Republicans and Democrats disagree over how recent bank closures should impact the debt limit stalemate, and have taken divergent lessons from past economic crises.
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McConnell, Released From Hospital, Will Undergo Inpatient Rehab
The Senate minority leader had been under observation since suffering a concussion during a fall on Wednesday. He also has a “minor rib fracture,” his office said.
Tucker Carlson Is No Less Dangerous as a Hypocrite
They say that hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue, but in this case it’s the tribute that cynicism pays to cowardice.
Nikki Haley Has the Perfect Presidential Résumé. It Might Not Matter.
What lane is left for women running for national office?
D.C. and Congress Health Data Breach Affected More Than 56,000
The Social Security numbers and personal information of thousands of people, including some lawmakers, were stolen in a hack of a D.C. health marketplace disclosed this week.
Norfolk Southern CEO Apologizes for East Palestine Train Derailment
In prepared remarks released before a Senate hearing, the railroad chief executive says he is “determined to make it right” for the people of East Palestine.
Cloistered at Walter Reed, Fetterman Runs His Senate Operation From Afar
A dozen miles from the Capitol, the first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania is keeping up with his work while being treated for severe clinical depression.
Senate Clears Bill to Block D.C. Crime Law, Sending It to Biden After Reversal
Thirty-one Democrats joined Republicans in voting to rescind a local law, in a demonstration of the political power of crime as an issue. The president, who had opposed the measure, now says he will sign it.
Republican Lawmakers Split Over Carlson’s False Jan. 6 Claims
House Republicans promoted Tucker Carlson’s report falsely portraying the attack on the Capitol as a largely peaceful event, while Senate Republicans condemned it.
Senator Whitehouse Puts Climate Change on Budget Committee’s Agenda
For more than a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse gave daily warnings about the mounting threat of climate change. Now he has a powerful new perch.
Republicans Use Arcane Political Tactic to Thwart Democrats
The party has used resolutions of disapproval to confound President Biden and Democrats, forcing them to make tough decisions and debate issues they would prefer to avoid.
Biden Won’t Veto Republican-Led Measure Blocking D.C. Criminal Code
G.O.P. lawmakers took aim at the law reducing some sentences as part of their effort to make fears of violent crime a political liability for Democrats.
Congress Moves to Block Investment Rule, Setting Up Veto Fight
The Senate voted to upend a rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider environmental and social factors in their investments, in defiance of a White House veto threat.
Senate Republicans and Democrats Propose Rail Safety Bill
Weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed outside East Palestine, Ohio, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed that the Transportation Department impose stricter rules.
What to Know About Section 702, the Post-9/11 Surveillance Law
Skepticism about security agencies and surveillance by Republicans allied with former President Donald J. Trump may bolster traditional liberal and libertarian critics of a post-Sept. 11 law.
Biden Could Face Veto Test Over Contentious D.C. Crime Bill
Legislation blocking a new crime law in the District of Columbia has drawn bipartisan support in the House, and Senate Republicans are working to win over Democrats.
Plans in Congress on China and TikTok Face Hurdles After Spy Balloon Furor
With budgets tight and political knives drawn, lawmakers seeking to capitalize on a bipartisan urgency to confront China are setting their sights on narrower measures.
Dianne Feinstein Is Old, Absolutely. She’s Also an Absolute Giant.
At 89, after more than 30 years in the Senate, a trailblazing woman has announced her retirement.
Fetterman’s Disclosure of Depression Signals New Openness on Mental Health
The Democratic senator from Pennsylvania is the latest public figure to disclose his mental health struggles, an indication of growing acceptance, though some stigma remains.
Scott Drops Social Security From Plan as G.O.P. Retreats From Entitlement Cuts
The backtracking by the Florida Republican came after bipartisan criticism and signaled how the G.O.P. has pulled away from calls to overhaul the nation’s entitlement programs.
John Fetterman Checks Into Hospital to Seek Treatment for Clinical Depression
A spokesman for the first-term senator from Pennsylvania, who suffered a near-fatal stroke last year, said his depression had grown severe in recent weeks, as he has worked to adjust to life in the Senate.
Republicans, Social Security and Medicare, and the Trouble With Sunsets
Why put time limits on legislation? Most of the reasons are bad.
Senator Dianne Feinstein to Retire at the End of Her Term
The senator from California, who was first elected in 1992, plans to serve out her term but will not run for re-election in 2024.
Bernie Sanders Has a New Role. It Could Be His Final Act in Washington.
After two unsuccessful runs for the presidency, the Vermont senator now leads the Senate health committee, a job that gives him sweeping jurisdiction over issues he cares about.
