Mike DeBonis
Washington Post
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House poised to adopt historic changes allowing remote voting during pandemic
Democrats says the changes are temporary and tailored to the crisis but necessary to ensure Congress fulfills its constitutional responsibility during the deadly outbreak. → Read More
Lawmaking in the time of coronavirus: The Senate returns to work, warily
The adaptations by what is perhaps Washington’s most hidebound institution were unmistakable, if uneven. → Read More
McConnell, Pelosi decline Trump administration offer of rapid coronavirus tests as states loosen lockdown orders
The Senate is set to return Monday despite growing death rates in the Washington region. → Read More
GOP’s growing ‘open it up’ caucus urges fewer virus restrictions amid warnings from fellow Republicans
More GOP lawmakers are arguing that the risk of spreading sickness — and of more deaths — is outweighed by the broader economic damage that widespread stay-at-home orders have caused. → Read More
House should conduct proxy voting during pandemic, key Democrat recommends
The proposal from Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) would upend 230 years of House tradition but respond to widespread calls for remote voting options for lawmakers. → Read More
Democrats eye tantalizing Senate prize in Georgia but face doubts about seizing it
Two Republican-held Senate seats are being contested this year, yet the races have not risen to the top of the Democratic target list. → Read More
Eyeing House majority, top Republican super PAC books $43 million in fall ads
The spending plan from the Congressional Leadership Fund targets about 30 Democratic incumbents. → Read More
Super PAC stakes out Democrats’ Senate strategy with $70 million ad plan
The Senate Majority PAC is making outsize investments in North Carolina and Iowa, where GOP incumbents look vulnerable. → Read More
Illinois Rep. Lipinski loses to insurgent Marie Newman in high-profile Democratic primary rematch
Lipinski’s unapologetic antiabortion views — and Newman’s outspoken support of abortion rights — have been the dominant topic in the Chicago-area district. → Read More
Senate GOP chairman abruptly shifts course on subpoena targeting Bidens
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said his committee was postponing plans to demand records and testimony out of “an abundance of caution.” → Read More
Incoming White House chief of staff Mark Meadows among lawmakers sidelined by coronavirus concerns
Congressional leaders are suddenly caught between the need to go about the people’s business and the risk of operating what could be a giant, marble-enclosed petri dish in the Capitol. → Read More
Trump derides Sessions as former attorney general faces GOP Senate runoff in Alabama
The effect of Trump’s endorsement was felt across the congressional map Tuesday, though it was not entirely a magic wand. → Read More
Cunningham wins Democratic Senate nomination in North Carolina
The centrist former state legislator was party leaders’ choice to take on GOP incumbent Thom Tillis. → Read More
In echo of presidential race, insurgents challenge the establishment in Super Tuesday congressional races
While Bernie Sanders might headline Super Tuesday’s results, the down-ballot races could say plenty about voters’ desire for more ideologically driven candidates. → Read More
House votes to ban flavored tobacco to curb youth vaping epidemic
Passage of the far-reaching bill comes months after Trump backed off a ban on most flavored e-cigarettes. The fate of the legislation is uncertain in the Senate. → Read More
Pelosi faces a challenge to House majority beyond her control: Bernie Sanders
Typically a hands-on manager, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is suddenly finding herself in the unusual role of bystander as her party’s voters choose a presidential nominee. → Read More
Senate Republicans strongly back Barr after his clash with Trump
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters after a private lunch with William P. Barr that the attorney general “enjoys overwhelming support” in the Senate Republican ranks. → Read More
Ted Cruz once called Trump ‘utterly amoral’ and a ‘sniveling coward.’ Then he worked to save his presidency.
The Texas senator played a unique role in Trump’s impeachment trial — as legal strategist, jury consultant, messaging guru, broadcast surrogate, and breakout podcasting star. → Read More
Republicans ready to look past Trump’s brash intervention in Roger Stone case
Members of the president’s party either expressed mild dismay or excused Trump entirely after he publicly criticized prosecutors’ sentencing recommendation for a former confidant. → Read More
Pelosi laces into Trump, defends tearing up his State of the Union speech
An indignant House speaker signaled Thursday she was in no mood to reconcile with President Trump and his congressional Republican allies. → Read More