Biden Team, Pushing Quick Stimulus Deal, Prepares for Renewed Recession
WASHINGTON â Advisers to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. are planning for the increasing likelihood that the United States economy is headed for a âdouble-dipâ...
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Republicans in Congress Stay Largely in Line Behind Trump
Nearly two weeks after President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. was declared the winner of the election, leading congressional Republicans remain unwilling to recognize his victory,...
Trumpâs Confederate Base Veto Threat Imperils Defense Bill
WASHINGTON â When the top lawmakers who oversee the Defense Department met privately this week to discuss a year-end effort to pass the annual military...
Kevin McCarthy, the House Minority Leader, Doesnât Think Trump Is Going Away
WASHINGTON â For all the drama around the presidential race, the biggest surprise of the 2020 election may have been in the House, as Republicans...
Adam Schiff, Trumpâs Chief Antagonist, Ponders Life After Trump
As House Democratsâ top presidential investigator, Representative Adam B. Schiff saw his national profile skyrocket in opposition to President Trump, a man he charged with...
Representative Cedric Richmond Set to Be a Senior Biden Adviser
During the past 10 years, Representative Cedric L. Richmond of Louisiana has represented most of New Orleans in Congress, led the Congressional Black Caucus and...
As Pelosiâs Majority Thins, House Democrats Are in a Tight Spot
As Democratsâ election losses continue to pile up, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing to lead what may be the slimmest House majority in nearly two...
Economic Demands Test Biden Even Before Inauguration
President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.âs first economic test is coming months before Inauguration Day, as a slowing recovery and accelerating coronavirus infections give new urgency...
Black Lives Matter Meets QAnon as Newest Members of Congress Arrive
WASHINGTON â Representatives-elect Cori Bush, a progressive Democrat wearing a Breonna Taylor face mask, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, a QAnon-backing Republican whose entourage sported âMake...
Alaskan Don Young Prevails Over Serious Challenge, Easily Winning a 25th Term
Representative Don Young, Republican of Alaska and the longest-serving member of the House, held off an unexpectedly serious challenge from Alyse Galvin, an independent, on...