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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spokesman.com | Paul Kane
In the fall, a couple of soon-to-retire lawmakers decided that it was time to have an uncomfortable discussion: How should Congress handle matters if their own members were the victims of the kind of politically motivated violence that has become all too common these days?
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washingtonpost.com | Paul Kane
Members of Congress worry about lack of plan as political violence rises (washingtonpost.com) Members of Congress worry about lack of plan as political violence rises By Paul Kane 2025061910002200 In the fall, a couple of soon-to-retire lawmakers decided that it was time to have an uncomfortable discussion: How should Congress handle matters if their own members were the victims of the kind of politically motivated violence that has become all too common these days? While those talks did not...
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washingtonpost.com | Paul Kane
Republicans ignore their own age issues in pursuit of Biden’s frailty (washingtonpost.com) Republicans ignore their own age issues in pursuit of Biden’s frailty By Paul Kane 2025061421242100 One political party nominated a 78-year-old candidate for president last summer with a history of obscuring his health. The same party kept in place an octogenarian congressional leader until earlier this year, despite health battles.
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washingtonpost.com | Paul Kane
Big Tech stumbles into a big brawl over C-SPAN’s streaming future (washingtonpost.com) Big Tech stumbles into a big brawl over C-SPAN’s streaming future By Paul Kane 2025061209002100 Sen. Todd Young doesn't like to acknowledge how many years have passed since he started watching C-SPAN at odd hours. "Longer than I'd like to admit among people who, like, talk about regular things like sports and families," the Indiana Republican said. Sen.
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washingtonpost.com | Paul Kane
Gillibrand taps Blue Dog roots for Democrats’ path to Senate majority (washingtonpost.com) Gillibrand taps Blue Dog roots for Democrats’ path to Senate majority By Paul Kane 2025060718233400 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants to re-create the Democratic game plan of 20 years ago, when she launched her own career as a conservative Democrat against an entrenched House Republican in Upstate New York. Some of the same issues are again colliding, she said.
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An amazing illustration here from my friend Howard about EHN’s slow fade away from the prominent role she once had - she’s hardly ever on House floor talking.
"Colleagues ask if Norton is still the best warrior to fight for DC" - @Meagan_Flynn @MariannaReports @pkcapitol https://t.co/UpBqta7M4C Del. Norton stats via C-SPAN Cong Chronicle: So far in 119th Congress, days on House floor: 3 118th Congress: 18 days 117th: 29 days 116th: 44 https://t.co/OD8MwJCw71
“One of the lessons we have to learn is, A) we have to expand the map not just for 2026, but for the future, and B) we have to have a broad coalition. They do not have to check every box that traditional Democrats vote for.” The existential crisis for Senate Dems via Schumer.
For 2026, @SenGillibrand wants to take Senate Dems back to 2006. When she was an aspiring Blue Dog with center-right cultural positions helping make Pelosi speaker & Jim Webb made Reid majority leader. “That’s what a majority looks like,” she told me. https://t.co/cCR447b7ZU
RT @pjoshidc: To win back Senate control, Kirsten Gillibrand wants to re-create the game plan of 20 years ago, when she launched her own ca…
