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Jul 14, 2020
Jeff Sessions is fighting for his political life in an Alabama race that will signal the strength of President Trump's hold on his base. And in Maine, the spotlight is on which Democrat will face Susan Collins.
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Jul 14, 2020
The conspiracy theorists accuse Democrats and even fellow Republicans of being beholden to a cabal of bureaucrats, pedophiles and Satanists. President Trump has cheered them on.
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Jul 13, 2020
The shortfall was nearly as large as the entire 2019 deficit as spending on virus-related efforts outpaced revenues.
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Jul 13, 2020
Mr. Sessions, the former attorney general and current Trump adversary, and Mr. Tuberville, a former Auburn University football coach, will face voters on Tuesday.
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Jul 13, 2020
The sanctions, which target Republican members of Congress, were in retaliation for the Trump administration's bans on Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses.
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Jul 12, 2020
The announcement is the latest effort by Senate Republicans to press forward with an election-year bid to discredit the Trump-Russia investigation.
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Jul 12, 2020
Tuesday's runoff election for Senate may finally settle Jeff Sessions' yearslong standoff with President Trump, as Republicans referee between a native son and a president they admire.
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Jul 12, 2020
Tuesday's runoff election for Senate may finally settle Jeff Sessions' yearslong standoff with President Trump, as Republicans referee between a native son and a president they admire.
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Jul 12, 2020
As the Trump administration pushes forward on dismantling the Affordable Care Act, Democrats are pressing their advantage on an issue that is becoming a chief focus of campaign advertising.
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Jul 10, 2020
The public's interest in access to Donald Trump's or any president's tax filings depends on strong reform legislation from Congress.
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Jul 10, 2020
The public's interest in access to this or any president's tax filings depends on strong reform legislation from Congress.
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Jul 10, 2020
A powerful rally during drastically deteriorating economic conditions has left the market richly valued and facing great uncertainty.
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Jul 10, 2020
High-grade municipal bond portfolios have been among the best places to find income.
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Jul 09, 2020
Kelly Loeffler, who is also campaigning for a Senate seat in Georgia, opposes the league's plan to allow players to wear jerseys in support of the movement.
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Jul 09, 2020
Neither does President Trump.
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Jul 09, 2020
The center, in Mississippi, is named for a former senator who opposed civil rights legislation and the Supreme Court ruling that desegregated the nation's public schools.
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Jul 09, 2020
This November, the uneasy relationship between the most right-wing voters in the Republican Party and the statewide lawmakers who rely on their votes will burst into the open.
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Jul 08, 2020
John James, a candidate for Senate in Michigan, is grappling with heavy and complicated questions as he tries to lead in President Trump's Republican Party.
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Jul 08, 2020
John James, a candidate for Senate in Michigan, is grappling with heavy and complicated questions as he tries to lead in Donald Trump's Republican Party.
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Jul 08, 2020
The airline warned workers that they could lose their jobs because demand for travel remains weak and appears to be falling again as infections rise.
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Jul 08, 2020
Maybe we've been expecting too much of her all along.
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Jul 08, 2020
Maybe we've been expecting too much of her all along.
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Jul 08, 2020
Mr. Booker, who narrowly lost a Democratic Senate primary in Kentucky, talked about how to get rural voters on board with a progressive message, saying structural inequality affects all people who feel left behind.
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Jul 07, 2020
Mr. Harrison raised nearly $14 million as he tries to unseat Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, and Ms. McGrath, who is challenging Mitch McConnell in Kentucky, brought in $17.4 million.
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Jul 07, 2020
Mr. Harrison was one of several Democratic candidates who announced impressive fund-raising totals for the second quarter of the year.
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Jul 07, 2020
The fourth-term Republican is staring down a better-funded challenger and national headwinds, all while campaigning amid coronavirus restrictions.
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Jul 05, 2020
Tommy Tuberville, the football coach and leading Republican vying to take on Senator Doug Jones in Alabama, had a tumultuous foray into finance.
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Jul 03, 2020
Nearly 70 percent of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees will be furloughed because the immigration processing fees that fund the agency have plummeted.
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Jul 03, 2020
Reviving subway and bus services helped bring back cities before. It can do so again.
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Jul 02, 2020
The legislation would impose sanctions on officials responsible for instituting and enforcing China's new security law targeting Hong Kong's autonomy.
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Jul 02, 2020
Republicans and Democrats are considering new aid for workers and businesses, but lobbyists and lawmakers say the Trump administration is not deeply engaged.
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Jul 02, 2020
Republicans and Democrats are considering new aid for workers and businesses, but lobbyists and lawmakers say the Trump administration is not deeply engaged.
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Jul 01, 2020
The so-called Capitol Hill Organized Protest area in Seattle was taken over by demonstrators after the death of George Floyd, and was the site of several shootings.
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Jun 30, 2020
The Senate granted five additional weeks for the remaining money left in the program to be spent.
