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Congress Archive

Archives for September 2020

Politics
Congress managed to agree on at least one thing: Avoiding a government shutdownCongress managed to agree on at least one thing: Avoiding a government shutdown
Politics

The Senate just passed a bill to fund the government through mid-December.

By Li Zhou
Politics
The case for Senate Democrats to boycott Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, briefly explainedThe case for Senate Democrats to boycott Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation hearing, briefly explained
Politics

“The takeaway is that this is an illegitimate process.”

By Li Zhou
Whose vote counts?
The stakes of the Senate, explainedThe stakes of the Senate, explained
Whose vote counts?

The contest to shift the balance of power in the US Senate is fierce. Here’s what you need to know about the most important races.

By Nisha Chittal
Politics
Senate Republicans were always going to do whatever they wanted with the Supreme Court vacancySenate Republicans were always going to do whatever they wanted with the Supreme Court vacancy
Politics

Their actions are deeply hypocritical — but unsurprising.

By Li Zhou
The stakes of the Senate, explained
The Vox Senate interview: John Hickenlooper believes he can help revive bipartisanship in the SenateThe Vox Senate interview: John Hickenlooper believes he can help revive bipartisanship in the Senate
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Hickenlooper wants to work with Republicans, but he won’t rule out filibuster reform. “If push comes to shove, I have to look at everything. There’s no question.”

By Ella Nilsen
Republicans are losing the Colorado Senate race. Trump is a big reason why.
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Sen. Cory Gardner wanted to be “a new kind of Republican” in a state turning blue. Along came Trump.

By Ella Nilsen
How Mitch McConnell is changing the Democratic Party
Politics

What Senate Democrats are learning from Mitch McConnell.

By Ezra Klein
Can Democrats pull off another Senate win in Arizona?
The stakes of the Senate, explained

The same voters who helped Kyrsten Sinema win could boost Mark Kelly, too.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Mitch McConnell has the votes to move forward with a Supreme Court nomineeMitch McConnell has the votes to move forward with a Supreme Court nominee
Politics

Sen. Mitt Romney signaled Tuesday that he’d take a vote on President Trump’s pick.

By Li Zhou
The stakes of the Senate, explained
The Vox Senate interview: Sara Gideon is Susan Collins’s most serious challenger in decadesThe Vox Senate interview: Sara Gideon is Susan Collins’s most serious challenger in decades
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Gideon could oust the Senate’s last moderate Republican from New England.

By Ella Nilsen
The future of the Senate may come down to Susan Collins
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Collins’s uncomfortable relationship with a Trump-led GOP, explained.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Minority rule in AmericaMinority rule in America
Politics

Our various undemocratic institutions are reenforcing each other in a deadly spiral.

By Matthew Yglesias
The price — and big potential payoff — of turning Texas blue
Politics

Democrats are starting to take Texas seriously as a battleground state.

By Nicole Narea and Dylan Scott
Why the Senate’s most endangered Democrat thinks he can win, again
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Doug Jones wants Democrats to rethink their approach to campaigning in the South.

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou
Politics
McConnell says he’ll make sure Trump’s replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets a voteMcConnell says he’ll make sure Trump’s replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg gets a vote
Politics

The Senate majority leader didn’t specify the timing of the vote — but confirmed that he supports it.

By Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen