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Lisa Mascaro

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks to the media
Politics
Senate to launch debate on voting bill amid pressure to change the filibuster
By Lisa Mascaro
 
Nancy Pelosi, Janet Yellen and Chuck Schumer
Big Pressure On Biden, Democrats To Trim $3.5T Federal Overhaul
By Alan Fram  and Lisa Mascaro
 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks at the U.S. Capitol
Politics
Senators Unveil $1T Infrastructure Bill
By Kevin Freking  and Lisa Mascaro
 
Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters
Politics
Senate Democrats Announce $3.5 Trillion Budget Deal
By Alan Fram  and Lisa Mascaro
 
Photo of rioters loyal to President Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol
Politics
Trump Impeachment Trial To Open With Sense Of Urgency
By Lisa Mascaro , Hope Yen , and 1 more
 
President Joe Biden meets Republican lawmakers to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House
Politics
Biden Meets With Republicans On Virus Aid, But No Quick Deal
By Lisa Mascaro , Josh Boak , and 1 more
 
House managers deliver article of impeachment to the Senate
Politics
Trump Impeachment Moves To The Senate, Testing His Sway Over The GOP
By Lisa Mascaro  and Mary Clare Jalonick/Associated Press
 
Donald Trump speaks at the White House
Politics
Republicans Condemn 'Scheme' To Undo The Election For Trump
By Lisa Mascaro  and Mary Clare Jalonick/Associated Press
 
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill
Politics
Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Vows To Interpret Laws 'As They Are Written'
By Mark Sherman , Lisa Mascaro , and 1 more
 
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, pictured in 2018, of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a favorite among social conservatives.
Politics
GOP Expects President Trump To Tap Amy Coney Barrett For Supreme Court
By Zeke Miller  and Lisa Mascaro
 
Government Shutdown 2019
Politics
House Democrats Have Plan To Fund Federal Government, But Not A Wall
House Democrats say they can pass a spending bill Thursday, but the Senate is leary of voting on something the president will not sign.
By Zeke Miller  and Lisa Mascaro
 
President Donald Trump greets members of the five branches of the military by video conference on Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, in the Oval Office of the White House. The military members were stationed in Guam, Qatar, Alaska, and two groups in Bahrain. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Trump: Government Stays Closed As Long As Dems Reject Wall
On Tuesday, Trump told reporters, “I can tell you it’s not going to be open until we have a wall or fence, whatever they’d like to call it.”
By Darlene Superville , Lisa Mascaro , and 1 more