Democrats begrudgingly accept McCarthy’s picks for Jan. 6 committee

House Democrats are begrudgingly accepting Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s picks to join the select panel investigating…

Dems flood primary to face Ron Johnson in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes announces that he will be running for U.S. Senate at the…

‘It’s a nightmare’: Covid Delta variant rocks a recovering Capitol complex

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s trip to Israel got postponed. Nearly half of House members are…

Inside Schumer’s infrastructure gamble

Shortly before Chuck Schumer cued up a vote on the teetering bipartisan infrastructure agreement reached by…

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Pelosi aide tests positive for Covid-19 after contact with Texas Democrats

Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at an event. | Denis Poroy/AP Photo By MAEVE SHEEHEY 07/20/2021 11:35…

Germany’s Greens cautious over linking floods to climate crisis

Germany Germany’s Greens cautious over linking floods to climate crisis Party leaders hope public will draw…

Senate negotiators race to finish infrastructure bill as failed vote looms

Chuck Schumer is scheduling a procedural vote for Wednesday to begin debate on a still-evolving bipartisan…

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