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Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Considered Dead on Arrival, Gains New Life
WASHINGTON — It began for Democrats as a messaging vote, an election-year political maneuver to show voters that they were…
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In the Senate, Chasing an Ever-Elusive Gun Law Deal
WASHINGTON — The decision of the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer of New York, to try for a negotiated compromise…
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Three Questions About Today’s Consequential Primaries
PHILADELPHIA — Tonight’s big races in Pennsylvania and North Carolina are sending tremors across the Republican Party, as its MAGA…
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Republican ‘Chaos’ in Pennsylvania Threatens to Upend the Midterms
To a degree surpassing any other contest in the 2022 midterms so far, Donald Trump has poured his personal prestige…
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U.S. Senator From Maryland Suffers ‘Minor Stroke’
Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced late Sunday night that he was recovering from “a minor stroke,” the second…
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Orrin Hatch, Longtime Senator Who Championed Right-Wing Causes, Dies at 88
Senator Orrin G. Hatch, the Utah Republican who crusaded for right-wing causes and outlasted six presidents in a seven-term Senate…
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Ex-Wife of Eric Greitens, Senate Candidate in Missouri, Accuses Him of Abuse
The former wife of Eric Greitens, a leading Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Missouri, has accused him of…
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In Symbolic Vote, Senate Rejects Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted on Wednesday to roll back President Biden’s vaccine mandate for health care workers at federally…
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As a bipartisan push for sanctions against Russia stalls in Congress, Republicans present their own bill.
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan effort in to authorize a bruising set of sanctions against Moscow sputtered on Capitol Hill on…
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Unable to Agree on Russia Sanctions Bill, Senate Settles for a Statement
WASHINGTON — For weeks, as President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signaled he was moving closer to invading Ukraine, members…
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