Congress
Your guide to what’s happening on Capitol Hill.
Americans prioritize economic relief over reining in the debt.
Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a former Army Ranger, wants to help the Pentagon better understand issues of diversity.
An extended pause on political ads had complicated the Senate runoffs.
Why a bipartisan group of senators split their stimulus proposal into two bills.
Black theological experts are troubled by Republican attacks against Rev. Warnock.
“If they go back to Obama-era immigration policies, they will have failed.”
Most Americans prioritize another stimulus check — not liability protections — in a new bill.
The bipartisan Senate stimulus plan and the White House’s plan handle unemployment insurance very differently.
12 million people could lose their unemployment insurance if Congress doesn’t take more action on stimulus.
Democrats need to turn out a diverse base of voters to have a shot at winning.
Democratic leaders are backing a $908 billion bipartisan Covid-19 relief framework. It’s a big step toward a final deal.
The Georgia races will decide which party controls the Senate.
Millions of Americans face eviction in a “completely predictable and entirely preventable” crisis as the CDC’s moratorium is set to expire on New Year’s Eve.
It is, in fact, illegal — unless you’re actually moving to the state to stay.
Cities that had barely recovered from the Great Recession face huge budget shortfalls yet again.
The competing theories over how to protect Democrats’ slim House majority, explained.
Polls showed the Alaska Senate race surprisingly close, but it wasn’t close enough to unseat Sullivan.
Democrats lost a key Senate race with Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’s triumph in North Carolina.
Democrats had hoped to flip the district this year.
Democrats will keep the House. But Republicans had a better showing than expected.
The now-Republican Congress member won a second term.
Georgia now has two Senate runoffs that will be decided in January.
Control of the Senate hinges on several closely contested races this year. Follow the results here.
Democrats now hold both Arizona Senate seats.
How Georgia became a swing state in 2020.
It will take about two more months to know which party controls the Senate.
It’s still very unclear whether a stimulus deal can actually come together during a lame-duck session.
Peters’s seat was considered a must-keep for Democrats.
By winning reelection, Collins helped protect the GOP’s Senate firewall.
Smith will serve a full term in Al Franken’s old seat after defeating Trump-camp Republican Jason Lewis.
Here’s what they want to do next.
Herrell defeated Xochitl Torres Small in one of this cycle’s hardest-fought House races.
Republican Joni Ernst wins reelection in one of the most important races in determining control of the US Senate.
Marshall held off a surprisingly strong Democratic challenge to win the Kansas Senate race.
After a close matchup, neither candidate garnered more than 50 percent of the vote.
Tuberville defeated Sen. Doug Jones, who was widely viewed as one of the most vulnerable Democrats this cycle.
The Republican won a tight race over Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison.
It was the first time the third-term senator had faced a real challenge.
Hickenlooper has flipped a must-win Colorado Senate seat blue.
This makes McBride the highest-ranking openly trans official in American history.