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California House Race Between Steel and Tran Is Closest in the Nation

The closest House race in the nation is in Southern California, where Representative Michelle Steel is trailing her challenger, Derek Tran, by a tiny...

House Republicans Target McBride With Capitol Bathroom Bill

G.O.P. lawmakers whose leaders have pressed to roll back transgender rights around the country moved to bar Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of...

What Are ‘Recess Appointments’ and How Might Trump Try and Leverage Them?

The Constitution allows the president to circumvent the Senate and put appointees in place while the chamber is in recess, a loophole created back...

What Are ‘Recess Appointments’ and How Might Trump Try and Leverage Them?

The Constitution allows the president to circumvent the Senate and install appointees while the chamber is in recess, an arcane loophole created back when...

Gaetz May Not Be Confirmed, Trump Admits. He’s Pushing Him and Others Anyway.

The president-elect is taking a flood-the-zone approach to his cabinet nominations, betting that the Senate won’t dare to turn them all down.

Gaetz Report Drama Brings a House Republican Feud Full Circle

A vendetta over the congressional ethics investigation into Matt Gaetz helped sink the last speaker. The new speaker has moved to quash it.

Matt Gaetz, Master of Insults, Now Needs Support From Senators He Bashed

The right-wing mudslinger built his brand on mercilessly trolling his adversaries, including some Republican senators, on TV and social media. Now he needs their...

When Will Democrats Learn to Say No?

Why supermajority thinking is urgently needed on the left.

Donald Trump propone a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. como secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos

Es incierto si el Senado ratificará a Kennedy, un escéptico de las vacunas y quien tiene opiniones poco ortodoxas sobre la medicina.

Republicans Are Leaving Office for Trump Posts. How Will the Vacancies Be Filled?

The president-elect has selected several allies in Congress, along with a current governor, to join his administration.

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