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Cross-aisle bonds between Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), Rep.-elect John James (R-Mich.) and Rep.-elect Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) were forged in the same class at the storied military academy.

The progressive House member is "experiencing symptoms" and recovering at home, her office said.

New Mexico Democrat Stansbury sworn into Haalands old seat Cristina Marcos © Greg Nash New Mexicos Melanie Stansbury is sworn into the House seat vacated by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) was formally sworn in as a member of the House on Monday after winning a special election to fill the seat vacated by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. House Democrats now have slightly more wiggle room for defections among their historically thin majority with ...

Democrat Wins Special Election for New Mexico Congressional Seat Democrats have retained a congressional seat representing part of New Mexico, filling a vacancy that arose when the officeholder left to join President Joe Biden’s administration. Democrat nominee Melanie Ann Stansbury won the race for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, according to the final tally on June 1. Stansbury received 79,208 votes, over 32,000 more than Republican candidate Mark David Moores. “It’s a good ...

House Democrats unveil $1.9 billion bill to boost security after insurrection Niv Elis and Rebecca Beitsch © Getty Images House Democrats unveil $1.9 billion bill to boost security after insurrection The House on Friday unveiled a $1.9 billion supplemental appropriations bill to address security weaknesses laid bare in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. "The January 6 insurrection caused tragic loss of life and many injuries, while leaving behind widespread physical...

Carter sworn in as House member to replace Richmond, padding Democrats majority Cristina Marcos © Greg Nash Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) participates in a ceremonial swearing in for media Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) was sworn into office on Tuesday after winning a special election to fill the vacancy left by now-White House adviser Cedric Richmond. Carter officially becoming a House member slightly boosts Democrats razor-thin majority with 219 seats over Republicans 212. Democrats c...

Trump Says Endorsement Led to Shutout of Democrats in House Race Former President Donald Trump claimed victory after his endorsement of a leading GOP candidate shut out Democrats from a congressional special election in Texas. Republicans Susan Wright, the wife of the late Rep. Ron Wright, finished with 19 percent of the vote, while Jake Ellzey garnered 14 percent. Democrat Jana Lynne Sanchez finished third with 13 percent and conceded on May 2. “Please explain to the Democrats and RINOs that...

Mondays Campaign Round-Up, 5.3.21 Todays installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. May 3, 2021, 4:00 PM UTC BySteve Benen Todays installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * In Texas congressional special election over the weekend, Republicans Susan Wright and state Rep. Jake Ellzey will advance to a runoff after no one reached 50% in the 23-candidate field. * On a related note, Susan Wright, the widow of the late Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), con...

( CNBC) India continues to smash its own global COVID-19 case records, with over 400,000 new cases on Saturday; NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, MD, recommended a lockdown to slow the surge. ( VOA News) And cases and deaths in the country may be even higher than whats being reported; "Nobodys getting tested!" a resident of the village of Ashapur told NPR. As of Monday at 8:00 a.m. EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID-19 toll reached 32,422,234 cases and 577,045 deaths, increases of nearly 350,000 case...

Texas Republican Susan Wright Advances to Runoff in Race for US House Seat Susan Wright received enough votes to advance to the runoff, getting 19.2 percent of the tally. Wright entered the race following the death of Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas), who died after testing positive for COVID-19 in February. Wright released a short statement late Saturday, writing on Twitter, “Let’s go win this!” She used the hashtag for “Make America Great Again,” President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign s...