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Black Caucus presses Senate Dems to blow up tradition on judges
Tensions are escalating between Senate Democrats and the Congressional Black Caucus over the arcane tradition that gives a single senator...
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Punting on the debt limit is a ‘no-go,’ lawmakers say
Congress is hurtling toward a debt crisis in weeks, and this time lawmakers may not be able to fall back...
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California lawmaker running for Congress is arrested for drunk driving
A California Democratic lawmaker running for a battleground congressional seat in Orange County has been arrested for drunk driving. State...
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Feinstein ‘hopeful’ she can return to Senate next week, Schumer notes say
Chuck Schumer spoke to Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Monday and the ailing California Democrat is "hopeful" she'll return to Washington...
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Biden won’t move on debt ceiling terms even as he seeks to restart talks
The debt ceiling crisis has arrived on President Joe Biden’s doorstep — and left his administration with far less time...
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Cardin not running for reelection, opening blue-state Senate seat
Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin will not seek reelection in 2024, he announced on Monday, creating a wide-open race to succeed...
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The bipartisan battle over capping insulin costs outside Medicare
Susan Collins started the Senate's Diabetes Caucus back in 1997, and her Democratic colleague Jeanne Shaheen has co-led it for...
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House GOP leaves Washington with a debt win — but not quite a breakthrough
House Republicans left Washington on Friday for a week feeling elated about their massive debt bill they muscled through despite...
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How McCarthy mollified the right on his debt plan — for now
Soon after House conservatives extracted enough concessions from Kevin McCarthy to let him claim the speakership, they began plotting their...
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Biden: I’ll meet with McCarthy — but not on debt limit
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he is open to meeting again with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy — but would...
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