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Syedah Asghar

Syedah Asghar is a Capitol Hill researcher for NBC News and is based in Washington, D.C.

Syedah Asghar is a Capitol Hill researcher for NBC News and is based in Washington, D.C.


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Vance says Trump is 'working hard' for a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsement

JD Vance said in an interview Wednesday that Donald Trump is actively seeking independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s endorsement, but Vance emphasized that there is no deal in place offering a role in a future administration to secure his backing.

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good loses Virginia primary recount

Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., has lost his primary recount, a Virginia court certified on Thursday, cementing his narrow defeat to GOP state Sen. John McGuire.
31d ago

Senate Republicans block bill to expand child tax credit

Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan bill to expand the child tax credit and provide some tax breaks for businesses, all but sinking it for the rest of the year.
32d ago

Why a landmark kids online safety bill that just passed the Senate is still deeply divisive

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) 2.0 passed with a strong bipartisan consensus, 91-3.
33d ago

Senate passes the most significant child online safety bills in decades

The Senate passed two children’s online safety bills, KOSA and COPPA 2.0, in a rare sign of bipartisan cooperation in the middle of a presidential election.

Republicans rip FBI director's testimony that Trump might not have been hit by a bullet

House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back against FBI Director Christopher Wray’s testimony to Congress that Donald Trump may not have been hit directly with a bullet during the attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania.
38d ago

House leaves town until September with little to show voters

Republican-led House leaves for August recess, passing a messaging bill criticizing Kamala Harris on the border, having failed to pass some government funding bills.

Netanyahu compares Oct. 7 to Pearl Harbor and criticizes protesters in address to Congress

Hundreds of protesters marched outside the Capitol and roughly 40 Democrats boycotted the speech in protest of Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza.

Democrats are cautiously optimistic that they finally have the first female president

Democrats believe Kamala Harris has a strong shot at being the first female president, with abortion politics and other factors, giving her an advantage Hillary Clinton didn't have over Donald Trump.

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested on Capitol Hill ahead of Netanyahu visit

About 200 people were arrested Tuesday during a pro-Palestinian protest in a congressional building the day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address lawmakers.

Which Democrats are calling on Biden to step aside? A running list

Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, became the first to call on the president to withdraw, but other congressional Democrats have followed since then.