Senate
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Europe
More Black Women Run for Office, but Prospects Fade the Higher They Go
A Black woman has never been a governor, and only two have been senators. Despite progress at lower levels of…
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America
A New Round in the Contentious Fight Over N.Y.’s Next Top Judge
A Republican state senator filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking a full Senate hearing for Justice Hector LaSalle, Gov. Kathy…
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Europe
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…
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Europe
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…
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Europe
Democrat in Arizona Will Seek Kyrsten Sinema’s Senate Seat
Representative Ruben Gallego of Phoenix is set to challenge Ms. Sinema from the left, after she resigned from the Democratic…
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America
Hochul v. Democrats: A Court Battle Plays Out in the N.Y. Senate
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s choice of Justice Hector LaSalle to become the state’s top judge has caused an intraparty Democratic battle…
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Europe
Retiring Congress Members See Rough Roads Ahead. They Won’t Miss the Gridlock.
Departing longtime lawmakers perceive little prospect of orderly business in a divided Congress. They’re taking with them decades of experience…
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Europe
2022 Review: How Republicans Lost Despite Winning the Popular Vote
There were several reasons Republicans struggled to translate votes into seats, including candidate quality and strength in the wrong places.
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Opinion
Warnock Wins, and Once Again Trump Loses
The last Senate runoffs in Georgia fell on the 5th of January, 2021, which meant they were immediately overridden in…
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Europe
Warnock Turns to Obama to Help Boost Turnout in Final Days of Runoff Campaign
For Democrats, the former president’s event in Atlanta with Senator Raphael Warnock on Thursday is viewed as an ironclad way…