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‘We can be adults’ — Congressional Hits and Misses

Week ending Sept. 12, 2025

This has been … quite a week. Highlights in this Hits and Misses include Senate Republicans changing the rules to speed up confirmations of lower-level Trump administration nominees and contentious House debates over state sovereignty, flags, gender-affirming care and signatures. 

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