Fetterman, Recovering After Stroke, Labors to Adjust to Life in the Senate
The first-term Democrat is adapting to Congress while coping with the lasting effects of a near-fatal stroke, and the institution is adapting to accommodate him.
Politicians Everywhere All at Once
It’s a big week in Washington.
Meet the Women Trying to Avoid a Spending Train Wreck in Congress
For the first time, the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are all women, as is the top White House budget official. Can they avert a fiscal disaster? They’re determined to try.
Can Joe Manchin Broker a Debt Deal as Republicans Try to Unseat Him?
The centrist West Virginia Democrat, who faces re-election in 2024, has made it clear he believes he can help broker a compromise to raise the debt ceiling.
Wall Street Is Counting on a Debt Limit Trick That Could Entail Trouble
If the debt limit is breached, investors expect Treasury to put bond payments first. It’d be politically and practically fraught.
Republicans Are Riding High on ‘Place-Based Resentment’
The anger felt by rural voters toward the Democratic Party is driving a regional realignment.
After Mass Shootings, Parties Remain Gridlocked Over Gun Control
The new House speaker is from California and the president is again asking for a bill to reimpose an assault rifle ban, but Congress is unlikely to muster any bipartisan consensus.
The ‘Reid Machine’ Rolls On
Top aides to the relentless former majority leader helped win crucial Senate seats and are now scattered through the Democratic apparatus.
The Constitution Can’t Enforce Itself
Congress has to get serious about the 14th Amendment. So does President Biden.
Why the Debt-Ceiling Fight Could Get Really Ugly — and How It Might End
Ross Douthat and two analysts discuss Kevin McCarthy, the House G.O.P. and the looming drama over the government borrowing cap.
Gary Hart: The “New Church Committee” Is an Outrage
The new committee seems designed to prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from enforcing the law.
U.S. Will Hit Debt Limit on Thursday, Yellen Tells Congress
The Treasury Department expects to begin taking “extraordinary measures” to continue paying the government’s obligations before what is expected to be a big fight to raise the borrowing cap.
Pete Ricketts Will Be Nebraska’s Next Senator, Replacing Ben Sasse
Mr. Ricketts, a Republican former governor of the state, was appointed by his successor and political ally, Gov. Jim Pillen.
Investigating Trump, Jack Smith Faces Headwinds Few Others Have
Jack Smith’s challenges include a newly empowered Republican House majority and the recent disclosure of classified documents at a former office of President Biden.
Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn’t So Easy
History suggests that the procedural plans of the new House Republican majority are likely to lead to more gridlock and legislative instability, not less.
Stabenow, Michigan Senator for More Than Two Decades, Won’t Run in 2024
The Michigan lawmaker becomes the first Senate Democrat to announce she will not be on the ballot next year.
Retiring Congress Members See Rough Roads Ahead
Departing longtime lawmakers perceive little prospect of orderly business in a divided Congress. They’re taking with them decades of experience in the day-to-day work of keeping the government running.
For Democrats, Spending Package Marked One Final Opportunity
For all their accomplishments in the past two years, Democrats face a far tougher environment to see most of their priorities through.
The Best, Worst and Weirdest Political Stories of 2022
Most egregious nepo couple, most stylish exit, top con man and more.
George Santos Is In a Class of His Own. But Other Politicians Have Embellished Their Resumes, Too.
Mr. Santos, a Republican representative-elect from Long Island, has admitted to lying about his professional background, educational history and property ownership.
No Child Left Behind, Unless We Don’t Feel Like Dealing With It
The 117th Congress didn’t do two things for kids that the 118th really should.
Richard Shelby, One of the Last Big Senate Spenders, ‘Got Everything’ for Alabama
Senator Richard C. Shelby made the most of his perch on the committee that controls federal spending. Now he’s leaving Congress, where his way of doing business is a fading art.
Phil Washington, Biden’s F.A.A. Nominee, Faces Murky Road to Confirmation
The nominee, Phillip A. Washington, who has yet to receive a confirmation hearing, has drawn scrutiny over his aviation experience and his involvement in a corruption inquiry.
House Clears $1.7 Trillion Spending Package, Averting Shutdown
The bill, which passed the Senate on Thursday, now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature.
Congress Votes to Expand U.S. Power to Prosecute International War Crimes
Passed after an address by Ukraine’s leader, the bill would allow foreigners in the United States who are suspected of war crimes to be tried even if the crime was overseas and the victim was not American.
Senate Moves to Pass Spending Package After Immigration Dispute Delays Votes
An effort to force a vote to maintain Title 42, a pandemic-era border policy, had stalled the scramble to pass the spending package before a midnight Friday deadline.