List of U.S. Congress articles
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Sen. Chris Coons speaks at a Senate hearing. Biden Dispatches Senate Ally to Ethiopia to Address Crisis
Chris Coons to deliver a tough message to Abiy Ahmed.
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Antony Blinken speaks at his Senate confirmation hearing. Democrats Push Biden to Ramp Up Spending on Diplomacy and Aid
A $12 billion funding boost aims to reverse some of the Trump damage.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with President Joe Biden Officials Blame Election Drama for Biden’s Slow Staffing
Lawmakers want Biden to speed up filling senior diplomatic posts.
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U.S. soldiers stand outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. New Bill Takes Aim at State Department’s ‘Bunker Mentality’
Benghazi cloistered U.S. diplomats. Lawmakers want to change that.
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President Joe Biden walks toward reporters at the White House. Biden’s Syria Strikes Fuel New Debate on War Powers
Democrats in Congress signaled they were uneasy with the move and are demanding answers from the White House.
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Gas pipes at a German port Russian Pipeline Project Tests Biden’s Relations With Russia, Germany—and Congress
Torn between mending ties with Germany or Republicans in Congress, the Biden administration takes a softer line on Nord Stream 2 than some lawmakers expected.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer walks with Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 9. Historic Second Impeachment of Trump Gets Underway
While a conviction seems unlikely, Democratic lawmakers seek accountability for the former president’s instigation of the mob that stormed the Capitol.
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Revelers celebrate news of Joe Biden’s election as U.S. president in Washington on Nov. 7, 2020. Biden’s Bold Gamble on Immigration Is About America’s Future
Failed immigration reform gave rise to Trumpism. Success could finally cool the debate.
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President-elect Joe Biden announces key climate and energy appointments at the Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware, on Dec. 19. America Must Reclaim the Global Lead on Climate Change
Five places to start undoing the Trump administration’s damage and rebuilding U.S. leadership.
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Surrounded by fellow House Republican members, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on May 27 in Washington. The Future of Republican Foreign-Policy Making
What the growing post-Trump divide within the party means for its policy platform.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks to House chambers as Congress considers impeachment against Trump. Trump Impeached—Again
The U.S. president was impeached on charges of “incitement of insurrection” in a vote that laid bare deep divisions within the Republican Party over its post-Trump future.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ‘Stop F—ing Lying’: Congress, Trump Officials in Heated Exchange Over Terrorism Designations
Congressional overseers are livid that the administration made major policy changes without prior formal consultations.
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks Group of State Department Officials Call for Consultations on Trump’s Removal
Second dissent cable directed at Pompeo also rebukes the secretary of state for not forcefully condemning the president.
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U.S. President Donald Trump What Could Stop an ‘Unhinged’ U.S. President From Ordering a Nuclear Strike?
Not a lot, it turns out.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the White House with President Donald Trump. U.S. Diplomats Draft Dissent Cable Following Storming of Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob
State Department officials expressed anger at the department’s gag order on messaging as violence wracked Washington, saying the incident has caused untold damage to U.S. efforts to promote democratic values abroad.
