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May 28, 2023
With the right and the left up in arms about the agreement in principle reached by the president and the speaker, both sides started to make the case for its quick passage, a tall order in Congress.
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May 28, 2023
The deal to raise the debt ceiling bolsters President Biden's argument that he is committed to bipartisanship, but it comes at the cost of rankling many in his own party.
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May 28, 2023
The deal to raise the debt ceiling bolsters President Biden's argument that he is committed to bipartisanship, but it comes at the cost of rankling many in his own party.
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May 28, 2023
The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times, who tell her how and when to vote, explain what is going on when she is confused, and shield her from the press and public.
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May 27, 2023
With the government on track to reach its borrowing limit within days, negotiators sealed an agreement to raise the debt ceiling for two years while cutting and capping certain federal programs.
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May 27, 2023
With the government on track to reach its borrowing limit within days, negotiators sealed an agreement to raise the debt ceiling for two years while cutting and capping certain federal programs.
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May 26, 2023
With a June 5 deadline looming, there is much to be done to prevent the default that leaders of both parties said would never happen.
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May 25, 2023
President Biden has offered to freeze discretionary spending, including for defense. Republicans want to spend more for the military, and cut more elsewhere.
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May 24, 2023
The country shouldn't discriminate against older workers, and older workers shouldn't insist on staying in jobs they can no longer really carry out.
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May 24, 2023
Mrs. Clinton cited Republican obstruction, not Ms. Feinstein's health: Republicans would refuse to let Democrats fill her seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, she said, preventing judicial confirmations.
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May 24, 2023
The Florida governor's plan to announce his presidential campaign on the social network is the latest sign of the company's efforts to court conservatives.
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May 23, 2023
Judiciary Committee members had asked for an accounting of gifts and travel provided to Justice Clarence Thomas.
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May 23, 2023
Judiciary Committee members had asked for an accounting of gifts and travel provided to Justice Clarence Thomas.
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May 23, 2023
Tens of millions of jobs could be automated by generative artificial intelligence. The makers of new technologies are looking to the government to step in.
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May 23, 2023
A stock sell-off driven by a since-debunked picture underscored fears about how artificial intelligence could be used for nefarious purposes with big consequences.
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May 22, 2023
The fourth-term senator said he would do everything he could to ensure that Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, the state's lone congresswoman and his former intern, won the race to succeed him.
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May 22, 2023
The South Carolina senator added his positive, aspirational message to a growing and fractious Republican primary field. He enters the race having raised $22 million.
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May 22, 2023
The announcement from the South Carolina senator follows a tour of early nominating states. He enters the Republican primary field having raised $22 million.
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May 19, 2023
While each party tries to blame the other for the crisis, some acknowledge that they would both share responsibility for a default.
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May 19, 2023
A life in Congress comes with power, prestige and perks that can be hard to leave behind. For some lawmakers who view their job as their identity, the prospect is unthinkable.
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May 19, 2023
Hawkish senior Republicans aside, there is evidence to suggest that the anti-Ukraine flank of the party is playing not to the fringe but to the heart of its base.
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May 19, 2023
Readers offer suggestions on U.S. policy. Also: The debt negotiations; Senator Dianne Feinstein; urban exodus; aid workers in Sudan.
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May 19, 2023
Senator Dianne Feinstein's constituents in California expressed sympathy for her deteriorating health. Some thought it was time for her to step down, while others said it remains her decision to make.
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May 19, 2023
Then, Kevin and Casey try their hands at content moderation.
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May 18, 2023
A G.O.P. demand to impose stricter work requirements on recipients of food stamps and other public benefits has drawn a Democratic backlash, underscoring the tricky politics at play in the negotiations.
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May 18, 2023
The bank had not fixed its problems before it failed, they said. Its leader was not excluded from the sale process.
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May 18, 2023
Senator Dianne Feinstein developed this rare and potentially debilitating complication after a shingles infection.
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May 18, 2023
After a man asking for Representative Gerald E. Connolly attacked two aides in his district office in Virginia, members of Congress and their staffs are exploring stepped-up safety measures.
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May 18, 2023
Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, whose recent bout with shingles included contracting encephalitis, is frailer than ever. But she remains unwilling to entertain discussions about leaving the Senate.
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May 18, 2023
The Biden administration has been under bipartisan pressure to explain how it intended to continue sending weapons to Ukraine quickly without asking Congress for more money.
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May 18, 2023
As Republicans and right-wing news outlets try to paint the bureau as politically biased, powerful members of Congress have trained their sights on a little-known former F.B.I. agent.
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May 18, 2023
The federal government is essentially living paycheck to paycheck, making the X-date hard to pin down.
