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Cheney facing GOP music in Wyoming primary - Roll Call

With polls showing her trailing a Trump-backed challenger in Tuesday's GOP primary, Liz Cheney is reaching out to a national audience.

Roll Call · Aug 15, 2022

A year after fall of Kabul, Afghan evacuees face uncertainty in U.S. - Roll Call

Congress hasn’t acted on legislative proposals to provide permanent protections for roughly 76,000 Afghans in the U.S., who still face deportation back to Afghanistan.

Roll Call · Aug 15, 2022

Moving right along: A political reporter’s turning point - Roll Call

Amanda Becker, one of Washington's veteran political journalists, reflects on her career as she prepares to start a Nieman fellowship.

Roll Call · Aug 12, 2022

‘They’ve been killing’ our Marines: Inside the long push to aid Camp Lejeune victims - Roll Call

Provisions in the veterans measure allow victims of the Camp Lejeune contamination to seek compensation from the government in federal court.

Roll Call · Aug 11, 2022

Budget bill would task EPA to scrutinize companies' climate goals - Roll Call

The Senate budget reconciliation bill would give the EPA oversight of corporate progress toward emissions targets and climate goals.

Roll Call · Aug 11, 2022

Biden administration announces new projects from bipartisan infrastructure law - Roll Call

Some 166 RAISE grants totaling $2.2 billion are part of a program for local governments and regional agencies as well as states.

Roll Call · Aug 11, 2022

Asylum-seekers face delays on recent work permit applications - Roll Call

Thousands of asylum-seekers wait months more than expected for the backlogged immigration agency to approve their work permit requests.

Roll Call · Aug 10, 2022

Senate's Medicare drug pricing may ripple into private market - Roll Call

Congress is on the verge of allowing the government to restrict prices for drugs covered by Medicare, but experts disagree on whether drugmakers will shift costs to the private market. 

Roll Call · Aug 10, 2022

Not a ‘monster’: Why Rep. Ro Khanna still goes on Fox News - Roll Call

He’s not naive enough to think he’s changing minds, but he still thinks it matters. “I’m coming at it as a person of patriotism,” the Democrat says.

Roll Call · Aug 10, 2022

Who won Tuesday’s elections in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin - Roll Call

Voters picked nominees and filled an unexpired House term in elections in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Roll Call · Aug 9, 2022