Mike DeBonis

Congressional reporter, Washington Post

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Over the weekend, shootings in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Arizona and Tennessee left more than a dozen people dead.

Gun legislation: Can lawmakers reach long-elusive consensus?

Over the weekend, shootings in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Arizona and Tennessee left more than a dozen people dead.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President Biden formally handed over the administration’s push to expand voting rights to Vice President Kamala Harris.

Will Vice President Kamala Harris be able to get a voting rights bill passed?

President Biden formally handed over the administration’s push to expand voting rights to Vice President Kamala Harris.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

In three weeks, some 14 million people will lose the extra unemployment benefits that came with the first round of COVID relief. Meanwhile, the U.S.

Congress is at ‘square one’ after another week of no COVID stimulus package

In three weeks, some 14 million people will lose the extra unemployment benefits that came with the first round of COVID relief. Meanwhile, the U.S.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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