But lawmakers and aides acknowledge that it is unlikely that Democrats will have the votes for all those ambitions, given that nearly all House Democrats…
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Republicans Wave the White Flag on Health Care (for Now)
For Republicans, there’s reason to expect Obamacare to linger as a kind of zombie issue, used by conservative politicians to rally the base with little…
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Katie Hobbs and Kyrsten Sinema Illustrate a Voting Rights Divide
PHOENIX — The political fortunes of Katie Hobbs, the Arizona secretary of state, have risen unlike any other Democrat in the country in the tumultuous…
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Joe Manchin and the Magic 50th Vote for Democrats’ Voting Rights Bill
Democrats and progressive activists who have been working for months on a sweeping voting rights bill quickly embraced on Thursday a new, far narrower plan…
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As Wars Wind Down, Congress Revisits Presidential Powers
Many Republicans — and some Democrats — are likely to resist. “We want to keep the 2001 one,” said Senator James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma,…
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Why New York Progressives Are Pinning Their Hopes on the City Council
In a City Council district in Upper Manhattan, a dozen candidates are on the Democratic ballot, including a former aide to the mayor, a tenants’…
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5 takeaways from the final Democratic debate for New York mayor.
June 16, 2021, 10:47 p.m. ET June 16, 2021, 10:47 p.m. ET The debate was more substantive than previous ones, but it failed to produce…
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Candidates Clash Over New York City’s Future in Final Mayoral Debate
Clashing over public safety, education and crises of mental health and street homelessness in New York City, the leading Democratic candidates for mayor on Wednesday…
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Biden’s Approval Takes a Hit, Driven by Sagging Hopes Among Democrats
President Biden’s approval rating has taken a dip in recent weeks — but it’s not even close to the drop in support for Congress’s performance,…
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The N.Y.C. Mayoral Race Is a One-Party Affair
Given the rancor of national politics, there’s been something reassuringly familiar about the tone of the campaign here, with candidates and canvassers politely trying to…
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