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Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, sharp Trump critic, will not run for president in 2024
Hogan worried a large GOP field would help the former president who won the 2016 nomination because a group of rivals split the anti-Trump vote. → Read More
Senate passes landmark legislation protecting same-sex marriage rights: recap
The legislation still needs final House approval, but Senate passage marks a key milestone in efforts to enshrine gay-marriage rights in law. → Read More
Senate advances same-sex marriage bill that also includes religious freedom protections
The Senate rejected a filibuster that would have kept the Respect for Marriage Act from advancing while also recognizing religious freedom concerns. → Read More
Mitch McConnell reelected Senate GOP leader: midterms live updates
Republicans neared control of the House, as their GOP Senate counterparts were set to pick a new leader between Rick Scott and Mitch McConnell. → Read More
Advocates praise Schumer-Manchin climate deal, despite a possible short-term bump in oil, gas leases
The deal Demoractic Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer brokered is heavy on tax credits and incentives to help build out the US clean energy sector. → Read More
In turnabout, Sen. Joe Manchin, Senate Leader Schumer reach deal on energy, drug prices, taxes
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has been hesitant to embrace certain aspects of President Biden's Build Back Better agenda, citing rising inflation and debt. → Read More
Red flag laws might be the one gun measure Democrats, Republicans agree on. Do they work?
After the Uvalde, Texas school shooting on Tuesday, lawmakers are weighing "red flag" laws that could help police remove guns from people at risk. → Read More
White House, Congress take steps to address infant formula shortage. Don't expect relief overnight
The House passed a bill to provide $28 million to beef up the FDA's inspection staff at a time when a lack of quality control added to the crisis. → Read More
Senate fails to make Roe v. Wade law of land amid expected Supreme Court opinion curbing abortion rights
Polls show most Americans support abortion rights, and Democrats hope the fight over abortion access drives them to victory in the midterm elections. → Read More
'Five-alarm fire': leaked abortion memo from Supreme Court has lawmakers, candidates reacting
The issue of abortion was already a hot-button issue in races across the country in advance of November's mid-term elections before the memo leaked. → Read More
Trump foe Liz Cheney's war chest comes almost entirely from outside Wyoming. Is that a bad sign?
In the 2018 cycle, 53% of Cheney's donations came from outside Wyoming. In 2020, the out-of-state share rose to 85%. In this cycle, it's nearly 97%. → Read More
Pell Grants at 50: Loss of buying power has Congress rethinking ways of paying for college
The maximum Pell Grant covered roughly 75% of the cost of a four-year public college when it was enacted in the 1970s. Today, it 's less than a third. → Read More
Senate Democrats fail to advance voting rights legislation and changes to filibuster
Republicans oppose the voting rights law, a Biden priority. In an evenly split, 50-50 Senate, Democrats don't have the votes to overcome a filibuster. → Read More
Congress avoids shutdown after House, Senate vote to extend government funding into February
The House and Senate on Thursday approved a bill to fund the government through Feb. 18, avoiding a shutdown for the second time in recent months. → Read More
What's in the House-passed Build Back Better bill? Paid leave, universal pre-K and more
The roughly $2 trillion package includes an assortment of progressive priorities, such as prekindergarten expansion and climate change initiatives. → Read More
House passes Biden’s Build Back Better bill, sending measure with free preschool, climate initiatives to the Senate
The roughly $2 trillion bill with climate initiatives, expansions in affordable housing and free preschool now heads to the Senate. → Read More
Biden's Build Back Better bill would add to national debt, congressional estimate says
The release of the CBO data is important to the House's vote on the measure, a massive package of Democratic social spending priorities. → Read More
House passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, the largest transportation package in U.S. history
After months of political wrangling, the House late Friday night passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to modernize highways, rebuild water lines and provide billions for electric vehicle charging stations → Read More
Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger announces he will not seek reelection
Kinzinger, who was sworn in in 2011, was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in January. → Read More
House votes to raise debt ceiling, sending bill to Biden and setting up another fight over borrowing limit
By extending the nation's borrowing limit for a few weeks, lawmakers set up another debt ceiling fight in early December. → Read More