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  1. tech
    Unpacking the Recent Flood of TikTok BansThe app’s murky connection to China has alarmed a lot of politicians — and now the White House.
    By Danielle Cohen
  2. celebrity
    Chrissy Teigen’s Trump Insult Tweet Made It to a House HearingThe White House reportedly wanted Teigen’s 2019 tweet taken down.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  3. how i’ll get it done
    Representative Becca Balint Is Ready to Tame Some EgosThe Vermont Democrat used to wrangle middle-school students. How different can working across the aisle be?
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  4. how i’ll get it done
    Representative Summer Lee Will Make Sure She’s Not the Last Like HerThe incoming freshman is the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pennsylvania. Here’s what she hopes to accomplish.
    By Kaitlin Byrd
  5. how i’ll get it done
    Representative Delia Ramirez Knows the Housing StruggleThe Illinois Democrat talks to the Cut about finding a roommate at orientation and how she’ll get it done in Congress.
    By Claire Lampen
  6. wtf
    NY Man Released a Sex Tape for his Congressional CampaignCandidate Mike Itkis called the video “a conversation piece.”
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  7. power
    This Congressional Candidate Gave Birth On-camera“It’s important for folks to see how pregnancy and birth is a medical event that occurs in a hospital with doctors,” says Louisiana’s Katie Darling.
    By Olivia Truffaut-Wong
  8. politics
    I’d Skip Congress for Issa Rae’s Wedding, TooCan you really blame Representative Mondaire Jones for voting by proxy?
    By Danielle Cohen
  9. gun control
    An 11-Year-Old Uvalde Survivor Testified Before CongressMiah Cerrillo described watching a gunman murder her teacher and classmates.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  10. power
    Conservatives Are Losing It Over This Ilhan Omar TweetAfter a video showing Christians singing worship songs on a plane went viral, the congresswoman pointed out its hypocrisy.
    By Danielle Cohen
  11. how i get it done
    How Congresswoman Katherine Clark Gets It DoneThe Assistant Speaker handles a grueling schedule and tough legislative battles with a little help from her group chat.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  12. power
    3.7 Million Kids Fell Below the Poverty Line in One MonthNow that benefits for low-income parents have expired, child poverty is the highest it’s been since 2020.
    By Danielle Cohen
  13. congress
    Hal Rogers Poked Representative Joyce Beatty and Told Her to ‘Kiss My Ass’The representative accosted Beatty when she asked him to wear a mask on Capitol transportation.
    By Danielle Cohen
  14. covid-19
    AOC Has Tested Positive for COVID-19The representative says she’s experiencing symptoms and is recovering at home.
    By Danielle Cohen
  15. fuck this guy
    What Joe Manchin Really Thinks About Poor ParentsThe senator reportedly told colleagues that child-tax-credit payments would be spent on drugs.
    By Claire Lampen
  16. power
    Congressman Posts Bizarre Cry for AttentionRepresentative Paul Gosar of Arizona tweeted an anime video depicting him violently attacking AOC.
    By Danielle Cohen
  17. power
    Cori Bush Kept Millions of People From Losing Their HomesThe freshman Congresswoman slept on the Capitol steps for days, pushing the White House to extend the eviction moratorium.
    By Claire Lampen
  18. free britney
    Even Congress Wants to Free BritneyThe bipartisan-backed FREE Act would increase oversight on conservatorships like hers.
    By Claire Lampen
  19. congress
    Cori Bush Is Moving Her Office Away From QAnon-Supporting CongresswomanShe says it’s for her team’s safety.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  20. capitol insurrection
    Where Is the ‘Law and Order’ Now?“So peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters get tear-gassed, but right-wing extremists get into the Capitol? Got it.”
    By Claire Lampen
  21. politics
    Nancy Pelosi Is Narrowly Reelected House SpeakerWith 216 votes to her Republican opponent’s 209, the Democrat secured another term as leader of the House.
    By Claire Lampen
  22. how i’ll get it done
    How Representative Katie Porter Will Get It DoneThe California representative on how she prepares for hearings, her signature whiteboard, and what Congress needs to prioritize in January.
    By Amanda Arnold
  23. ugh
    Another Trump Is Reportedly Considering PoliticsLara Trump is rumored to be interested in running for Congress.
    By Claire Lampen
  24. spicy
    No One Does Math Better Than Representative Katie PorterBludgeon me with your whiteboard.
