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John Cornyn eyes Senate GOP leadership role, says House will flip easier than Senate in midterms
By Bethany Irvine
Biden set to play peacemaker for warring Democratic factions
By Heather Caygle & Sarah Ferris
House passes stopgap funding, debt ceiling suspension bill
By Jennifer Shutt
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Here's what's in the bipartisan infrastructure law --- and how it's paid for
By Victor Reklaitis & Katie Marriner
How the U.S. Debt Ceiling Works and Why It Matters
By James Benedict & Kate Davidson
Democrats cannot grant legal status to millions of immigrants as part of budget bill, Senate parliamentarian rules
By Jacob Pramuk
Analysis | Republicans usually lose shutdown fights. So why are they going there again?
By Aaron Blake
What happens if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling?
By Sarah Ewall-Wice
Debt Limit Q&A
By Lori Robertson & Eugene Kiely
Congress struggles over U.S. debt ceiling as deadline looms
By David Morgan, Richard Cowan & Cynthia Osterman
Trump Looks for Challenger to Depose Mitch McConnell as Split Widens
By Lindsay Wise & Michael Charles Bender
Biden had 'productive' meetings with divided Democrats, but more work remains on spending bills
By Christina Wilkie
Senate parliamentarian rejects Democrats’ immigration bid
By Caroline Coudriet & Suzanne Monyak