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Judge rejects GOP effort to throw out 127,000 Houston votes
A federal judge on Monday rejected another last-ditch Republican effort to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Houston because the ballots were cast at drive-thru...
Parties’ late spending on Senate races shows GOP’s jeopardy
Republicans and Democrats are unleashing millions in eleventh-hour spending to contest Senate seats in states that read like a list of reliable GOP strongholds:...
GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett as Democrats boycott
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans powered past a Democratic boycott Thursday to advance Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate, keeping President Donald Trump's...
Donald Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask
Trump’s message alarmed infectious disease experts and suggested the president’s own illness had not caused him to rethink his often-cavalier attitude toward the disease.
Donald Trump, Congress square off over virus aid as crisis worsens
Trump convened GOP leaders at the White House as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell prepared to roll out his $1 trillion package in a matter of days.
GOP lawmakers urge action after Russia-Afghanistan briefing
Members of Congress in both parties called for additional information and consequences for Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin.
Senate GOP seeks policing changes, Democrats push for more
Two proposals are on a collision course as Congress seeks to show voters it hears the demonstrators marching in the streets.
Donald Trump urges Senate Republicans to ‘be tough’ on Democrats
Behind closed doors, Trump was unscripted and freewheeling with the 53 GOP senators.
Sen. Richard Burr steps aside as Senate intelligence chair amid FBI...
His decision to leave the chairman position surprised fellow committee members.
Congress in standoff on virus aid, but first checks coming
Despite the urgency to act, it's a sudden breakdown over what all sides agree is the need for federal help.
