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News Articles: congress

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Senate Republicans have unveiled a budget blueprint they hope to pass as they look to enact key elements of President Trump's domestic policy agenda.

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Senate Republicans move forward with their budget plan to promote Trump's agenda

If passed, the package could become a hallmark of President Trump's second term. But a number of obstacles remain ahead.

April 02, 2025
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks to the press at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. Booker spoke for more than 25 hours against President Trump's "unconstitutional" actions.

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  • Politics

Sen. Cory Booker on his marathon, 25-hour speech on the Senate floor

Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, told NPR's Juana Summers he stopped eating and drinking before his record-breaking speech.

April 02, 2025
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Tyler Bartlam,
  • and 1 more
From left, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla. and Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colo., have been leading a push in the House to allow proxy voting for up to 12 weeks for House members who have recently given birth or whose spouse has.

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2 mothers bring the House to a halt over push to allow proxy voting for new parents

GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome it.

April 01, 2025
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh and
  • Barbara Sprunt
Sen. Cory Booker speaks on the Senate floor on Tuesday morning. He took the podium at 7 p.m. Monday night and promised to stay there as long as physically possible.

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  • Politics

Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor has lasted 19 hours and counting

The New Jersey Democrat has been criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, the economy and more since 7 p.m. Monday. Here's what to know about his marathon speech.

April 01, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., seen here at the U.S. Capitol on December 20, 2024, is working on a measure that would allow new parents to vote by proxy.

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  • Politics

GOP leaders accused of making threats to block bill to let new moms vote remotely

Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.

March 27, 2025
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh,
  • Claudia Grisales,
  • and 1 more
The 118th body of Congress was elected in 2022 and served from 2023 until 2025.

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  • Politics

'Mad House' exposes Congressional dysfunction, from petty feuds to physical threats

The MAGA-controlled 118th House passed only 27 bills that became law — the lowest number since the Great Depression. Journalists Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater examine the chaos in a new book.

March 26, 2025
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By:
  • Dave Davies
CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Tulsi Gabbard

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  • Politics

Intelligence leaders: We didn't share classified information in Signal chat group

The CIA Director and the Director of National Intelligence testified that they did not share classified information in a messaging group chat that discussed the U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen.

March 25, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman,
  • Greg Myre,
  • and 2 more
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Washington.

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  • Politics

The spending bill fight split Democrats. 2 strategists offer takes on party's future

Democrats have few options to fight Trump in Congress, and it seems challenging to wield the little leverage they do have. We asked two Democratic strategists where the party goes from here.

March 18, 2025
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Obed Manuel
Since Representative Austin Scott was not at his Warner Robins district office, the nearly people who gathered there Monday to ask him questions about his support for President Trump’s agenda put their questions to an empty chair draped with a blue blazer.

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  • Politics

People from Austin Scott's district wanted a town hall with the congressman. They had it without him

Congress is in recess, but U.S. Rep Austin Scott was not at his home office. So people from around Scott’s 8th Congressional District put their questions about Scott's support for President Trump's agenda to an empty chair with a blue blazer instead.

March 17, 2025
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A six-month spending bill advanced in the Senate after Democrats split on the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Shumer, D-NY, announced Thursday that he would back the bill, creating an opportunity for others to follow and vote to avoid a shutdown, despite their own misgivings about the bill.

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  • Politics

Senate passes spending bill to avoid a government shutdown

The Senate voted 54 to 46 to approve a spending bill to fund the government through the end of September.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Lexie Schapitl,
  • Barbara Sprunt,
  • and 2 more
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference following a policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Schumer answered a range of questions during the press conference. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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  • Politics

Senate Democrats signal plans to advance GOP bill to avoid a government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, said he plans to vote for a Republican bill to fund the government through September, paving the way for other Democrats to join him.

March 13, 2025
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh,
  • Claudia Grisales,
  • and 1 more
Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock pictured at the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection on February 26, 2025, to highlight the importance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Credit: Senator Raphael Warnock

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: Assistance for farmers, food access for service members, federal prisons

For the week ending March 7, the senators worked on efforts including providing service members with healthy food on military bases, and pushing the Trump administration on federal prison security and economic assistance for Georgia farmers.

March 12, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
President Trump walks to the Residence after arriving to the White House on Feb. 22. The administration is facing legal challenges over its effort to freeze payments for federal grants and other programs.

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  • Politics

A second federal judge has ruled to block the Trump administration's spending freeze

U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. said the attempt to pause trillions in federal spending "fundamentally undermines the distinct constitutional roles of each branch of our government." 

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on immigration and border priorities, on Feb. 6, 2025, in Washington.

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  • Politics

Spanish-language rebuttal to Trump's joint address focuses on immigration

New York Rep. Adriano Espaillat delivered the Democrats' Spanish-language rebuttal to President Trump's joint address, focusing on the president's immigration policy.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4.

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  • Politics

Read President Trump's 2025 address to a joint session of Congress

Read President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress delivered on March 4.

March 05, 2025
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