Lexie Schapitl
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House foreign aid bills advance with Democrats' help; Johnson may still be in peril
With Democratic support, the legislation overcomes a major procedural hurdle and is expected to head to a weekend vote by the full House.
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Speaker Johnson is moving forward with foreign aid bills despite threat to oust him
Divisions within the House Republican conference could threaten both the future of the package and Mike Johnson's speakership.
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New ad campaign from Democrats targets vulnerable Republicans over IVF
The DCCC is placing billboards in eight swing districts where Republicans supported the Life At Conception Act, NPR has exclusively learned.
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House will send impeachment articles against Mayorkas to Senate on April 10
The House passed the two articles along party lines in February, but proceedings stalled amid government funding negotiations.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
It's the second time in less than a year that House Republicans have pushed to remove their elected leader.
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How Republicans are talking about IVF
Alabama passed a bill to protect IVF providers from legal liability. But it doesn't address the larger questions posed by the ruling that said frozen embryos qualify as children under the law.
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Key moments from Biden's 2024 State of the Union address you may have missed
In his State of the Union address Thursday, President Biden highlighted key achievements of his first term and made the case that voters should give him a second. Here are six highlights.
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Mitch McConnell endorses former President Trump as GOP presidential nominee
The Senate Republican leader has consistently clashed with Trump, most forcefully after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
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Independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema will not seek reelection
The Arizona seat will likely be key in determining control of the Senate.
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Mitch McConnell will step down as Senate minority leader in November
McConnell announced his plans on the Senate floor Wednesday where he talked about waiting for a day when he would have total clarity about the end of his work. "That day arrived today."