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Kelsey Snell

Congressional Correspondent, Washington Desk

Kelsey Snell is a Congressional correspondent for NPR. She has covered Congress since 2010 for outlets including The Washington Post, Politico and National Journal. She has covered elections and Congress with a reporting specialty in budget, tax and economic policy. She has a graduate degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. and an undergraduate degree in political science from DePaul University in Chicago.

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Wednesday

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee General Charles Brown Jr., arrives in the Capitol after his confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee in July. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, exits Holy Spirit Catholic Church after attending mass with his father (out of frame) in Johns Island, S.C., on Aug. 13, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Senate Republicans are facing continued questions about the health of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after the Kentucky Republican suffered two public health incidents. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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McConnell tries to shift Senate focus from his health to spending

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Tuesday

McConnell prepares for a busy month amid scrutiny over his ability to lead

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is helped by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, after the 81-year-old GOP leader froze at the microphones on July 26. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Lawmakers have a narrow window to approve a stopgap funding measure and avoid a possible government shutdown beginning in October. Leaders of the House and Senate say a temporary spending bill is needed to work on yearlong bills. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is helped by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, after the 81-year-old GOP leader froze at the microphones as he arrived for a news conference, at the Capitol in Washington on July 26. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Age ain't nothing but a number but for aging lawmakers, it's raising questions

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Thursday

Politicians now tend to be older than they've been historically. It's causing issues

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Tuesday

ADELANTO, CA - NOVEMBER 15: A guard escorts an immigrant detainee at the Adelanto Detention Facility on November 15, 2013 in Adelanto, California. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

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The US Tried To Keep ICE Abuse Reports Secret. Here's What's Inside

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Tuesday

A supporter of Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels points to incoming election data on Nov. 8, 2022, in Milwaukee. When Republican candidates for president gather for their first debate Wednesday in Milwaukee, the spotlight will not only be on them, but Wisconsin's role as one of a shrinking handful of genuine battleground states. Kenny Yoo/AP hide caption

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Republicans' focus on Milwaukee shows Wisconsin will be a crucial state again in 2024

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Monday

A look at Wisconsin's current political identity before the first Republican debate

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Wednesday

Voting stickers sit on a table for people to take after they cast their ballots at the Butler Township Garage during Ohio's General Election on November 8, 2016 in Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. Ty Wright/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

The sun over the U.S Capitol building during Election Day on November 3, 2020 in Washington DC. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption

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Old Politicians

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Monday

Ohio Democrats consider trying to have voters directly decide issues like abortion

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Wednesday

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds his book while speaking at the Midland County Republican Party Dave Camp Spring Breakfast on April 6, 2023 in Midland, Michigan. Chris duMond/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

US President Joe Biden (R) attends a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 12, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

How Florida came to be so politically important

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NPR poll examines independent voters' responses to questions on social issues

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Thursday

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President Biden speaks about new measures to disclose hidden service fees alongside executives from companies that are vowing the end the practice. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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