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Jun 30, 2020
The government's top infectious disease expert told a Senate panel that bars needed to be closed, and the Fed chairman cautioned that "a full recovery is unlikely" until safety is restored.
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Jun 30, 2020
Ms. McGrath, who raised over $40 million, won the Democratic primary by narrowly holding off a candidate who had harnessed energy from the protests over racial injustice.
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Jun 30, 2020
Ms. McGrath, who raised over $40 million, narrowly won her Democratic Senate primary. In Colorado, John Hickenlooper, a fellow moderate, also prevailed in his Democratic Senate primary.
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Jun 30, 2020
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci and Dr. Robert R. Redfield testified before the Senate as more states struggle to contain the coronavirus.
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Jun 30, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Robert R. Redfield testify before the Senate as states struggle to contain the coronavirus.
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Jun 30, 2020
An abortion rights ruling leads to a new focus for Senate races: This is your morning tip sheet.
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Jun 30, 2020
A challenger to Senator Mitch McConnell has finally emerged, and John Hickenlooper and Jon Huntsman Jr. are looking for their next jobs, among other races unfolding on Tuesday.
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Jun 30, 2020
A challenger to Senator Mitch McConnell should finally emerge, and John Hickenlooper is trying to win his Senate primary in Colorado, among other races unfolding on Tuesday.
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Jun 30, 2020
The former attorney general is fighting for his political life in Alabama's Senate race, in the shadow of a president who still despises him.
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Jun 29, 2020
Democrats failed in their bid to shift to mail-in voting, so Texans headed to the polls for early voting amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
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Jun 29, 2020
The Supreme Court's rejection of a restrictive Louisiana abortion law, and Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh's dissent, may create new challenges for Susan Collins and other Republican senators up for re-election.
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Jun 29, 2020
Democrats asked for Trump administration intelligence officials to brief lawmakers on what they knew about a suspected Russian plot.
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Jun 29, 2020
The investigation into Russia's suspected operation is said to focus in part on the killings of three Marines in a truck bombing last year, officials said.
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Jun 29, 2020
The Senate can take a page from the market economies around the world that managed to fight the pandemic and safely restore normalcy.
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Jun 29, 2020
The Senate can take a page from the market economies around the world that managed to fight the pandemic and safely restore normalcy.
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Jun 27, 2020
She, more than anyone, can get under Trump's skin.
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Jun 27, 2020
The former governor has faltered in a primary campaign for a seat that is essential for Democrats to capture if they hope to retake the Senate majority.
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Jun 25, 2020
Attorneys general have long sought to stop a proposed expansion of the authority of the department's independent inspector general.
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Jun 25, 2020
Discussions are underway about ending an informal review process because lawmakers from both parties have held up arms sales to Saudi Arabia over civilian casualties in Yemen.
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Jun 25, 2020
Senior Defense Department personnel who are perceived as White House critics are resigning or facing what is viewed as reprisal.
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Jun 25, 2020
A New York Times/Siena College poll paints a grim picture for Republicans in Arizona, Michigan and North Carolina as voters shun candidates aligned with the president.
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Jun 25, 2020
The Biden campaign is vetting Ms. Duckworth, a senator and a veteran with a compelling life story, as a potential running mate. "I can push back against Trump in a way others can't," she says.
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Jun 24, 2020
Having a seat at the table is good, but people of color need to be able to set the agenda too.
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Jun 24, 2020
Peter Thomson, President Trump's nominee to be the spy agency's government watchdog, pledged to resist political pressure, but faced skepticism on how he would handle whistle-blower complaints.
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Jun 24, 2020
The vote reflected the waning likelihood that Congress would be able to reach an election-year compromise on legislation to address racial bias in policing.
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Jun 24, 2020
The vote reflected the waning likelihood that Congress would be able to reach an election-year compromise on legislation to address racial bias in policing.
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Jun 24, 2020
The confirmation of the Mississippian, over Democratic opposition, fills the final appeals court vacancy and makes him the 200th judge installed by President Trump.
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Jun 23, 2020
Democrats in Kentucky were deciding who would face Mitch McConnell for a Senate seat in the fall. But in both states, it was likely that the winners of close races would not be known for days.
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Jun 23, 2020
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker questioned how companies could warn of pandemic shortages while exporting record amounts of pork to China.
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Jun 23, 2020
Calling Republicans' legislation "woefully inadequate," Democrats urged Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, to negotiate a new, more expansive bill both parties could support.
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Jun 23, 2020
Calling Republicans' policing bill "woefully inadequate," Democrats called on Senator Mitch McConnell to negotiate a new, more expansive bill both parties could support.
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Jun 23, 2020
Several states are holding primaries, and virus cases are surging. This is your morning tip sheet.
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Jun 23, 2020
How a once low-profile Senate primary in Kentucky reveals a broader ideological challenge for the Democratic Party.
