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During their first few days in power, the Republican-controlled House and Senate vowed to put aside their furious intraparty battles to make Donald J. Trump’s sweeping agenda the law of the land.
Catie Edmonson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times, discusses how likely that actually is.
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On today’s episode
Catie Edmondson, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times
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Vice President Kamala D. Harris presided over the certification of her own loss without disputing it, and Democrats made no move to challenge the results.
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Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly avoided a painful and prolonged fight to keep his post, but his messy victory showed how difficult his job will be.
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