With diminished clout, Californians in Congress struggle to counter Trump's agenda
With little power in Republican-led Washington, D.C., California Democrats struggle to mount a countereffort to President ...
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Texas Republicans in Congress propose bills to codify Trump executive orders
Ending birthright citizenship, increasing oil drilling, and leaving WHO are just a few bills the state’s Republicans pushed ...
Trump warns he'll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments. How would that work?
No president has ever exercised this constitutional power, but "this remains a significant possibility in the eyes of the ...
'That's life with Trump': Congress rides the first waves of the new administration
During their first news conference since Trump took office, House Republican leaders were effusive about the new ...
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Age and generation in the 119th Congress: Somewhat younger, with fewer Boomers and more Gen Xers
The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate's median age is 64.7 ...
‘A Bounty on My Head’: Congress’s First Transgender Member Faces the Trump Era
Representative Sarah McBride did not run for Congress emphasizing L.G.B.T.Q. issues. But since her arrival in Washington, her ...
Rep. Brittany Pettersen, a new mother again, calls for remote voting in Congress by parents of newborns
U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday. She is pressing congressional leadership to allow parents ...
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119th Congress brings new growth in racial, ethnic diversity to Capitol Hill
Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.