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Threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders as party engages in finger-pointing about what went wrong; Biden offers congratulations

Democrats made the same-sex marriage bill one of their first major agenda items in the postelection session, moving quickly to enact it while their party still controls both chambers.

Same-Sex Marriage Rights Bill Passes Crucial Senate Test  The New York Times Senate clears key procedural step on bill to protect same-sex marriage  CNN Senate clears hurdle to move gay marriage bill toward final passage  Fox News To regain voter trust, the GOP

NATO and Polish officials said that it was a Ukrainian missile that crossed the border and killed two people, but that Russia bore the blame.

Donald Trump, Grover Cleveland and a Quirk of Presidential History  The New York Times

The measure demonstrated a shift within the Republican Party, even as three-quarters of its caucus voted against it.

The measure demonstrated a shift within the Republican Party, even as three-quarters of its caucus voted against it.

In our news wrap Wednesday, the G20 summit ended with President Biden and other leaders condemning the war in Ukraine and blaming the conflict for worsening the global economy, Senate Republicans reelected Mitch McConnell as their leader over Florida Sen.

The missile that landed in Poland and killed two people sparked emergency meetings of NATO and the world’s leading democracies. But initial findings suggest it was an errant Ukrainian air defense missile and not a Russian missile. Top U.S. officials

Statement by President Joe Biden  The White House