The White House released a reconstructed transcript that showed President Trump urged Ukraine's leader to contact Attorney General William Barr about opening an inquiry tied to Joseph R. Biden Jr. Two intelligence officials referred Mr. Trump's activity to the Justice Dept. for a possible criminal inquiry. It declined to open one.
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Sep 25, 2019
As the House begins a formal impeachment inquiry, the White House releases the transcript of President Trump's call with Ukraine's leader.
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Sep 25, 2019
As the House begins a formal impeachment inquiry, the White House prepares to release the transcript of President Trump's call with Ukraine's leader.
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Sep 24, 2019
It's a start, maybe.
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Sep 24, 2019
As House Democrats moved to begin a formal impeachment inquiry, the administration also prepared to release a redacted version of the whistle-blower's complaint.
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Sep 24, 2019
Only two presidents have ever been put on trial. Democrats may make Trump the third.
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Sep 24, 2019
We must avoid doing long-term harm to the president's ability to conduct foreign policy and protect our nation.
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Sep 24, 2019
The inquiry into President Trump has the potential to reshape his presidency. Here's how impeachment works.
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Sep 24, 2019
The inquiry into President Trump has the potential to reshape his presidency. Here's how impeachment works.
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Sep 24, 2019
Democrats are intensifying talk of trying to remove President Trump for pressuring Ukraine to go after a political rival. Here's how that would work.
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Sep 24, 2019
With a cascading rush of Democrats declaring their support for an impeachment push, House leaders are changing course.
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Sep 24, 2019
Faced with new allegations against President Trump and administration stonewalling, Democrats have ended months of caution.
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Sep 24, 2019
Faced with new allegations against President Trump and administration stonewalling, Democrats have ended months of caution.
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Sep 21, 2019
She had a plan to take on big banks. In the fight to get it done, she honed the approach to politics that defines her presidential campaign.
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Sep 20, 2019
Even if it took a taunt to do it, he approved $250 million for voting protections.
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Sep 20, 2019
The separation of powers has become increasingly subservient to the separation of parties.
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Sep 20, 2019
The separation of powers has become increasingly subservient to the separation of parties.
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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 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 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
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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