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A Brief History of Consequential Deaths in Congress
Lawmakers’ deaths have sometimes helped to flip partisan control. With an aging, narrowly divided Senate, it could be a possibility…
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Reluctant to Retire, Leaders Raise a Tough Question: How Old Is Too Old?
Two troubling moments involving Senators Dianne Feinstein and Mitch McConnell thrust questions about aging in office out of Congress and…
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Senators Have Perfected the Art of Obstruction
Instead of showing up for work last Tuesday, Senator Tommy Tuberville, Republican of Alabama, went to Donald Trump’s golf club…
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G.O.P. Blocks Feinstein Swap, Leaving Democrats in a Conundrum
Senate Republicans objected to Democrats’ request to temporarily replace the ailing Californian on the Judiciary Committee, intensifying questions about how…
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Cloistered at Walter Reed, Fetterman Runs His Senate Operation From Afar
A dozen miles from the Capitol, the first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania is keeping up with his work while being treated…
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White House officials tell senators that Ukraine is committed to anti-corruption.
Senior Biden administration officials told senators on Thursday that a shake-up in Ukraine’s government was an encouraging sign of President…
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Taylor Swift Headlines a Senate Hearing. (Her Lyrics, Anyway.)
Senators cosplayed as Swifties at the Judiciary Committee’s Ticketmaster hearing on Tuesday, quoting recent hits and deep cuts alike.
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Democrats Outpace Trump in Seating Federal Judges, With 97 Confirmed
The Senate’s top two Democrats say they will continue their push to fill vacancies in 2023, but activists warn that…
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How a Bipartisan Senate Group Addressed a Flaw Exposed by Jan. 6
Democrats and Republicans managed to come together to update the archaic Electoral Count Act after they recognized it could again…
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Congress Inches Toward Spending Deal, Clearing a Weeklong Extension
The Senate passed legislation to avert a government shutdown this weekend as negotiators worked to finalize an agreement to provide…