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'Doubt It'll Change Any Minds': Senate Goes Through Partisan Motions For SCOTUS
2020/10/12

Republican Lindsey Graham said even though views were set, the hearings for Amy Coney Barrett's Supr

How Campaigns Work: Advertising
2020/10/11

In an ongoing series congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell looks under the hood at campaigns. Fro

As Senate GOP Demurs On Aid, Women Bear Brunt Of Economic Crisis
2020/10/9

The Federal Reserve exists to lessen the severity of economic crises and its chair has been calling

"Violent Extremists" Planned To Kidnap Michigan Governor, Says DOJ
2020/10/8

Conspirators began training for a potential attack on Whitmer's vacation home or the governor's offi

Pence And Harris Go Head-To-Head Over The Pandemic, Taxes, And Healthcare
2020/10/8

Vice President Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris spent the evening echoing the rhetoric of their respecti

Joe Biden Up In Post-Debate Polls
2020/10/6

The president's sickness has dragged the pandemic back to the center of the presidential campaign, d

As Trump's Care Moves To White House, Doctor Again Evades Key Questions
2020/10/5

The president's care will continue at the White House. Signs still point to a severe case of Covid-1

Questions Persist About Trump's Health After Second Dissembling Briefing
2020/10/4

The president has started a steroid and his doctor acknowledges that Trump has in fact received supp

Weekly Roundup: October 2nd
2020/10/2

The White House says the president's symptoms have been mild so far, but his positive test is likely

The President And First Lady Test Positive For Coronavirus
2020/10/2

President Trump tweeted after midnight Friday that he and the First Lady Melania Trump had both test

Two Million Americans Have Already Voted
2020/10/1

Early voting is way up in 2020. But conspiracy theories spread by the president and protests at poll

Rail Force One: Biden Leads Whistle-Stop Tour After Debate
2020/9/30

The Biden campaign chartered an Amtrak train to take the former vice president through Ohio and Penn

Debate: Trump Refuses To Condemn White Supremacy, Biden Pitches Directly To Camera
2020/9/30

The first debate was chaotic and light on policy as the participants disregarded the agreed-upon rul

The NYT Says Trump Paid Little In Income Taxes; What Does That Mean For The Campaign?
2020/9/28

A New York Times investigation published on Sunday said that President Trump paid just $750

Amy Coney Barrett Nominated And Expected To Be Confirmed To Supreme Court
2020/9/27

The former Antonin Scalia clerk currently serves on the federal bench after a fifteen-year stint as

Weekly Roundup: September 25th
2020/9/25

There was bipartisan backlash after Trump suggested that he would have to see the results before com

200,000 Americans Are Dead — And It Will Take More Than A Vaccine To Halt Pandemic
2020/9/23

It is hard to conceptualize 200,000 lives lost. Hundreds more die each day. And a vaccine, with part

It's Been Months Since Congress Last Passed Coronavirus Aid. Americans Are Struggling.
2020/9/22

As Republicans secure the votes to move forward on a Supreme Court nomination, government funding ne

Who Are The Women Under Consideration To Replace RBG?
2020/9/21

"Most of them [the potential nominees] are young, and they've gone through the [nomination] process