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Biden’s Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Israel Is Grilled by Senators

As President Biden visited Israel on Wednesday to pledge U.S. support in its fight against Hamas, his nominee to fill…

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I Wish ____ Would Run

We asked readers which other candidates they would like to see in the presidential race.

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Schumer Leads Bipartisan Trip to China Amid Tensions

Among the issues the Senate majority leader said he hoped to address with top Chinese officials were economic reciprocity and…

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Senate Delegation to Travel to China During Congressional Recess

The trip comes at a time of heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington, as the Biden administration restricts investments in…

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Trailblazer, Role Model, Mentor: Feinstein’s Impact on Women in Office

When Dianne Feinstein was elected in 1992, only two women were in the U.S. Senate. There were 25 on the…

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A Brief History of Consequential Deaths in Congress

Lawmakers’ deaths have sometimes helped to flip partisan control. With an aging, narrowly divided Senate, it could be a possibility…

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Reluctant to Retire, Leaders Raise a Tough Question: How Old Is Too Old?

Two troubling moments involving Senators Dianne Feinstein and Mitch McConnell thrust questions about aging in office out of Congress and…

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Senators Have Perfected the Art of Obstruction

Instead of showing up for work last Tuesday, Senator Tommy Tuberville, Republican of Alabama, went to Donald Trump’s golf club…

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G.O.P. Blocks Feinstein Swap, Leaving Democrats in a Conundrum

Senate Republicans objected to Democrats’ request to temporarily replace the ailing Californian on the Judiciary Committee, intensifying questions about how…

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Cloistered at Walter Reed, Fetterman Runs His Senate Operation From Afar 

A dozen miles from the Capitol, the first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania is keeping up with his work while being treated…

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