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LISA MASCARO

LISA MASCARO

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News|Political

Pelosi says it's her life goal to ensure 'that man' Trump never steps in the White House again

Nancy Pelosi’s influence can be seen all across the Democratic Party shakeup

Pelosi says it's her life goal to ensure 'that man' Trump never steps in the White House again
News|Political|US

House Republicans release their impeachment report on Biden but the next steps are uncertain

House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report on President Joe Biden

House Republicans release their impeachment report on Biden but the next steps are uncertain
Election|Opinion|US

'It's our time': As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdue

The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris’ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history for many female voters

'It's our time': As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdue
Election|News|Political|US

Tight race for control of Congress could be decided by just a handful of campaigns

The race for control of Congress is as close as ever

Tight race for control of Congress could be decided by just a handful of campaigns
News|US

2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day

The Senate has the potential for history-making this fall

2 Black women could make Senate history on Election Day
MidEast|News|Political|US|World

Bernie Sanders preparing resolutions to block $20B in US arms sales to Israel

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing a series of Senate resolutions that would stop more than $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel

Bernie Sanders preparing resolutions to block $20B in US arms sales to Israel
Election|Health|News|US

Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress

In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women’s rights to abortion access and reproductive care in new and surprising ways

Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress
News|US

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate

One year since House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was booted from office after Congress voted to fund the federal government, the new House Speaker Mike Johnson finds himself courting, but so far avoiding, a similar fate

A year ago Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Mike Johnson is trying to avoid that fate
News|US|World

Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US after Pennsylvania visit

House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his country’s ambassador to the U.S. The Republican speaker is criticizing Zelenskyy's visit to an ammunition plant in Pennsylvania, a swing-state, as a political stunt

Speaker Johnson demands Zelenskyy remove Ukraine's ambassador to US after Pennsylvania visit
News|Political|World

Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York as election holds high stakes for US support for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met face-to-face with Donald Trump with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion

Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York as election holds high stakes for US support for Ukraine
Election|News|US

After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?

Congress is off for the campaign season

After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?
Election|US

Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss

Mike Pence is no longer standing beside Donald Trump, and has refused to endorse the Republican nominee’s bid to return to the White House

Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss
US

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries stumps in California in a bid to reclaim House control

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries crisscrossed Southern California over the weekend as his party works to wrest control of the U.S. House from Republicans

Democrat Hakeem Jeffries stumps in California in a bid to reclaim House control
Election

How Project 2025's rightward vision became a flashpoint in this year's election

For a year, Project 2025 has endured as a persistent force in the presidential election

How Project 2025's rightward vision became a flashpoint in this year's election
Business|US

Here's a look at Musk's contact with Putin and why it matters

The Wall Street Journal reports that billionaire Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been in regular contact

Here's a look at Musk's contact with Putin and why it matters
Uncategorized

In their own words: What it's like in a 'chaos' Congress and why these lawmakers keep coming back

Polarizing

In their own words: What it's like in a 'chaos' Congress and why these lawmakers keep coming back
Election|US

The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from Congress

This presidential election will be the first since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol

The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from Congress
Election|Opinion

A knock at the door, a chat with a neighbor, a text: Campaigns make final swing-state push

At this stage of the election, it's time to get out the vote

A knock at the door, a chat with a neighbor, a text: Campaigns make final swing-state push
Political|US

Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling closer to Trump to save the GOP's House majority

As House Speaker Mike Johnson travels the country trying to save his House Republican majority, he has linked ever more tightly to former President Donald Trump

Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling closer to Trump to save the GOP's House majority
Economy|Election|Opinion|Political|US

Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority

Hakeem Jeffries has said this election is about the economy, and stopping Project 2025 and MAGA extremes

Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority
Election|US

It's a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress

The races for control of Congress are at a stalemate

It's a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress
Election|Political|US

Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump

Republicans have taken the Senate majority and are fighting to keep control of the House

Republicans take Senate majority and eye unified power with Trump
US

Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump's agenda

The majority in the U.S. House hangs in balance

Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump's agenda
Election|US

GOP picks up more key House seats while Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority

House Republican leaders are projecting confidence that they will keep control of the U.S. House

GOP picks up more key House seats while Democrats insist they still have a path to a majority
Election|Political|US

Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz, China hawk, to be his national security adviser

President-elect Donald Trump has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, a person familiar with the matter says

Trump asks Rep. Mike Waltz, China hawk, to be his national security adviser

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