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Biden heads to Kentucky to highlight cash for aging bridge

President Joe Biden is stopping by a notoriously dilapidated bridge connecting Ohio and Kentucky to promote his administration's infrastructure law

The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023

The 118th Congress is off to a historic start. Here's a look at the first day

In the Senate, Mitch McConnell became the longest serving Senate leader in history. Meanwhile, the House failed to elect a speaker in a single ballot, the first time in a century.

WEKU · Jan 4, 2023

‘The second-greatest honor’: McConnell takes record for longest serving Senate leader

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell made history on Tuesday, becoming the longest serving Senate leader in American history, surpassing Mike Mansfield, a Democrat from Montana who logged 16 years in the role.

Tribune News Service · Jan 4, 2023

McConnell celebrates milestone as Senate Dems retain power

Democrats will again claim the Senate majority on Tuesday, but much of the chamber’s focus is on the top Republican as Mitch McConnell becomes the longest serving Senate leader in history

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

New Congress to convene, but will McCarthy be House speaker?

The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

Mitch McConnell becomes longest-serving party leader in Senate history

The Kentucky senator has delighted supporters and bedeviled critics in his 16 years as party leader.

Axios · Jan 3, 2023

Durbin pushing through historic diversity on federal bench

“I’m pretty proud of what we’ve been able to achieve,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who starts a second term as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee when the new 118th Congress kicks off on Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 3, 2023

2024 contest comes into view with hurdles for both parties

Republicans and Democrats are being forced to confront critical questions about the people and policies they want to represent them as the next election season roars into view

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023

What Democrats achieved – and didn’t – in two years controlling Congress

From same-sex marriage protections to veterans’ aid, Joe Biden’s party used its thin majority to deliver many campaign promises

The Guardian - US · Jan 1, 2023

Editorial: Republicans were tested on values in 2022, and voters gave them a D-minus

The past year on the national scene was characterized as one test after another for Republicans — not just of their drive to retake control of Congress but of the value system that determined how far they would go to reach their goal. They were asked repeatedly to stand for…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 30, 2022