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Senate Democrats introduce $3.5 trillion plan to expand Medicare

By Erik Wasson, Steven T. Dennis, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 13: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news briefing after a Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol July 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats gathered for the weekly policy luncheon to discuss the Democratic agenda. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senate marijuana bill would allow cannabis firms to hold bank accounts and list on stock exchanges

By Tiffany Kary, Steven T. Dennis, and others

UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 18: A truck with a sign paid for by Really American PAC to encourage Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to resign, is seen on P Street NE, in the NoMa neighborhood as a winter storm moved though the Washington, D.C., area on Thursday, February 18, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Ted Cruz returns to Texas after fleeing to Cancun amid crippling winter storm

By Billy House, Steven T. Dennis, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 12: President Donald J. Trump returns home after disembarking Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House on Tuesday, Jan 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

What you should know about Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial

By Mike Dorning, Steven T. Dennis, and others

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – JANUARY 20: Outgoing US President Donald Trump waves to supporters lined along on the route to his Mar-a-Lago estate on January 20, 2021 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump, the first president in more than 150 years to refuse to attend his successor’s inauguration, is expected to spend the final minutes of his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Conviction of Trump unlikely after most Republicans vote against holding impeachment trial

By Laura Litvan, Steven T. Dennis, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 21: Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett meets with U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) on October 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump nominated Barrett to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her death.

Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court

By Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 24: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (C) leaves the offices of Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) as negotiations continue into the night on a $2 trillion economic stimulus in response to the coronavirus pandemic at the U.S. Capitol March 24, 2020 in Washington, DC. After days of tense negotiations -- and Democrats twice blocking the nearly $2 trillion package -- the Senate and Treasury Department appear to have reached important compromises on legislation to shore up the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump and Senate agree on $2 trillion rescue deal that includes cash handouts and stock buyback ban

By Josh Wingrove, Laura Litvan, and others

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, left, speaks to members of the media in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, March 22, 2020. Senate Democrats blocked McConnell's attempt to advance a coronavirus economic rescue package Sunday after leaders in both chambers disagreed on how to spend nearly $2 trillion. Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images

‘We’re fiddling here:’ Coronavirus bailout bill paralyzed as Senate spars over big corporate aid

By Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg

White House Coronavirus Task Force Holds Daily Briefing

Trump signs coronavirus relief package into law, providing paid sick leave, free testing

By Steven T. Dennis, Laura Litvan, and others

NRA Celebrates Firearms at Annual Meeting In Atlanta

Congress Stalled as GOP Waits for Trump’s Move on Gun Control

By Laura Litvan, Steven T. Dennis, and others

Rep. John Ratcliffe

Trump Picked John Ratcliffe for DNI—But Getting Him in Won’t Be Easy

By Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg

Poor PeopleÄôs Moral Action Congress

Why Joe Biden’s Decades in the Senate Could Hurt His 2020 Presidential Bid

By Jennifer Epstein, Steven T. Dennis, and others

Joe Biden

‘Times Have Changed.’ Biden Reverses Course on Federal Money for Abortions

By Sahil Kapur, Steven T. Dennis, and others

Lawmakers Receive Classified Briefing On Iran From Sec. Of State Pompeo And And Acting Defense Sec. Shanahan

Why Trump Ally Lindsey Graham Is Also the Democrats’ Go-To Guy

By Steven T. Dennis and Bloomberg

LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 16: An mold filled room si

House Passes $19 Billion Disaster Relief Bill

By Erik Wasson, Steven T. Dennis, and others