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Gillibrand Presses Biden to Amend the Constitution to Enshrine Sex Equality

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is leading the charge for Democrats to persuade President Biden to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment, which would...

Democrats Ask That Trump Cabinet Picks Produce Communications With Epshteyn

The two top Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee said prospective nominees should be prepared to testify about any discussions with Boris Epshteyn about...

Patel’s Warm Senate Welcome Reflects the G.O.P.’s Turn Against the F.B.I.

Senate Republicans have largely embraced President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to run the bureau, demonstrating that his anti-F.B.I. stance is now party orthodoxy.

F.B.I. Didn’t Instruct Informants to Encourage Violence at Capitol, Report Says

The review acknowledged that several informants were in Washington on Jan. 6, but said that only a handful were collecting information for the F.B.I....

Defying Veto Threat, House Approves Measure Adding 66 New U.S. Judges

President Biden and House Democrats objected to the bipartisan measure that would immediately give President-elect Donald J. Trump about two dozen new judicial seats...

This Ohio-Hating Michigan Democrat Has Thoughts on Why Her Party Lost

Kristen McDonald Rivet won a tough House race in a heavily white, working-class area even as many Democrats in such places lost. In an...

White House Threatens Biden Veto of Bipartisan Bill to Add New Judges

The legislation would create more than 60 new federal court seats over the next decade, giving the Trump White House a first shot at...

Debate Over Hegseth’s Fitness Highlights a Gender Divide in the Senate

As many of the Senate’s Republican men dismiss allegations against President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, only a small group of...

Nobel Laureates Urge Senate to Turn Down Kennedy’s Nomination

Elevating Mr. Kennedy to secretary of H.H.S. “would put the public’s health in jeopardy,” more than 75 laureates wrote.

Lara Trump to Step Down as R.N.C. Co-Chair Amid Florida Senate Speculation

The daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald J. Trump, Ms. Trump gave no indication of her next move. Senator Marco Rubio’s seat would become open if...

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