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September 29, 2021 at 8:26 am

Biden, Pelosi embark on late scramble to save $1 trillion infrastructure bill

Democrats face a Thursday deadline to adopt a measure to fund key federal agencies, and programs are set to shutter by Friday morning.

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FILE — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) in Seattle on April 25, 2020. Jayapal is making the case that guaranteed income programs should be part of the federal coronavirus relief effort. (Grant Hindsley/The New York Times) XNYT110

September 27, 2021 at 1:18 pm

This week will test what Seattle’s Jayapal, a forceful leader of U.S. House liberals, can deliver

The most powerful House liberal is facing a key test this week as Democratic leaders work furiously to save the party's agenda. She says she...

August 7, 2021 at 7:12 pm

Virus surge sends ripples of alarm through Democrats

The resurgence of the virus has reshaped the early contours of the midterm elections, with some Democrats starting to distance themselves from the Biden administration...

July 28, 2021 at 8:04 am

House Republicans refuse to follow new mask mandate, leading Pelosi to call McCarthy a ‘moron’ for his comments

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday angrily criticized a new order from the Capitol Hill physician to wear masks inside the Capitol due to the...

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June 26, 2021 at 9:54 am

Democrats pushed hard last year to rein in police; a rise in homicides prompts a shift

WASHINGTON — A year ago, a majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged to disband the police department. At protests around the country, left-wing activists...

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May 18, 2021 at 9:34 am

Republicans divided over whether to support Jan. 6 commission that would put Trump’s actions in the spotlight

WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans are divided over whether to support the creation of an independent commission tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the...

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May 13, 2021 at 10:20 am

Pelosi says House Ethics Committee should investigate Greene’s ‘verbal assault’ on Ocasio-Cortez

WASHINGTON - Democrats rebuked Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Thursday over her confrontational approach toward Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as tensions between the two parties...

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FILE – In this April 20, 2021 file photo Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., the House Republican Conference chair, speaks with reporters following a GOP strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington. Speculation by former President Donald Trump that she won’t seek re-election next year is “wishful thinking,” Cheney said Wednesday, April 27, 2021. Trump suggested Tuesday that Wyoming’s congresswoman would become a lobbyist or “maybe embarrass her family by running for president” to save face amid criticism for her vote to impeach Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Cheney struck down any such ideas in a call with Wyoming reporters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite,File) LA311 LA311

May 3, 2021 at 11:15 am

Cheney criticizes Trump’s attempt to brand 2020 election ‘the Big Lie,’ sparking new calls for her to leave leadership

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., pushed back again at former President Trump's repeated claim that the 2020 election was stolen. But her critics in the...

May 2, 2021 at 7:44 am

Election falsehood now a symbol of GOP loyalty

Debra Ell, a Republican organizer in Michigan and fervent supporter of former president Donald Trump, said she has good reason to believe the 2020 presidential...

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House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., presides over a markup of pending bills, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Yesterday, the judge overseeing the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer in the death of George Floyd says recent comments by Rep. Waters are “abhorrent” and says they could lead to a verdict being appealed and overturned. Rep. Waters had joined protesters on Saturday and called for protests to escalate if Derek Chauvin was not found guilty on murder charges. Chauvin’s defense attorney had motioned for a mistrial in light of Waters’ comments. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) DCSA106 DCSA106

April 20, 2021 at 4:04 pm

House rejects GOP attempt to censure Rep. Maxine Waters over remarks about Chauvin trial

House Republicans lost their effort to force a vote to censure U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., for calling on protesters to "get more active" and...