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Catie Edmondson
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Democrats Block Federal Worker Pay Bill as Shutdown Drags On
A Republican measure that would pay essential government employees faltered in the Senate, and the G.O.P. blocked a pair of Democratic bills to pay a…
Trump Aimed Shutdown Cuts at Democrats, but G.O.P. Districts Are Hit, Too
As the president cancels projects in Democratic-run states, he is cutting money that benefits his own party’s lawmakers in some of the most competitive House…
G.O.P. Senators Want Fewer Cuts to Food Aid, Teeing Up a Fight with the House
Republicans whose constituents rely on nutritional assistance worry that cuts to those programs approved by the House will saddle their states with huge costs and…
At the Kennedy Center, a Send-Off to Biden and Questions About the Future
A bipartisan crowd honored Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Apollo Theater. Some wondered if Donald J. Trump would…
At the Kennedy Center, an Ode to the Arts, and a Gentle Jab at Biden’s Age
Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Queen Latifah, Barry Gibb and Dionne Warwick are honored; Robert De Niro joked that Crystal is just a few years younger…
How to Enforce a Debt Deal: Through ‘Meat-Ax’ Cuts Nobody Wants
The debt-limit legislation includes a provision meant to force both sides to pass additional bills following through on their deal: the threat of automatic cuts…
Republicans Report Progress in Debt Limit Talks as Negotiations Continue
Negotiators reconvened on Thursday after working through the night to strike a deal, as hard-right Republicans and some Democrats expressed concerns about the shape of…
House G.O.P. Unveils Debt Limit Bill Lifting Borrowing Cap for One Year
The proposal would impose work requirements on food stamp and Medicaid recipients and repeal funding to beef up tax enforcement.