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May 17, 2023
Congressional leaders in both parties expressed urgency in reaching a deal to raise the nation's debt limit in the next couple of weeks. President Biden said that he would shorten his trip to Asia to return to the talks.
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May 17, 2023
Lawmakers and Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, agreed that artificial intelligence should be regulated. How to do that remains an open question.
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May 17, 2023
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May 17, 2023
Mr. McCarthy, who Republicans believe has been treated dismissively by Democrats, was buoyed by President Biden's decision to negotiate more directly with him on the debt ceiling.
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May 16, 2023
The negotiations at the White House came a day after the Treasury Department said the government could run out of money to pay its bills by June 1.
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May 16, 2023
The tech executive and lawmakers agreed that new A.I. systems must be regulated. Just how that would happen is not yet clear.
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May 16, 2023
President Biden announced a two-year pause on the tariffs last year after importers complained that the penalties would threaten broader adoption of solar energy in the United States.
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May 16, 2023
Lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee derided claims by the former chief executive of Silicon Valley Bank, Gregory Becker, that unforeseeable circumstances led to the bank's failure.
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May 16, 2023
Senators derided Gregory Becker at a hearing about the failure of his bank. "It sounds a lot like ‘my dog ate my homework'," one said.
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May 16, 2023
The tech executive and lawmakers agreed that new A.I. systems must be regulated. Just how that would happen is not yet clear.
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May 16, 2023
Senator Joe Manchin III, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who faces re-election next year and is flirting with a presidential run, has threatened to repeal the measure he helped write.
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May 15, 2023
The commissioner, Daniel Werfel, said the agency was working to correct unfairness in the enforcement of the tax code.
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May 14, 2023
Legislative initiatives to overhaul immigration policy have fallen flat as partisan differences and other rifts have scuttled attempts at compromise.
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May 14, 2023
Legislative initiatives to overhaul immigration policy have fallen flat as partisan differences and other rifts have scuttled attempts at compromise.
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May 13, 2023
Despite hopes among some Democrats and Republicans that the expiration of strict pandemic-era border rules would force a compromise, bipartisan talks have sputtered.
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May 10, 2023
After making little progress with Republican leaders at the White House on Tuesday, the president previewed two possible endgames to resolve a debt-limit standoff.
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May 09, 2023
In their first meeting in three months, the president and House speaker remained at loggerheads over the debt ceiling and spending cuts. But they agreed to meet again.
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May 09, 2023
The monthslong absence of the California Democrat, 89, who was hospitalized for shingles in February, threatened to deprive her party of the votes to advance President Biden's judicial nominees.
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May 09, 2023
In a new letter, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee asked Harlan Crow, a billionaire with extensive ties to Justice Clarence Thomas, to provide a list of any benefits he provided.
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May 08, 2023
President Biden is offering a reasonable path to resolve the latest debt ceiling standoff. Are Republicans willing to take it?
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May 08, 2023
Allegations of misconduct have brought calls for tighter rules on the justices on the nation's highest court.
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May 08, 2023
Allegations of misconduct have brought calls for tighter rules on the justices on the nation's highest court.
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May 07, 2023
Revelations that migrant children have been exploited for cheap labor brought calls for action, but a partisan battle over immigration policy has complicated lawmakers' efforts.
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May 05, 2023
Revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas's failure to disclose largess from a Republican donor have highlighted a dilemma.
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May 05, 2023
There's nothing that says we can't write new rules.
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May 05, 2023
Senate seats are not lifetime sinecures.
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May 05, 2023
There's nothing that says we can't write new rules.
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May 04, 2023
A bipartisan proposal from Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Thom Tillis reflects panic in Congress about an expected influx of migrants to the border amid partisan gridlock that has stymied action on immigration.
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May 04, 2023
The president has not wavered in his calls for Republicans to raise the nation's borrowing limit without condition. Privately, his aides have discussed other paths.
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May 04, 2023
The president has not wavered in his calls for Republicans to raise the nation's borrowing limit without condition. Privately, his aides have discussed other paths.
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May 04, 2023
Representative David Trone, who is in his third term, is expected to pour tens of millions of dollars of his personal fortune into what is likely to be a hotly contested primary.
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May 03, 2023
In a rebuke to the Biden administration, the Senate approved a measure to reinstate tariffs on solar panels found to violate U.S. trade rules.
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May 03, 2023
Mr. Allred, a Democrat and former N.F.L. linebacker, said he would try to unseat Mr. Cruz, who held off Beto O'Rourke in 2018.
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May 03, 2023
Mr. Marchant, who lost his bid for Nevada's secretary of state last year, will now attempt to unseat Senator Jacky Rosen, the Democratic incumbent.
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May 03, 2023
The senator's absence is at the center of a growing political crisis.
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May 02, 2023
See full results and maps from the Connecticut primary elections.
