Congress Archive
Archives for August 2020

Rep. Joe Kennedy’s challenge of Sen. Ed Markey is a face-off between two popular Massachusetts lawmakers.


7 Senate Republicans are in the fight of their political lives. Only one spoke at the RNC.


She’s the only vulnerable Republican senator who’s speaking in primetime at the event.

The term has long been tied to the containment of women’s power.


Two independent candidates could give Democrats a fighting chance in Alaska.


An incumbent is facing a tough reelection campaign, and Republicans are in tight races to replace outgoing representatives.


Nearly five decades after Chisholm’s bid, Kamala Harris is the first Black woman on a major-party presidential ticket.

The California senator and former prosecutor is Biden’s pick for vice president.

Voters in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Georgia, Vermont, and Connecticut are heading to the polls.


They don’t think Trump’s executive actions come close to covering what’s needed — and they have the leverage to push for more.


Awash in racism and conspiracy, Marjorie Taylor Greene embodies the logical ends of Trumpism.


In the fight for the GOP Senate nomination and the state’s First Congressional District, the president looms large.


Republicans have let expanded unemployment expire amid a dire economic situation. Here’s why.


Congress is still at an impasse as millions see a sharp drop in their unemployment benefits.