    By Claire Lampen
  25. encounter
    ‘We Saw This Problem Coming’Lauren Underwood, the youngest Black woman to ever serve in Congress, on remote legislating during a pandemic.
    By Rebecca Traister
  26. coronavirus
    Coronavirus Has Reached CongressTwo representatives and one senator have tested positive for COVID-19.
    By Claire Lampen
  27. coronavirus
    How Can We Fight a Pandemic Without Paid Sick Leave?As coronavirus spreads, millions of Americans have to choose between staying home when they’re ill and receiving a paycheck.
    By Hannah Gold
  28. politics
    Katie Hill, After the ScandalHer rise to Congress heralded the arrival of a new and modern political generation. And then the pictures leaked.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  29. the cut on tuesdays
    When Your New Job Takes Over Your LifeCongresswoman Lauren Underwood and more, on this week’s Cut podcast.
    By the Cut
  30. power
    Wendy Davis Is Running for CongressThe sneaker-wearing, filibustering abortion activist is challenging Chip Roy in Texas.
    By Bridget Read
  31. how i get it done
    How to Survive Being a Freshman in D.C.For 32-year-old Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, living with a roommate is key.
    By Anna Silman
  32. reading the signs
    Last Night, D.C. Got a New Power UniformFinally, a visual shorthand for women in politics.
    By Rhonda Garelick
  33. hot shot
    The Women of Congress Are Wearing White to Trump’s SOTU As an Act of SolidarityThey gave speeches on gender equality while dressed to honor the suffragettes.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  34. social media
    AOC Will Try to Teach Her Democratic Colleagues to Be Good at TwitterThis may be her hardest task yet.
    By Amanda Arnold
  35. power
    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Responds to Conservative Trolls With New Dancing Video“Wait till they find out Congresswomen dance too!”
    By Amanda Arnold
  36. a woman’s place is in the house
    The History-Making Gown at the Congressional Swearing-InRashida Tlaib wore a traditional thobe to become the first Palestinian-American congresswoman.
    By Ella Cerón
  37. power
    Congress to Make Members Actually Pay for Their Own Harassment SettlementsThe settlements had previously been funded with taxpayer money.
    By Kimberly Truong
  38. sexual assault
    Kavanaugh and His Accuser Both Say They’re Willing to Testify Before Congress“She decided to take control of this and tell this in her own voice,” a lawyer for Christine Blasey Ford said.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  39. florida
    This Congressional Candidate Is More Than Just Her Alien Abduction, Okay?“It has nothing to do with what I have done. It happened when I was 7 years old,” Bettina Rodriguez Aguilar said.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  40. a woman’s place is in the house
    Michigan Likely Just Elected the First-Ever Muslim Woman to CongressThe progressive Palestinian-American Democrat had a day filled with “happy chaos.”
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  41. keeping up with kongress
    Kourtney Kardashian Went to D.C. to Advocate for Safer Beauty ProductsKourtney takes Kongress.
    By Ashley Weatherford
  42. politics
    Paul Ryan Stepping Down Is the Only Good Thing He’s Done for WomenMany are not sad to see him go.
    By Lisa Ryan
  43. obituaries
    Veteran New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Dead at 88She was a longtime advocate for women’s rights and co-authored the Violence Against Women Act.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  44. unsanitary politics
    Members of Congress Call Out ‘Unsanitary’ Practice of Sleeping at the CapitolPaul Ryan is known to do it.
    By Lisa Ryan
  45. sexual assault
    Evan Rachel Wood Details Her Harrowing Abuse in Speech to CongressWood is pushing to get Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights Acts in all 50 states.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  46. more sexual harassment
    Congressman Calls a Former Aide His ‘Soul Mate,’ But Denies Harassing HerRepresentative Patrick Meehan denies harassing a former aide who received a taxpayer-funded settlement.
    By Lisa Ryan
  47. women in politics
    2018’s Record Number of Women Candidates Are Set to Blow Up Politics As UsualWhat’s the fastest way to fix a broken system? Take it over.
    By Rebecca Traister
  48. more sexual harassment
    Congress Discloses 3 More Sexual-Harassment SettlementsThe amounts reportedly total $115,000.
    By Lisa Ryan
  49. power
    Will All the Harassment Claims Against Senators Be Released?Senator Tim Kaine thinks they should be.
    By Leah Rodriguez
  50. sexual harassment
    This Congressman Is Retiring Amid Sexual-Harassment AllegationsThe Michigan Democrat announced his retirement on a Detroit radio program.
    By Lisa Ryan
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