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Jun 23, 2020
How a once low-profile Senate primary in Kentucky reveals a broader ideological challenge for the Democratic Party.
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Jun 23, 2020
There are competitive House races in New York, and Charles Booker faces Amy McGrath in the Senate primary in Kentucky. Results may be delayed because of the many voters casting absentee ballots.
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Jun 23, 2020
There are competitive House races in New York and Charles Booker faces Amy McGrath in the Senate primary in Kentucky. Results may be delayed because of the many voters casting absentee ballots.
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Jun 23, 2020
The Supreme Court developed the doctrine that serves as a shield for officers. A half-century later, it is at the center of the debate over policing.
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Jun 23, 2020
From inside the MAGA gates, Trump can't see how the world has changed.
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Jun 22, 2020
Republicans and the Trump administration continue to press to end the Affordable Care Act even as the virus leaves more Americans worried about affordable health coverage.
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Jun 22, 2020
As the Democratic primary between Amy McGrath and Charles Booker gets tighter, Mr. Booker has closed the gap in ad spending as both make a final push before Tuesday's voting.
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Jun 22, 2020
The Cold War is over and all presidents make mistakes. Yet they still have sole control over whether to start a nuclear war.
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Jun 22, 2020
The Cold War is over and all presidents make mistakes. Yet they still have sole control over whether to start a nuclear war.
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Jun 20, 2020
With a war chest of $40 million, Amy McGrath was considered a safe bet in the Democratic primary. But the recent movement for racial justice has elevated the candidacy of her African-American rival, Charles Booker.
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Jun 20, 2020
Amy McGrath was considered a safe bet in the Democratic primary. But the recent movement for racial justice has elevated the candidacy of her African-American rival, Charles Booker, in the race to defeat Mitch McConnell.
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Jun 20, 2020
Iowa seemed out of reach for Democrats not too long ago. Now, the presidential race appears to be tightening, and Senator Ernst, a Republican, is facing a strong challenge from a political newcomer.
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Jun 19, 2020
Portraits and statues venerating Confederate leaders are an insult to freedom and democracy.
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Jun 19, 2020
Without an opportunity for debate and changes, the effort is likely to collapse as so many others have in the risk-averse chamber.
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Jun 18, 2020
Democrats slammed the former national security adviser for saving his damning revelations for a book instead of sharing them with impeachment investigators. Republicans hit him for speaking out.
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Jun 18, 2020
With confirmation of his protégé to a powerful court, the G.O.P. leader is on the brink of his goal to fill all vacancies at the appellate level by year's end.
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Jun 18, 2020
Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered that portraits of four House speakers who served in the Confederacy be removed from the Capitol building.
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Jun 18, 2020
Why is America attacking the International Criminal Court with economic pressure?
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Jun 17, 2020
Sending McConnell back to his old Kentucky home.
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Jun 17, 2020
Republicans proposed incentives for state and local police departments to change their tactics as Democrats pushed for a sweeping overhaul.
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Jun 17, 2020
Republicans proposed incentives for state and local police departments to change their tactics as Democrats pushed for a sweeping overhaul.
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Jun 17, 2020
Chris Janicek, who was shunned this week by Nebraska Democrats after sending a sexual text about a campaign staff member, used the slur at a gathering about 20 years ago, people who were there said.
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Jun 17, 2020
Lawmakers will have to bridge the wide gulf between the measures to reach an election-year agreement on altering the country's police system.
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Jun 17, 2020
Lawmakers will have to bridge the wide gulf between the two measures in order to reach an election-year agreement on overhauling the country's police system.
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Jun 17, 2020
Senate Republicans proposed a narrow set of changes to law enforcement, including new restrictions on the use of chokeholds.
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Jun 17, 2020
Bipartisan legislation to fix up national parks and fully fund efforts to acquire and protect federal recreation holdings was seen as a way to help a pair of Western senators hold on to their seats.
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Jun 17, 2020
Halting steps forward, and squabbling, in Washington: This is your morning tip sheet.
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Jun 16, 2020
Planned remarks to Congress by the administration's top trade adviser on Wednesday appear to portend a continued fight with the World Trade Organization.
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Jun 16, 2020
Republicans denounced a sweeping Democratic law enforcement overhaul as an overreach and President Trump signed an order that omitted mention of racism or discrimination in policing.
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Jun 16, 2020
The sole black Republican senator cited his personal experiences with racism as a vital perspective to his party's approach to a law enforcement overhaul.
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Jun 16, 2020
Chris Janicek, the party's nominee, faced calls from state Democrats to end his campaign after making sexually explicit comments about a campaign staffer in a group text that included her.
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Jun 16, 2020
Chris Janicek, the party's nominee, faced calls from state Democrats to end his campaign after making sexually explicit comments about a campaign staff member in a group text that included her.
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Jun 16, 2020
Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, will testify at a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on the central bank's semi-annual monetary policy report.
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