Kelsey Snell
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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The Senate majority leader's remarks are his strongest against the president since the Jan. 6 riot. -
Lawmakers took aim at top Capitol security officials the day after a mob of pro-Trump extremists breached the building and forced evacuations. They said the "shocking failures" will be addressed. -
Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff defeated Republicans David Perdue and Sen. Kelly Loeffler for a 50-50 Senate. Incoming vice president Kamala Harris will break the tie to give Democrats the majority. -
Democrats are blasting a plan to combine a vote on $2,000 direct payments with other demands from President Trump. The measure is entwined with an effort to override Trump's veto of the defense bill. -
Congressional leaders returned to familiar ground Saturday, digging in on opposite sides of a stalemate over a coronavirus relief package they all is badly needed to help struggling Americans. -
As congressional leaders negotiate, other lawmakers are demanding more details. Plus, Democrats are objecting to a push by some Senate Republicans to limit emergency lending rules. -
Congressional leaders are finalizing legislation that would include a fresh round of smaller stimulus checks. The proposal abandons more controversial issues. -
A bill to fund government agencies is stalled as Senators fight over unrelated legislation. But the Senate is poised to approve a defense bill that the president has threatened to veto. -
Tai, if confirmed, will be the first woman of color to serve in the role. -
Bipartisan negotiators are still trying to finalize a coronavirus deal with money for states, unemployed Americans, and vaccine distribution, but some want another round of direct payments.
