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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 11: The Trump International Hotel located at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. The building that was the Old Post office and Clock Tower was completed in 1899 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post)
Dusk falls over the Capitol, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Washington. Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Congress Passes $900B COVID Relief Bill
By ANDREW TAYLOR | December 22, 2020 7:10 a.m.
Congress Reaches Deal On Major COVID Relief Package
By ANDREW TAYLOR | December 20, 2020 6:32 p.m.
Where Things Stand: Can The GOP Get It Together On A COVID Relief Bill? Prime Badge
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By | September 8, 2020 2:11 p.m.

TPM reporter Kate Riga has been following all of Congress’ failed attempts to pass any type of COVID-19 relief bill for the last several weeks. But even with the Senate back in session, there doesn’t appear to be a clear end in sight.

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SCOTUS Puts Judges Smack In The Middle Of The POTUS-Congress Subpoena Fight
Did the Supreme Court Just Usher In A New Forever War Over Congressional Subpoenas Of The President?
By and | July 9, 2020 3:52 p.m.
It’s Time For Congress To Lead By Example. It’s Time For Remote Voting.
We are writing as former Hill staffers. We know what happens on the floor is important. And yet, we believe the time has come for remote voting. In this time of pandemic, Congress should temporarily change the rules to allow for remote voting.
By Liz Watson, Joe Cirincione and Leah Greenberg | April 30, 2020 1:23 p.m.
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 10, 2019:U.S. Representative, Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaking at a press conference where Democrats announced the next steps in the impeachment inquiry.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives for testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee the second day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill September 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. Kavanaugh was nominated by President Donald Trump to fill the vacancy on the court left by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy.
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES - 2018/11/12: Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C. in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
WednesdaysWith: A Day With TPM Reporter Tierney Sneed Prime Badge
By TPM Staff | June 13, 2019 1:01 p.m.
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 15: Rep.-elect Anthony Brindisi, D-N.Y., arrives for a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol on November 15, 2018. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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