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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Friday that he believes Democrats have the votes needed to pass their Inflation Reduction Act.

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The Senate is moving ahead on Democrats' sweeping health, climate and tax bill

8:37pm August 06, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The wide-ranging legislation targets climate change, health care costs and taxes. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer kicked off floor debate on Saturday evening.

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President Joe Biden gestures toward reporters as he departs Marine One and walks to the Oval Office on the South Lawn of the White House on July 20.

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President Biden has tested negative for COVID again but will remain in isolation

8:19pm August 06, 2022

by Eric McDaniel

President Biden is negative for COVID-19 after a rebound case but will remain in isolation pending a second negative test, the White House announced on Saturday.

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Democrat senators kick off weekend debate over climate, tax and health bill

5:24pm August 06, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The Senate is starting debate on a major Democratic bill to address climate change, drug prices, the deficit and more. It would be a major win for President Biden to carry into the midterms.

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Indiana becomes the first state to approve an abortion ban post-Roe

8:11am August 06, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

Indiana has become the first state to pass new new abortion ban after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision in late June.

Pelosi's Taiwan trip had major significance — and potential consequences

8:11am August 06, 2022

NPR's Scott Simon talks with U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., about his trip to Taiwan with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other foreign policy issues.

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Rep. Peter Meijer on his loss to Trump-endorsed challenger in Michigan primary

8:11am August 06, 2022

NPR's Scott Simon talks with U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer of Michigan about his loss in the Republican primary this week. His Trump-backed opponent received money from Democrats.

Week In Politics: Job growth in a shrinking economy

8:11am August 06, 2022

by Ron Elving

While the size of the economy shrank, the nation is still creating jobs at a surprising rate. Also, hedge fund managers end up ahead after negotiations on the Democrats' climate change bill.

A CPAC attendee holds a heart shaped purse reading "Trump."

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At CPAC, some Trump supporters aren't totally in love with the idea of a 2024 run

5:00am August 06, 2022

by Ashley Lopez

Donald Trump returns to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas on Saturday. Some attendees worry the controversy following him could be a liability in the next presidential campaign.

Abortion rights supporters cheer in Overland Park, Kansas, on Aug. 2 as the proposed Kansas constitutional amendment removing the right to an abortion fails.

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In Kansas and Arizona, voters defy expectations to chart their own course

5:00am August 06, 2022

by Ron Elving

People bristle and resist when told what they can or cannot do. We knew this about guns, vaccinations and masks. And we are seeing some of that with regard to abortion rights, even in red states.

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., speaks during a hearing on June 4, 2020.

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GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse, who voted to impeach Trump, advances in Wash. primary

8:45pm August 05, 2022

by Benjamin Swasey

Newhouse will face Democrat Doug White in November's general election in the heavily Republican district.