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Joseph I. Lieberman, Senator and Vice-Presidential Nominee, Dies at 82
He served four terms in the Senate from Connecticut and was chosen by Al Gore as...
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Congress Passes Spending Bill in Wee Hours to Fend Off Shutdown
After hours of delay, the Senate overwhelmingly voted for the $1.2 trillion bill to fund more...
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Schumer Urges New Leadership in Israel, Calling Netanyahu an Obstacle to Peace
The top Senate Democrat, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the United States, spoke from the...
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Opinion | If There’s One Thing Trump Is Right About, It’s Republicans
For the thousandth time, the G.O.P. refused an off-ramp that would free itself from him.
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Britt Tells Misleading Border Story in State of the Union Response
The Alabama senator used a story about sex trafficking to criticize the Biden administration’s border policies....
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Senate Republican Blocks Bill to Protect I.V.F. Treatment
Republicans, many of whom have said they support access to the treatment, have argued that it...
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McConnell to Step Down as Leader at the End of the Year
The long-serving Republican leader said he would step aside from the role at the end of...
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Opinion | Could Long Covid Be the Senate’s Bipartisan Cause?
After four long years, there’s reason to hope that the condition will get the attention that...
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How Congress Could Bypass Republican Opposition to Funding Ukraine
Lawmakers in the House may resort to an arcane procedural move to force action on a...
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Prevailing on Ukraine Funding, McConnell Took Political Hits
The minority leader’s handling of the border and foreign aid legislation drew scorching criticism from far-right...
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Here Are the Republicans Who Broke With Their Party to Back Ukraine Aid
Party leaders, national security institutionalists and centrists made up the core of the 22 Republicans who...
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Opinion | Trump Came for Their Party but Took Over Their Souls
The defeat of the immigration-Ukraine-Israel package marks the end of the party of Eisenhower, Reagan and...
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Biden Tells Republicans to ‘Show Some Spine’ Against Trump on Border Deal
President Biden accused the House GOP of thwarting legislation tightening immigration rules and providing aid to...
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On the Border, Republicans Set a Trap, Then Fell Into It
The G.O.P. abandoned a bipartisan border security bill that also aided Ukraine after Democrats called their...
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History of Failure on Border Policy Hangs Over Current Push in Congress
Republicans have scuttled efforts to rewrite immigration laws repeatedly over the past two decades, despite powerful...
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Trump Strengthens Grip on Congress as He Presses Toward GOP Nomination
The former president’s opposition has all but killed the prospects for a bipartisan border deal, reflecting...
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McConnell Casts Doubt on Border Deal, Saying Trump Opposition May Sink It
The minority leader privately told Republicans that the former president had put his party “in a...
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Republicans Block Aid to Ukraine, Jeopardizing Its Fight Against Russia
The vote spotlighted waning support in Congress for backing Ukraine in the war, and left the...
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Ukraine Aid Falters in Senate as Republicans Insist on Border Restrictions
Legislation to send military aid to Ukraine and Israel was on the brink of collapse, after...
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Tuberville Drops Blockade of Most Military Promotions
Under pressure from senators in both parties, the Alabama Republican allowed more than 400 promotions to...