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Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
‘It appears our long national nightmare is finally coming to an end.’
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Senate inches closer to vote on government shutdown deal
After weeks of negotiations, the moderate Senate Democrats agreed to reopen the government without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies.
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Democrats embrace a shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump
For Democrats, the shutdown fight marks a line in the sand born from months of frustration with their inability to stop Trump’s norm-busting leadership.
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Democrats try again to revive the Voting Rights Act but face long odds
‘Democracy is the very house in which we live. It is the framework in which we get to fight for the things that we care about.’
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Donald Trump judicial nominee suggested ignoring court orders on deportations, whistleblower claims
The administration has argued it did not violate any orders.
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Senate Republicans hold hearing on Joe Biden’s mental fitness as Democrats boycott
‘We simply cannot ignore what transpired because President Biden is no longer in office.’
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Donald Trump says he’ll nominate Kash Patel as FBI director to remake the agency. Here’s what happens next
Christopher Wray was appointed director by Trump in 2017 and technically has three years left on his 10-year tenure.
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Donald Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him
‘This is going to be a red alert moment for American democracy.’
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For Emmett Till’s family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story
‘Through reckoning with America’s racist past, we have the opportunity to heal.’