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May 02, 2023
See full results and maps from the Alabama primary elections.
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May 02, 2023
President Biden said he would meet with lawmakers on May 9 to discuss ways to avoid a default.
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May 02, 2023
In testimony released before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the retired conservative judge J. Michael Luttig called for new ethics rules for Supreme Court justices.
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May 01, 2023
What the Arizona senator's breakup with the Democrats means for American politics.
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May 01, 2023
His retirement is likely to draw a number of Democrats and Republicans to compete for the seat.
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Apr 27, 2023
Speaker Kevin McCarthy squeezed a debt ceiling increase out of reluctant House Republicans, but he will be hard-pressed to do it again when it counts.
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Apr 27, 2023
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, called on the chief judge of the Northern District of Texas to end a system that allows for judge-shopping.
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Apr 27, 2023
Senate Republicans, even those who have broken with the former president, say their campaign chief's decision to back him could boost their push for the majority.
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Apr 26, 2023
The Republican bill, which would raise the debt limit and cut spending, appears to have no chance of approval in the Democratic-led Senate.
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Apr 26, 2023
Senators Angus King and Lisa Murkowski introduced the bill after recent revelations about Justices Thomas and Gorsuch.
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Apr 26, 2023
Mr. Manchin is viewed as one of the most vulnerable Democrats in next year's elections, in a state, West Virginia, that has overwhelmingly trended red.
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Apr 22, 2023
Democrats are vowing to make abortion rights a pillar of their campaigns, while Republicans are caught between their conservative base and a public that generally backs access to the procedure.
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Apr 20, 2023
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. was asked to appear before the Judiciary Committee after reports raised new ethics questions about Justice Clarence Thomas.
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Apr 20, 2023
The Republican-backed bill is unlikely to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate and President Biden will veto it, according to the White House.
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Apr 20, 2023
Business groups are critical of the candidate, Julie Su, and key senators are wavering. The administration's labor policies are central to the clash.
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Apr 19, 2023
The flurry of transactions highlighted how members of Congress continue to buy and sell stocks in industries that intersect with their official duties.
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Apr 19, 2023
Readers discuss the sudden settlement of the Fox-Dominion litigation. Also: Migrant child labor; term limits for Congress; Korea and Japan.
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Apr 18, 2023
The Senate Budget Committee opened an investigation after Credit Suisse fired a lawyer it had hired to oversee an independent inquiry hunting for accounts linked to Nazis who went to Argentina.
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Apr 18, 2023
Senate Republicans objected to Democrats' request to temporarily replace the ailing Californian on the Judiciary Committee, intensifying questions about how the chamber will function without her.
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Apr 18, 2023
The top Senate Republican said his party would not allow Democrats to temporarily replace the ailing Californian on the Judiciary Committee, intensifying questions about how the chamber will function without her.
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Apr 18, 2023
The Senate Budget Committee opened an investigation after Credit Suisse fired a lawyer it had hired to oversee an independent inquiry hunting for accounts linked to Nazis who went to Argentina.
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Apr 18, 2023
Few investors have focused on the possibility that Congress will not raise the nation's borrowing limit in time to avoid an economically catastrophic default
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Apr 17, 2023
Judge Rowan Wilson, a prominent liberal jurist, would become the state's first Black judge to lead the Court of Appeals, the state's highest court.
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Apr 17, 2023
Clashing with President Biden, who has called for raising the debt limit with no conditions, the Republican speaker went to Wall Street to pitch what he called a "responsible, sensible" solution.
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Apr 14, 2023
An election bill moving through the Republican-led Legislature would rewrite the rules for a single race: the looming battle against Senator Jon Tester, a Democrat.
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Apr 14, 2023
An election bill moving through the Republican-led legislature would rewrite the rules for a single race: the looming battle against Senator Jon Tester, a Democrat.
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Apr 13, 2023
High-profile absences have created complications for Democrats as Congress returns and prompted new questions about the future of Republican leadership.
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Apr 12, 2023
The 89-year-old California Democrat, who has been absent from the Senate for more than a month after being diagnosed with shingles, said she would seek a temporary replacement on the powerful committee.
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Apr 12, 2023
Mr. Scott, a Republican senator from South Carolina, said his decision to form the committee was born out of the weeks he has spent touring early primary states.
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Apr 11, 2023
Mr. Scott, a Republican senator from South Carolina, will appear on Fox News on Wednesday morning.
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Apr 11, 2023
Democrats had made leeway on advancing judicial picks in red states, but an objection from a Mississippi Republican has intensified calls to strip senators of effective veto power over nominees from their states.
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Apr 11, 2023
The administration began providing the Gang of Eight — the congressional leaders with the highest-level security clearances — access to the records last week.
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