11.9 C
Austin
Friday, January 24, 2025

CATEGORY

Congress

For Senator Duckworth, Preserving I.V.F. Access Is Personal

The Democratic senator has long pressed to safeguard the fertility treatment she used to conceive her children, which has now been thrust into the...

Pelosi Blamed New York for House Losses. Hochul Wants Another Chance.

The New York governor has rebuilt the state Democratic Party to help flip key swing seats in November. But can she stanch her own...

In 2024 Senate Races, Democrats Hope for Record in Electing Black Women

With Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket and Senate seats open, Democrats could for the first time send two Black...

Abortion vs. Border Security: New Mexico House Race Tests Dueling Messages

Representative Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat in a border district, is under attack by his Republican opponent on immigration policy. Can a pro-abortion access message...

U.S. Moves to Block a Popular Tariff-Free Path for Chinese Goods

The Biden administration said it would clamp down on billions of dollars in small-dollar imports that ship directly to consumers.

Johnson Spending Plan Is Stalled by Republican Strife Once Again

The House speaker faces a choice of cutting a deal with Democrats or bowing to conservatives and Donald Trump and shutting down the government...

In Fight for Congress, Democrats Run as ‘Team Normal,’ Casting G.O.P. as ‘Weird’

In competitive districts, Democratic congressional candidates have pivoted from portraying Republicans as dangerous and extreme to ridiculing them as too odd to support.

Why House Republicans Are Targeting China Weeks Before the Election

The G.O.P. pushed through an array of legislation to get tough on China, seeking to persuade voters that they are the party that will...

James Sasser, Senator and Clinton’s Envoy to China, Dies at 87

He became ambassador after three terms as a senator from Tennessee. In 1999, he was made a virtual prisoner in the embassy in Beijing...

Johnson Scraps Vote on Spending Extension Amid Bipartisan Resistance

The scuttling of the six-month stopgap measure, which includes a requirement to show proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote, sets back Republicans’...

Latest news