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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.

House passes bipartisan tax bill to expand child tax credit

Kelsey Snell

The bill includes $33 billion to expand the widely used child tax credit for three years — including the tax season currently underway, provided the bill quickly passes the Senate.
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to retire at the end of the month

Kelsey Snell

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., will retire at the end of this year, leaving just weeks left in his time in office.
Sen. Tuberville drops his monthslong hold on military promotions

Deirdre Walsh

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., says he is dropping his hold on hundreds of military promotions.
Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson elected speaker of the House

Claudia Grisales

House Republicans have elected Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., to be the next speaker. He will take office with just over three weeks before government funding expires on Nov. 17.
Jordan is no longer nominee for House speaker after a secret vote

Kelsey Snell

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, lost 25 Republican votes in his third failed bid to become speaker of the House. Jordan could not quell the opposition to his candidacy.
U.S. House pauses for the night before another attempt to elect a speaker

Lexie Schapitl

Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan failed to secure enough votes for the speakership Tuesday, and his allies are continuing to try to convince Republican opponents to get onboard before a second vote on Wednesday.
Race for speaker of the House slides into uncertainty, again

Kelsey Snell

Less than a day after a majority of House Republicans selected Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., as the speaker designate, his support appeared to erode.
McCarthy will not run for speaker again after being removed

Deirdre Walsh

Members told reporters that they expect to hold a candidate forum next Tuesday ahead of votes on a speaker, possibly as early as Wednesday.
Rep. Matt Gaetz launches effort to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

Claudia Grisales

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., launched the process for holding a vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker but the road ahead is still unclear.
Senate takes a first step in a new plan to pressure House on spending

Kelsey Snell

The Senate voted 77 to 19 to start the process for considering a stop-gap spending bill with funding for Ukraine and disaster relief. Even if the Senate is able to pass it, House action is unclear.

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