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Congress avoids shutdown, setting up spending pileup for early next year
By: Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Congress is doing what it usually does when it can’t negotiate a deal on annual spending bills to avoid a government shutdown — kicking the can for… Read More
![Spectators make their positions known before a brief meeting outlining the Ohio Redistricting Committee's next steps in redrawing legislative map districts.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/img-3350-2-scaled-e1642545030145-900x422.jpg)
How states are using legislative privilege to drag out redistricting lawsuits
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — In 2021, each state redrew its congressional district lines to reflect the 2020 census results. Two years later, the maps in many states are the… Read More
![House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., hands the gavel to newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana at the Capitol on Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ap23298666649836-01405ba1a0aa34496778253a7a5bce2950b82f2a-scaled-e1698264308112-900x422.jpg)
Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected speaker of the House
By: Lexie Schapitl | Claudia Grisales | Eric McDaniel | Kelsey Snell | Mia Venkat | Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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Updated October 25, 2023 at 3:12 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — Republicans have elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be speaker of the House, ending a three-week vacancy that brought… Read More
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There is no House speaker, but plenty to do. Here are 5 of the most pressing issues
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A revolt by a small group of hard-line Republicans has left the body without an elected House speaker and, as a result, unable to do legislative business…. Read More
![Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) returns to his office at the U.S. Capitol](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gettyimages-1713659511-1d3fd42a4738046fd261c193d1a6ded2f8a3bc58-scaled-e1696508300968-900x422.jpg)
The House can’t work without a speaker. How will it choose McCarthy’s successor?
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The House is without a leader — and in uncharted territory — after eight hard-line Republicans and unified Democrats voted to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in… Read More
![House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) (C) walks out of the offices of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as he heads to the House Chamber](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gettyimages-1717075831-c392d5d07cb0d890c58e5bcbd89a36de5a6e2650-scaled-e1696449949285-900x422.jpg)
Who is Rep. Patrick McHenry and why is he the interim House speaker?
By: Megan Pratz | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Prior to Kevin McCarthy’s ouster in a historic motion to vacate Tuesday, most people probably hadn’t heard of Rep. Patrick McHenry, the bespectacled and bow-tied gentleman from… Read More
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Congress passes spending stopgap, averting a shutdown hours before midnight deadline
By: Deirdre Walsh | Ximena Bustillo | Lexie Schapitl | NPR
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Updated September 30, 2023 at 11:57 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Senate voted 88-9 to approve a stopgap spending bill to fund the federal government through Nov. 17, narrowly… Read More
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What’s next after the debt limit deal for Congress and the presidential race
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — After hammering out a deal to suspend the U.S. debt limit and avert a default disaster, leaders in both parties are already looking ahead. Bloomberg… Read More
![U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol on June 1, 2023 in Washington, DC.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gettyimages-1495135070_wide-545b1f7a5e567c969bfe18fc473c645a2e939b15-scaled-e1685710746817-900x422.jpg)
Senate sends debt ceiling legislation to President Biden’s desk with days to spare
By: Claudia Grisales | Barbara Sprunt | Vincent Acovino | NPR
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Updated June 1, 2023 at 10:55 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — With just days to spare before the deadline for the nation to face financial default, the Senate approved compromise,… Read More
![President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, seen here speaking at the U.S. Capitol on March 17](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/gettyimages-1248461210-f3160233e7f2188a6c331dfd07f328f3c2ff9ce5-scaled-e1685459091507-900x422.jpg)
Biden and McCarthy reach a deal to avoid default. Here’s what’s in it
By: Ximena Bustillo | Claudia Grisales | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — While many families in the U.S. were relaxing over the Memorial Day weekend, top negotiators for President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., were working late… Read More
![Some of the railcars that derailed Friday night when a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed are in the process of being cleaned up on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AP23040745941722-e1676569734663-900x422.jpg)
Bipartisan support emerges for the Senate’s railroad safety bill
By: Stephen R. Groves | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroad safety emerged Wednesday as senators heard fresh testimony on the fiery hazardous train derailment last… Read More
![Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, speaks during a news conference following the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the Capitol on Wednesday. He has his hands up in the "what are you gonna do" shrug. There is another guy behind him.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-1248346299-2698b8d0d2b1cc7e490f53a23e7b10cec22cfca6-scaled-e1679001187363-900x422.jpg)
