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Live Updates: Republicans Push Party Members to Vote Against Capitol Riot Commission The House will vote Wednesday evening on a bill to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack, and Republican leaders including Senator Mitch McConnell and Representative Kevin McCarthy are urging members to vote no. President Biden delivered the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduation. Here’s what you need to know: Representative Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California and the minority leader, at the Capitol on Tuesday. He opposes the independent commission.Credit......

Do Democrats Have a Realistic Path Forward on Their Voting Bills? As Republicans across the country restrict voting and federal legislation stalls in Congress, the left’s eyes are on Joe Manchin. Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, and Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as the Senate discussed the For the People Act.Credit...Photos by Stefani Reynolds for The New York Times; J. Scott Applewhite, via Associated Press May 11, 2021, 6:43 p.m. ET The Senate on Tuesday took up the For the People Act, a sweeping bill to overhaul the country’s electi...

engaged junior senator. Shannon Liss-Riordan, a high-profile labor attorney who was Markey’s first primary challenger before she ultimately dropped out of the race, credited him with pushing Senate leaders to make independent “gig” economy workers eligible for unemployment benefits in last year’s federal CARES Act. Liss-Riordan said she spoke to Markey personally about it and he later sent a letter to Senate leadership urging the workers’ inclusion. “He’s meeting the moment,” Liss-Riordan. “What we are seeing from our senator is what Massachusetts ...

Ray McGuire Wants to Show He’s Not Just the Wall Street Candidate Mr. McGuire has landed endorsements from Representative Gregory W. Meeks and three hip-hop giants as his campaign for New York mayor enters a crucial phase. Representative Gregory W. Meeks, center left, endorsed Raymond J. McGuire in the New York mayor’s race on Sunday.Credit...Jose A. Alvarado Jr. for The New York Times April 19, 2021, 3:00 a.m. ET In the intensifying race for mayor of New York City, numerous endorsements have trickled out, but few with the star power of the one jointly given to Raymond J. McGuire la...

An End to Broadband Inequality—or Just More of the Same? Congress weighs competing approaches to closing the digital divide. There are growing signs that the time has come for the nation to address its broadband-access crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic, with the increased demands of internet use due to in-home schooling and work-at-home, has only made the situation more evident. The question is, what is the best way to make this happen? “The Democratic approach is holistic. It gets you twenty-first century access whereas the Republican approach is all carrot with the hope that the priva...