• Analysis

The party was wary of past investigations, including impeachment, as issues that could boost their candidates. They see governance and health care resonating with 2020 voters.

The Senate majority leader said he does not favor giving “free money” to governors to help cover lost revenue during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Leadership devised an elaborate system that would allow nearly 400 lawmakers to vote on the $484 billion emergency relief bill and creation of a special oversight panel.

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Former EPA chief Scott Pruitt is a lobbyist for Hallador Energy.

The former vice president suggested he’s open to expanding his climate plan to win over environmentalists who backed his 2020 rivals.

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The bump in congressional popularity in the latest Gallup Poll comes on the heels of the bipartisan $2 trillion rescue package.

The proposal from Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) would upend 230 years of House tradition but respond to widespread calls for remote voting options for lawmakers.

Two Republican-held Senate seats are being contested this year, yet the races have not risen to the top of the Democratic target list.

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On a typical day, more than 10,000 employees are spread across the Capitol complex while dozens of lawmakers live in their offices, a practice that would be difficult during the pandemic.

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The traditional elements of politics — rallies, door-to-door outreach, fundraising — are frozen in place amid stay-at-home orders. Lawmakers say their jobs now are almost all constituent services.

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