Lawmakers are split on how to respond to the recent bank failures
By: Rachel Treisman | Lexie Schapitl | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Days after the failure of two regional banks shook the financial industry, senators on Capitol Hill say they want answers but disagree on what action to take… Read More
![People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a deadly mass shooting on Jan. 24 in Monterey Park, Calif.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-1459253616_custom-99dfde9adb206c57a048ce122c38c6960bd6a646-scaled-e1678806778298-900x422.jpg)
Biden wants to boost background checks on gun buyers. But it’s hard without Congress
By: Deepa Shivaram | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — President Biden will sign a new executive order on Tuesday during a visit to Monterey Park, Calif., that the White House says could boost the number of… Read More
![President Joe Biden participates in a briefing at Marie Roberts Elementary School about the ongoing response efforts to devastating flooding, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Lost Creek, Ky. From left are Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Biden, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ap22220620060105_custom-b2ee934ab1c994707c06eab05c073d3883a99938-scaled-e1678303534152-900x422.jpg)
Rural communities want to tap federal funding. But it’s hard to know where to start
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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JACKSON, Ky. (NPR) — Mayor Laura Thomas knows there are a lot of federal funding programs that could help her small town of Jackson, Ky., recover from a series of… Read More
![U.S. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy talks to then-Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., in the House Chamber during the fourth day of voting for speaker of the House in January.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gettyimages-1454740442_wide-91b1c693f6d199aa338569eb8a587fc7a93a30bd-scaled-e1675111964971-900x422.jpg)
Recent infighting raises the question: How conservative is the GOP?
By: Danielle Kurtzleben | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A few weeks ago, Americans — or, the subset who get excited about these things — were glued to C-SPAN as the House voted 15 times for… Read More
An early look at key 2024 Senate races and candidates
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Congress has just started its new term, but many senators and Senate hopefuls are already thinking about the next election. Rep. Adam Schiff became the second Democrat to… Read More
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U.S. hits its debt limit and now risks defaulting on its bills
By: Rafael Nam | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in a letter to Congress on Thursday, said the U.S. has reached its debt limit, and has begun resorting to “extraordinary measures”… Read More
![Sen. Matt Dolan speaking on the Senate floor. He has a navy suit with a red tie. He is holding a stick mic kind of like a clarinet.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/download-1-e1674071668989-900x422.jpg)
A state senator becomes the first Republican to launch a challenge to US Sen. Sherrod Brown
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A state senator from northeast Ohio is the first Republican to announce he’s running against Democratic US Sen. Sherrod Brown next year. It’s the… Read More
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Big changes to retirement savings in new federal spending bill
By: Arezou Rezvani | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The $1.7 trillion spending bill President Biden is expected to sign into law this week includes several key provisions that are meant to make it easier… Read More
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Outgoing Republican congressman discusses how his party and U.S. politics have changed
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — When the new session of Congress gavels in next week, dozens of lawmakers won’t be returning to the chamber. Republican Rodney Davis is one of them…. Read More
![Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., return to the House chamber after midnight, Jan. 7, 2021, to finish the work of the Electoral College](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ap22167460191918_custom-571209d300249385c35aeefa48e23f0b00d33cf6-scaled-e1671806846371-900x422.jpg)
The Senate passes election reform designed to head off another Jan. 6
By: Miles Parks | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Lawmakers have said over and over that they want to prevent another Jan. 6-style attack on the U.S. Capitol from ever happening again. It took almost… Read More
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Sen. Brown says federal marriage protections could get final approval this week
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Respect for Marriage Act, which requires every state to acknowledge marriages from any other state, has gained momentum with the help of Ohio’s… Read More
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Congress passes law banning non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment cases
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — A bill limiting the enforcement of non-disclosure agreements in sexual harassment disputes is headed to President Biden’s desk after the House of Representatives passed the legislation… Read More
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With the GOP in control of the House, here’s who’s likely to lead key committees
By: Dustin Jones | NPR
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Updated November 23, 2022 at 7:22 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Republican Party will officially take control of the House of Representatives and its committees come January. Leadership… Read More
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Ohio Democrats win five of 15 Congressional seats, but have a tough night in Statehouse races
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — While there were lots of reports of long lines, turnout is expected to be around half of Ohio’s 8 million registered voters. And if… Read More