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To Build Momentum, Scott Tackles Race and Racism in Chicago
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina gave his speech as his struggling presidential campaign said it would move most of its staff to Iowa.
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Biden’s Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Israel Is Grilled by Senators
As President Biden visited Israel on Wednesday to pledge U.S. support in its fight against Hamas, his nominee to fill the conspicuously empty American ambassador’s post to the country faced Republican opposition at home. The nomination of Jacob J ...
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I Wish ____ Would Run
We asked readers which other candidates they would like to see in the presidential race.
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Schumer Leads Bipartisan Trip to China Amid Tensions
Among the issues the Senate majority leader said he hoped to address with top Chinese officials were economic reciprocity and fentanyl.
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Senate Delegation to Travel to China During Congressional Recess
The trip comes at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington, as the Biden administration restricts investments in key Chinese sectors while trying to improve relations.
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Trailblazer, Role Model, Mentor: Feinstein’s Impact on Women in Office
When Dianne Feinstein was elected in 1992, only two women were in the U.S. Senate. There were 25 on the day she died.
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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 again.
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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 into the national conversation.
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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 in Bedminster, N.J., to hear the former president rail against his latest criminal indictment. Mr. Tuberville’s absence ...
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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 the chamber will function without her.