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Senate appears set to approving $95 billion in foreign aid
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The Senate is expected advance a foreign aid package including money for Ukraine and Israel.
The mostly red state of Texas has only 1 competitive congressional district this year
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Democrats hope to regain control of a South Texas district but Republicans say the area is no longer blue. Both Democrats and Republicans have targeted that part of Texas.
House set to vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
Saturday, April 20, 2024
The U.S. House is poised to vote on a series of bills that would give additional aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The funding for Ukraine is causing divisions among House Republicans.
Congress is back with an impeachment trial and threats to Speaker Johnson's job
Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Congress is back after a two week recess with an impeachment trial and threats to Speaker Mike Johnson's job.
Congress returns to work after a 2-week break with many items on the schedule
Monday, April 08, 2024
Lawmakers set to tackle a Senate impeachment trial of the Homeland Security Secretary, and ongoing debate over aid to Israel, Ukraine and other allies.
In the red state of Texas, Republican infighting is entering a new chapter
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Spats among Texas Republican lawmakers and leaders are routine. But now the disputes mirror the national struggle within the GOP.
Monday Morning Politics: Schumer, Netanyahu and Biden
Monday, March 18, 2024
Claudia Grisales, NPR Congressional correspondent, talks about the latest national politics news, including the reverberations of Sen. Schumer's remarks about Netanyahu.
Arizona's Kyrsten Sinema retires from Senate
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
A key player in the Senate's bipartisan negotiations is leaving. In a video, Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat turned independent senator from Arizona, said she'll retire from the Senate.
Hunter Biden appears for impeachment testimony after a long battle with GOP
Thursday, February 29, 2024
On Capitol Hill Wednesday, Hunter Biden, the son of President Biden, sat for more than six hours of closed-door testimony in the impeachment inquiry into his father.
Democrats are leaning into the border fight ahead of Biden's visit to their state
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Texas Democrats hope Biden's visit on Thursday will mean a turning point for their party's border message — which has become one of the most pressing political fights across the country.
GOP senators visit Eagle Pass, Texas, after voting against bipartisan border bill
Friday, February 16, 2024
Republican Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott travel to the U.S. border with Mexico following the failure of a bipartisan border security agreement.
An exclusive look at how Latino Democrats in Washington plan to target key races
Thursday, February 15, 2024
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus launches a "war room" to target Republicans in at least a dozen key races in the 2024 election.
Republicans and Democrats are moving in opposite directions on immigration
Wednesday, February 07, 2024
Capitol Hill is rife with divisions over how to address the crisis at the border. A security deal regarding the border is on the verge of imploding on Capitol Hill.
Bipartisan agreement in the Senate would significantly change U.S. immigration policy
Monday, February 05, 2024
A $118 billion border and national security agreement started as a feat of bipartisanship, but election year politics are already threatening the bill.
Congress makes moves to avoid impending shutdown
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Congress is on track to pass a short-term spending bill ahead of a Friday deadline.
Republicans launch effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
House Republicans have begun the process of impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. It's meant to appease GOP voters mad about the border but comes as Republicans fight internally.
The Capitol after Jan. 6
Saturday, January 06, 2024
The Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has left a lasting impact on everything from relationships between members of Congress to the political focus of lawmakers.
Tuberville drops most military holds
Tuesday, December 05, 2023
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., says he will drop his months-long hold on military promotions, which he did in objection to a Pentagon policy that covers travel for personnel seeking abortion care.
Tensions among the Republicans in the House seem to be at a boiling point
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
There's been plenty of drama — some physical — as the Republican-led House of Representatives approved a plan to avert a government shutdown this week.
GOP rifts boil over in exchange between Reps. McCarthy and Burchett
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Tensions among House Republicans boiled over in a physical altercation between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the members who voted to oust McCarthy from the job.