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Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, left, and Prince George's County, Md., Executive Angela Alsobrooks could make history if they win elections to the Senate, which has never had two two Black women at the same time.

Women looking to make Senate history ‘intend to be quite bold’

By Nina Heller
Posted September 13, 2024 at 12:56pm
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22.

Once a liability for Democrats, abortion gets new life with Harris as nominee

By Nina Heller
Posted September 4, 2024 at 11:18am
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene appears outside the Capitol on June 14. She has introduced a measure that would make it a felony for doctors to provide gender-affirming care to minors.

Trans care debate influenced by misinformation, doctors say

By Nina Heller
Posted August 15, 2024 at 7:30am
Rep. Becca Balint says she grew up hearing, “We have to be absolutely vigilant not to dehumanize people.” Above, she speaks at an April 12 news conference in support of LGBTQ+ youth.

Her family saw the horrors of the Holocaust. Now Rep. Becca Balint seeks to ‘hold this space’

By Nina Heller
Posted June 21, 2024 at 1:10pm
Sen. Laphonza Butler, seen here in April, says she will continue to read passages from books targeted for bans around the country, saying she hopes to “bring a voice at the national level.”

Why Laphonza Butler is reading banned books out loud on the Senate floor

By Nina Heller
Posted May 6, 2024 at 2:19pm
Reps. Jamie Raskin, center, and Jared Huffman are among the Democrats calling for answers about a prayer delivered by a guest chaplain in January.

House members raise questions about Johnson’s invite of ‘hate preacher’ 

By Nina Heller
Posted February 15, 2024 at 5:34pm
Rules ranking member Jim McGovern, left, seen here in January with Chairman Tom Cole, says he gets “mad” when he hears a potential question of privilege on the floor.

‘A colossal waste of time’: Frustrations rise over use of privileged resolutions in the House

By Nina Heller
Posted December 18, 2023 at 6:00am