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Congress

Your guide to what's happening on Capitol Hil

The Republican vs. Republican feud behind the government shutdown fight, explained

By Li Zhou September 21

What the Senate loses with Mitt Romney’s retirement

By Li Zhou September 14

Republicans’ unfounded impeachment inquiry of Biden, explained

By Li Zhou September 13

Republicans might shut down the government... again

By Li Zhou September 11

What we know about Mitch McConnell’s health and his future in the Senate

By Nicole Narea and Keren Landman September 6

An act of Congress could grant legal status to thousands of Afghan allies. What’s the holdup?

By Jen Kirby August 15

Democrats’ intractable Dianne Feinstein problem

By Li Zhou August 9

It’s time to close the gene synthesis loophole that could lead to a human-made pandemic

By Kelsey Piper July 27

Could a third-party candidate actually derail Biden?

By Nicole Narea July 18

How Republicans turned a must-pass defense bill into an “extremist manifesto”

By Li Zhou July 14

The GOP’s anti-FBI turn, explained

By Nicole Narea July 13

The woman who would be the Cherokee voice in Congress

By Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th June 26

Why Republicans are censuring Adam Schiff

By Li Zhou June 22

The US government is buying your data to spy on you

By Sara Morrison June 16

The Republican attempt to censure Adam Schiff was a flop

By Li Zhou June 15

We asked 11 Senate Republicans about Trump’s indictment. It was all over the place.

By Li Zhou June 14

The dysfunction among House Republicans is getting worse

By Ellen Ioanes June 11

Tim Scott’s unwavering optimism about racism in America

By Nicole Narea June 6

The House manages to get it together on the debt ceiling

By Li Zhou May 31

The Republican revolt over the debt limit deal, explained

By Li Zhou May 30

Why don’t more voters care about the debt ceiling?

By Christian Paz May 28

Is the US really about to be unable to pay its bills?

By Li Zhou and Emily Stewart May 26

Ron DeSantis’s very online and very disastrous 2024 campaign announcement

By Ben Jacobs May 24

Why progressives want Joe Biden to consider going it alone on the debt ceiling

By Li Zhou May 22

Who is Tim Scott, the newest 2024 Republican presidential candidate?

By Ben Jacobs May 22

What a debt default could mean for America’s superpower status

By Jen Kirby May 19

Democrats’ plan to boot George Santos from Congress just failed

By Ben Jacobs May 17

How Democrats pulled off a big upset in Florida

By Li Zhou May 17

The GOP knife fight in the race for Kentucky’s governorship

By Ben Jacobs May 17

The overlooked Republican faction that could decide debt ceiling negotiations

By Ben Jacobs May 16

Democrats have a huge opportunity to win back rural voters

By Christian Paz May 12

Trump’s debt ceiling “plan” could collapse the global economy

By Nicole Narea May 11

Is the debt ceiling constitutional?

By Ian Millhiser May 11

What we know about the charges against George Santos

By Ben Jacobs May 10

What everyone wants going into Tuesday’s big debt ceiling showdown

By Li Zhou May 9

A very competitive Democratic primary for Senate is getting started in Maryland

By Nicole Narea May 2

What comes next in the debt ceiling showdown

By Li Zhou May 1

The lessons of the 2011 debt ceiling crisis, explained by the negotiators who were there

By Li Zhou April 27

Why the debt ceiling problem never goes away

By Li Zhou April 26

Joe Biden has been pretty productive. That doesn’t mean he’s popular.

By Li Zhou April 25

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