Deirdre Walsh
Stories
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Politics
Democrats struggle to respond to Biden debate performance
Democrats spent the hours following the first presidential debate dodging questions about President Biden’s fitness to lead the party and struggling to unify around a message about Biden's performance.
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House republicans vote to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt
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House Republicans prepare to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt
The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt.
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Congressional stock trading law has unintended, but profitable consequence
The law requiring lawmakers to disclose their stock trades spurred an unintended consequence: a cottage industry with funds modeled on lawmakers' investments. These funds are beating the market.
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Bipartisan congressional spouses tackle cancer prevention, and leave politics out
Lawmakers' spouses from both parties have worked to promote cancer awareness and prevention for more than 30 years. They stress the disease impacts families regardless of party and needs a spotlight.
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House foreign aid bills advance with Democrats' help; Johnson may still be in peril
With Democratic support, the legislation overcomes a major procedural hurdle and is expected to head to a weekend vote by the full House.
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Speaker Johnson moves forward with foreign aid package, even if it risks his job
House Republicans are still at odds about moving forward with Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to vote on separate foreign aid packages, putting his leadership under threat.
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Senate kills articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
The Senate rejected the two articles that accuse Mayorkas of refusing to enforce immigration laws. The House voted to impeach him in February.
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Speaker Johnson is moving forward with foreign aid bills despite threat to oust him
Divisions within the House Republican conference could threaten both the future of the package and Mike Johnson's speakership.
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Senators to be sworn in as jurors in Mayorkas impeachment trial
The Senate is still negotiating what the scope of the homeland security secretary's trial will be and whether to allow debate in the Democratic-controlled chamber.
