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Amid Changing Political Landscape, Suburbs No Longer Belong To GOP

The suburbs were key to President Biden's 2020 victory. With the 2022 midterms already heating up, both parties are wondering what the absence of Trump's name on the ballot will mean for voters.

Amid Changing Political Landscape, Suburbs No Longer Belong To GOP

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House Democrats Pass Bill That Would Protect Worker Organizing Efforts

Seen here during a 2020 news conference, Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., is the lead House sponsor of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which passed the House on Tuesday. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

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House Democrats Pass Bill That Would Protect Worker Organizing Efforts

The PRO Act would provide protections to workers trying to organize, limiting what companies can do to disrupt union membership campaigns. The bill is unlikely to advance in the Senate.

Biden Faces 'Balancing Act' Advancing Clean Energy Alongside Labor Allies

President Biden and Vice President Harris invited 10 labor leaders into the Oval Office in mid-February. Biden has pledged to be the most labor-friendly president ever. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden Faces 'Balancing Act' Advancing Clean Energy Alongside Labor Allies

President Biden is reaching out to labor leaders for input on his massive infrastructure proposal, while also trying to persuade them that a green economy will be good for unions.

Biden Faces 'Balancing Act' Advancing Clean Energy Alongside Labor Allies

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Biden Infrastructure Plan Aims To Please Both Labor And Environmentalists

President Biden is enlisting union support for his plan to rebuild infrastructure. Labor leaders say he'll have a difficult balancing act if he wants to be the most labor-friendly president ever.

Biden Infrastructure Plan Aims To Please Both Labor And Environmentalists

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Infighting Continues Within GOP Following Trump Impeachment Trial

There's a continuing rift in the GOP between Trump allies and those who urge the party to move away from the former president. State parties are censuring those who voted to impeach or convict Trump.

Infighting Continues Within GOP Following Trump Impeachment Trial

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Trump's Influence On GOP Endures, Even As New Impeachment Trial Looms

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Trump's Influence On GOP Endures, Even As New Impeachment Trial Looms

Donald Trump's departure from the White House did not mean Republicans are ready to turn the page and look ahead to a world without his influence.

Trump's Influence On GOP Endures, Even As New Impeachment Trial Looms

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Republicans Divided Over Loyalties To Former President Trump

After losing the White House, Republicans are looking to a future without Donald Trump. But his second impeachment trial underscores just how wed the GOP still is to the former president.

Republicans Divided Over Loyalties To Former President Trump

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Inauguration Parade Goes Virtual Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

Instead of the traditional celebration down Pennsylvania Avenue, the inauguration parade following President Biden's swearing-in ceremony was mostly virtual due to coronavirus-related restrictions.

Inauguration Parade Goes Virtual Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

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Set Amid A Pandemic, Biden's Inauguration Will Feel Unlike Any We've Seen

President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony will feel unlike any other. Security is always a paramount concern, but it's been taken to unheard of levels this time.

Set Amid A Pandemic, Biden's Inauguration Will Feel Unlike Any We've Seen

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How Republicans Are Reacting To Biden's Victory

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday. But President Trump and many of his allies continue to deny the election results.

How Republicans Are Reacting To Biden's Victory

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Georgia Senate Runoffs Lure Possible 2024 GOP Hopefuls, Including Trump

President Trump, seen at a Nov. 1 rally in Rome, Ga., will return to the state to campaign for Republicans in Senate runoffs as he seriously considers another bid for the White House. Other possible 2024 GOP candidates have campaigned in Georgia recently. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Georgia Senate Runoffs Lure Possible 2024 GOP Hopefuls, Including Trump

The president is set to campaign in Georgia this weekend as he weighs another run in four years. That could upend the ambitions of several other Republicans visiting the state recently.

Georgia Senate Runoffs Lure Possible 2024 GOP Hopefuls, Including Trump

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Biden Supporters In Pennsylvania Look Ahead To A 'Traditional Presidency'

Joe Biden speaks to union members in Erie, Pa., on Oct. 10. The president-elect flipped Erie County back into Democrats' column. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden Supporters In Pennsylvania Look Ahead To A 'Traditional Presidency'

Joe Biden's supporters in the swing county of Erie talk about their hopes and their expectations of the incoming president.

Biden Supporters In Pennsylvania Look Ahead To A 'Traditional Presidency'

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Election Returns Are Still Being Tabulated In Parts Of Michigan

Detroit is among the areas in Michigan where counting continues. Michigan is part of the so-called Blue Wall — states that had previously gone for Democrats but flipped for President Trump in 2016.

Election Returns Are Still Being Tabulated In Parts Of Michigan

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Election Day Updates: What Voting Looks Like In Detroit

Election officials in Detroit and elsewhere in Michigan are working to count ballots, with little advance time to process mail-in votes.

Election Day Updates: What Voting Looks Like In Detroit

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Campaign Volunteers In North Carolina Push To Turn Out More Voters

The presidential race is a toss-up in North Carolina, a state President Trump won with less than 50% of the vote in 2016. Supporters of Trump and Joe Biden are working hard to turn out more voters.

Campaign Volunteers In North Carolina Push To Turn Out More Voters

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