Deidre Walsh
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NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-01-2025 7PM EDT
Florida Republican Anna Paulina Luna and Colorado Democrat Brittany Patterson are trying to change House rules so that new parents could vote by proxy. for up to 12 weeks around the birth of a child. GOP leaders oppose their bill and designed a measure to kill it. But nine Republicans joined all House Democrats to defeat their effort. Luna says it's a win for parents.
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NPR News: 04-01-2025 7PM EDT
The vote also blocked action on all other bills scheduled for this week. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was disappointed. He said leaders would regroup and try again to block them next week. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol.
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NPR News: 03-13-2025 8AM EDT
After the House approved the six-month spending bill largely along party lines... Republican leaders called on Senate Democrats to back it or be blamed for a shutdown. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says GOP leaders don't have the 60 votes needed to get around a filibuster. He says Congress should instead pass a one-month stopgap measure.
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NPR News: 03-13-2025 8AM EDT
Senate Majority Leader John Thune argued if Democrats block the spending bill, they will own a shutdown. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol.
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NPR News: 01-09-2025 6PM EST
John Fetterman says he's the senator for all Pennsylvanians, not just Democrats, and will meet with and have a conversation with anyone, quote, if it helps me deliver for Pennsylvania and the nation. He's met with some of Trump's cabinet nominees and expressed support for some already.
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NPR News: 01-09-2025 6PM EST
House Budget Chairman Jody Arrington is also heading down, along with groups of House GOP lawmakers, to chart out how to move Trump's big list of agenda items through Congress.
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NPR News: 01-09-2025 6PM EST
Congressional Republicans are crafting legislation addressing border security, tax cuts, and energy, using a process to get around a Democratic filibuster. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol.
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NPR News: 01-23-2025 8PM EST
Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski announced she could not support Hegseth, citing his lack of experience and reports about excessive drinking and other inappropriate behavior that raised questions about his character. A second GOP senator, Susan Collins of Maine, also plans to vote no.
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NPR News: 01-23-2025 8PM EST
She raised doubt about him leading the large department and his previous comments about women serving in group combat roles. Hegseth backtracked on those, but Collins says she's not convinced his position has changed. Hegseth is not expected to get any support from Democrats, but he can afford to lose as many as three GOP votes. The final Senate vote is expected sometime on Friday.
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NPR News: 01-23-2025 8PM EST
And Hegseth appears likely to be confirmed as Secretary of Defense, mostly along party lines. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol.
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NPR News: 01-09-2025 8PM EST
The Lake and Riley Act is named after a Georgia nursing student. who was murdered last February by a man from Venezuela who was in the U.S. illegally and had been previously arrested and charged for having stolen goods. Wyoming Senator John Barrasso says he's glad lawmakers from both parties now back it.
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NPR News: 01-09-2025 8PM EST
The House of Representatives approved the measure on Tuesday in a bipartisan vote, with 48 Democrats joining all Republicans. But opponents say it fails to allow due process and defers federal authority to state law enforcement leaders. Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol.