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The Races for Congress
We preview next week’s elections and what a divided or united government might mean for each party.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
GOP trifecta on the line with House control in limbo
The majority in the chamber is expected to be slim no matter who wins, meaning a call on House control could take days or weeks.Politics - Politico - 2 days ago -
GOP trifecta on the line with House control in limbo
The majority in the chamber is expected to be slim no matter who wins, meaning a call on House control could take days or weeks.Politics - Politico - 2 days ago -
Congress wants telemedicine flexibilities to stay
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Congress wants telemedicine flexibilities to stay A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in both the House and ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
The races that could decide control of Congress
The margins in the House and the Senate between Republicans and Democrats are razor-thin with a few key races likely to decide the balance of power for Congress. CBS News correspondent Jarred Hill ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Democrats in Congress seek to prevent another Jan. 6 riot
Democrats on a low-profile House committee have been meeting and designing a plan against any attempt to interfere with the Electoral College certification on Jan. 6, 2025.Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
These tight races could decide control of Congress
Whether or not the next president can get their legislative agenda done will depend on who's in charge of Congress after November, and control of both chambers is expected to come down to a handful ...Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Congress’ to-do list grows while on the campaign trail
As Congress enters a critical stretch to the November elections, a lengthy to-do list of critical funding items is piling in its absence. Congressional leaders have faced pressure from all sides to ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
The cowboy state US election battle that will matter from Kyiv to Beijing
Montana is at the heart of an expensive high-stakes fight for control of the American SenateWorld - Financial Times - October 21 -
Morning Report — Who will lead the GOP in the next Congress?
In today’s issue: Two weeks out from Election Day, Republican leaders in the House and Senate are already eyeing potential leadership shake-ups for the 119th Congress. IN THE HOUSE, Republicans are ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
Congress must be proactive, not reactive, with disaster recovery
Sen. Thom Tillis has led a bipartisan group of senators in calling for Congress to pass a disaster funding package to assist victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, as the SBA disaster loan fund ...Politics - The Hill - October 23 -
In their own words: Lawmakers on what it's like in a 'chaos' Congress
PolarizingTop stories - ABC News - October 28 -
In the Race for Congress, a Reporter Starts ‘With a Blank Notebook’
Catie Edmondson, who has been covering Capitol Hill for The New York Times since 2018, tries to glean patterns that will determine control of the House.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
What if Democrats Win the White House and Congress on Tuesday?
If Democrats win the White House and Congress, they might finally make lasting changes to voting rights and abortion access.Top stories - The New York Times - October 30 -
Will Your Elected Officials in Congress Accept the Results of the Election?
We’ve asked every member of Congress whether they’ll accept the results as called by the Associated Press. Use our tool to see how your representatives answer.Tech - Wired - October 31 -
Closing arguments in battle for Congress focus on abortion and immigration
Both parties are zeroing in on different issues as they make their closing arguments in the battles for the House and Senate, with Democrats leaning into abortion and Republicans focusing on ...Politics - NBC News - October 31 -
Factors that could affect the balance of power in Congress
Republicans hold a slim majority in the House, while the Democrats' margin in the Senate is slimmer. Seats are being vacated, districts redrawn, and the pull of presidential candidates are all ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Control of Congress up for grabs on Election Day
In addition to electing a new president, control of Congress will also be determined on Election Day. Democrats hold a narrow majority in the Senate while Republicans have a slim advantage in the ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
José Andrés threatens to challenge Maryland Republican in Congress
Celebrity chef José Andrés could trade the kitchen for Congress if he follows through on a threat to challenge a Maryland Republican, saying the state "deserves better." "I will retire and run for ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
How Congress will look after Election Day
CBS News projects that Republicans have flipped the Senate and could take control of the House. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has a look at what the makeup of Congress will ...Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Where the fight for control of Congress currently stands
With Republicans in control of the Senate, CBS News rates control of the House as lean Republican as of Thursday evening. Controlling the lower chamber would give President-elect Trump a unified ...Top stories - CBS News - 20 hours ago -
Republicans maintain their grip on state capitals
Republicans broke up ruling trifectas in Michigan and Minnesota, while limiting their losses in Wisconsin.Politics - Politico - Yesterday -
Book returned to Cumbria school library 113 years overdue
Poetry of Byron borrowed by schoolboy Leonard Ewbank, who studied at Oxford and was killed at Ypres in 1916. A book borrowed from a school library before the first world war has finally been ...World - The Guardian - October 19 -
Texas condemned for placing book on colonization in library’s fiction section
Outcry in Montgomery county as Linda Coombs’ book on European colonization of Native American land reclassified. Anti-censorship advocates have joined book publisher Penguin Random House in ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
California woman takes little free libraries to another level
You may have seen these little free libraries on the side of the road, quaint little houses where people can share good old fashion traditional books. But as Itay Hod reports, one woman in ...Top stories - CBS News - October 26 -
Unknown waltz by Chopin found in library vault after nearly 200 years
The score, on a card bearing Frédéric Chopin’s hand-written name, was discovered by a curator at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York. An unknown waltz by Chopin, written nearly 200 years ago, ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
The Election Eve Library Party with Spike Lee and Martha Stewart
The New York Public Library’s annual benefit was a who’s who of literary stars and creative luminaries.Lifestyle - The New York Times - 2 days ago