Paul Kane
Congressional Reporter at The Washington Post
Congressional Reporter at Chicago Tribune
Washington Post congressional reporter, devotee of Philly sports, Springsteen and all things UD Fightin' Blue Hens.
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washingtonpost.com | Paul Kane
It’s earmark season, and even archconservatives in Congress want in (washingtonpost.com) It’s earmark season, and even archconservatives in Congress want in By Paul Kane 2025041921274700 Starting Monday, lawmakers began uploading their requests for community projects to the website of the House Appropriations Committee, an annual ritual that allows even the most junior members of Congress the chance to deliver for their districts.
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Paul Kane
Far-right Republicans tease rebellion but fall in line when Trump asks (washingtonpost.com) Far-right Republicans tease rebellion but fall in line when Trump asks By Paul Kane 2025041217122400 First, they threatened to block House Speaker Mike Johnson's path to claiming the gavel in early January. Then they threatened to block a funding bill to keep federal agencies open in mid-March.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Paul Kane
Trump turmoil renews Jeffries’s hopes for Democrats winning ‘comfortably’ (washingtonpost.com) Trump turmoil renews Jeffries’s hopes for Democrats winning ‘comfortably’ By Paul Kane 2025040519305900 After months of internal party turmoil, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries believes the Democratic Party emerged from the first quarter of the year in a strong position and with plenty of momentum heading toward the 2026 midterm elections.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Paul Kane
Democratic wins in Congress and Wisconsin provide hope amid misery (washingtonpost.com) Democratic wins in Congress and Wisconsin provide hope amid misery By Paul Kane 2025040217421000 Democrats had their best day Tuesday since suffering a brutal defeat in November's elections, providing a much-needed boost of morale but leaving doubts about whether their victory was a political mirage concealing long-term liabilities.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Paul Kane
Bid to help new parents in Congress turns into proxy for pandemic wars (washingtonpost.com) Bid to help new parents in Congress turns into proxy for pandemic wars By Paul Kane 2025032917024500 Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz will never forget the derision she faced in her first run for Congress, in 2004, while she was pregnant and gave birth while still campaigning.
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Fashion criticism was always @bresreports’s natural calling in media.
People are wearing gloves in DC. It’s 59 something degrees. Come on, you’re embarrassing yourselves
There’s your House budget resolution vote. Only Rs voting no were Massie and Spartz. Very little drama on the actual floor from GOP leaders as they waited for the Royistas to come to floor and cast their inevitable yes votes. https://t.co/edXYp9TWyk
All of us mainstream media orgs wrote those first 2-3 week stories about how much smarter Trump 2.0 was vs 1.0. We were grading on a curve. Probably time to revisit those stories, given last few weeks: WH can’t figure out which McMaster to call. https://t.co/lSIi3rGUH0
