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Politics Dec 29

WATCH: Trump’s $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled in Senate as GOP blocks vote

By Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Politics Dec 22

Newsom taps California election chief Padilla for U.S. Senate

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as the state's next U.S. senator to fill the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

Politics Dec 01

WATCH: Lawmakers announce $908 billion plan to break virus aid impasse

Members of the Problem Solvers Caucus are expected to announce a bipartisan COVID-19 relief proposal Dec. 1 with support from members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

By Associated Press

Politics Nov 10

Watch 6:14
How the congressional balance of power limits Biden on health care

The Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance for several years, prohibits insurance companies from refusing to cover pre-existing medical conditions and enables roughly 12 million Americans to receive Medicaid. But without congressional support, could…

Politics Oct 25

Watch 4:28
The 2020 race heats up in Texas as votes pour in

Nearly 7 million Texans have already cast their 2020 ballots—that’s around 70 percent of overall voter turnout in 2016. With races heating up at both the state and national level, KERA reporter Bret Jaspers joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the…

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Oct 22

Watch 4:18
Can Georgia’s Republican senators retain their closely contested seats?

By Rickey Bevington, Georgia Public Broadcasting

In Georgia, nearly 2 million people -- more than a quarter of registered voters -- have already cast their ballots, with some waiting in line for hours to do so. The state has become a new battleground for deciding control…

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Oct 20

Watch 4:15
Why Democrats and Republicans have different priorities on COVID relief

Is time running out for economic stimulus before Election Day? The informal deadline set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is passing Tuesday. She and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin held more talks about pandemic relief but did not yet reach agreement.

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Oct 12

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Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s return to rallies, Senate races in play

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s return to large, in-person rallies after his COVID-19 diagnosis, the Trump campaign’s strategy for appealing to voters…

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Sep 20

Arizona Senate race could impact confirmation of new justice

By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press

If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, he could take office as early as Nov. 30, shrinking the GOP’s Senate majority at a crucial moment and complicating the path to confirmation for President Donald Trump’s…

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Jun 17

Senate approves $2.8 billion plan to boost conservation, parks

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would double spending on a popular conservation program and devote nearly $2 billion a year to improve and maintain national parks.

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