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  • Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters after the chamber passed a federal funding stopgap measure at the US Capitol on Tuesday.
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    Democrats shocked after 2 members cross aisle to help Republicans
  • Rep. Chuck Edwards arrives for a meeting of the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill on July 14.
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    GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards rebuked by House over allegations of unwanted advances toward female staffers
  • The US Capitol on August 23.
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    Congress votes to avert government shutdown ahead of midterm elections
  • Rep. Max Miller appears virtually for a hearing at Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday.
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    Max Miller and ex-girlfriend Stephanie Grisham ordered to remove social media posts in GOP lawmaker’s latest court fight
  • Left, Democratic Texas State Rep., and candidate for US Senate, James Talarico, right, Texas Attorney General, and Republican candidate for US Senate, Ken Paxton
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    Republicans fret as they wait on Trump’s super PAC spending in key Senate race
  • <p>New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas tells CNN's Manu Raju in an interview that his party shouldn't sleep on the Granite State, as a poll shows him neck-and-neck with potential GOP candidates ahead of the Sept. 8 primaries. Pappas also would not say if he would support Sen. Chuck Schumer as Senate majority leader, and he discussed whether he welcomed support from AIPAC.</p>
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  • Rep. Chuck Edwards departs an event at the US Capitol on May 12.
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    GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards tries to sway colleagues not to censure him: ‘An affectionate friendship is not a sexual proposition.’
  • Rep. Max Miller arrives for a court hearing in Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday.
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    Ohio Rep. running for reelection comes face-to-face in court with the senator whose daughter he’s accused of abusing
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  • Jared Kushner and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
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    Kushner, Jeffries discuss ways White House and Democrats can collaborate
  • <p>Democrats are excited about Nebraska Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn, even though he’s not a Democrat. Could he help them win the majority in November? CNN’s Manu Raju goes one-on-one with the Senate hopeful, who gives President Trump's job performance an "F".</p>
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  • Rep. Jimmy Gomez speaks during a House Select Intelligence Committee hearing on March 19.
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    Democratic congressman under investigation by House Ethics Committee over sexual misconduct allegations
  • President Donald Trump arrives to speak at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, on July 22.
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    Republicans worry their chances of keeping Congress are slipping away. Inside the Trump campaign plan to change that
  • Voting booths inside a polling location at Farewell Recreation Center during a primary election in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Tuesday, August 4.
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    Inside the drama at ActBlue – and why some Democrats are quietly afraid it could cost them in the midterms
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  • <p>Sen. Tim Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told CNN's Manu Raju he's optimistic about the GOP's chances of expanding their majority in the Senate in the midterms this fall. "I think we could have a 54-seat majority," Scott said.</p>
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  • A senator enters the Capitol Building in Washington DC on August 07, 2026.
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    Senate passes bill to fund government in bid to avert shutdown ahead of midterm elections
  • The US Capitol building on July 4.
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    Senate passes Russia sanctions bill named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
  • Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, walks on stage before speaking at an annual leadership meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, in Las Vegas, on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.
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    Rep. Max Miller faces growing calls to resign from Senate Republicans
  • Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Senator Rand Paul speaks during a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs business meeting to consider pending calendar business on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2026.
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    What happens now that a Senate panel voted to hold Fauci in contempt
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