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First LookBorder aid package breezes through SenateThe Senate passed a $4.6 billion border aid bill to deliver aid to migrant families and unaccompanied children. The GOP-controlled Senate rejected a progressive House bill, but the Senate's bill is expected to push through both chambers quickly.
Why Democrats can’t break out of the ‘electability’ boxThe 2020 race is being framed once again around electability, a concept that’s both reflective of – and has a direct impact on – standing in polls.
E. Jean Carroll: She said, he said, and how media weighs balanceWhy didn't The New York Times and other media outlets give E. Jean Carroll sexual assault charges against Trump bigger play?
First LookRobert Mueller agrees to testifyAfter asking to let his report speak for itself, former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify after all, beginning July 17, with back-to-back appearances before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees.
First LookBorder aid package passes the House, but faces Senate challengeThe House bill contains more than $4 billion combined for supplies and unaccompanied migrant children's care. But the White House could block the bill over more funding for border security.
Monitor BreakfastNancy Pelosi’s fuchsia suitAt a Monitor Breakfast, Speaker Pelosi showed how her bold approach - sartorially and in her ability to go toe-to-toe with President Trump - has taken her far.
Monitor Breakfast'I really don't trust the attorney general': Pelosi on Trump, Barr, and moreHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi was the guest at the Monitor Breakfast on Wednesday. You can watch the full C-SPAN video of Ms. Pelosi's appearance here.
First LookSenate's push for Native American safety a bipartisan effortProposed bills seek to reduce violence against Native American women and children. Amid a movement to increase awareness of the deaths and disappearances of indigenous women, the bills would expand tribes' ability to prosecute non-Native Americans.
Politics WatchAs Trump Show heads into Season Two, will we still want to watch?At his kickoff campaign rally in Florida, the president gave a speech that could have come from 2016. He may need new ideas to attract new voters.
Pelosi on impeachment: ‘This isn’t about politics’The most powerful woman ever in American politics is locked in a battle royal with a president like no other over the future of American democracy.
A fighter or a peacemaker? Amy Klobuchar is trying to be both.The Minnesota senator has passed more bills than any 2020 rival, and has won over moderates and conservatives. That may not be what Democrats want.
Why this Republican senator has been able to forge her own pathA former state legislator who became U.S. senator in 2002, Senator Murkowski has become that rare breed: a genuine swing vote in a polarized chamber.
Georgia abortion law: Hollywood calls for boycott, but can it leave?Many in Hollywood opposed to the Georgia abortion law want to pull up stakes completely, but a boycott could end up hurting those it is meant to help.
First LookCap-and-trade climate bill set to pass in OregonOregon could soon become the second state to implement a cap-and-trade climate bill. Supporters say the bill would cut emissions and invest in transitioning the state economy and infrastructure to better prepare for severe climate events.
First LookSarah Sanders leaving White House, returning to ArkansasWhite House press secretary Sarah Sanders will step down at the end of June after two years on the job. She is being urged by President Trump and others to run for governor of Arkansas.
First LookDemocratic presidential debate lineup setOnly two major candidates missed the cut for the first set of Democratic presidential debates June 26-27. Now, those competing in a crowded field must find a strategy to set them apart from the pack.
The view from one of the last abortion clinics in LouisianaAccess to abortion has been declining dramatically in parts of the U.S., like the South. Part Four of our series, "Looking past Roe."
First LookFormer Trump aide agrees to judiciary interviewFormer White House communication director Hope Hicks has agreed to meet with the House Judiciary Committee on June 19, 2019. The committee subpoenaed Ms. Hicks as part of its investigation into Robert Mueller's report and obstruction of justice.
Politics WatchBiden stays above the pack – and aims fire at TrumpBy skipping a big Iowa cattle call, and visiting the state on his own a few days later, the former VP stays a step ahead of the overcrowded field.
‘He will eat a half-truth teller alive’: Marianne Williamson takes on TrumpAuthor and ’90s spiritual guru Marianne Williamson talks about her campaign, and the ‘humanitarian emergency’ involving children in the U.S.
