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Ashley Murray

Ashley Murray

Ashley Murray covers the nation’s capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Her coverage areas include domestic policy and appropriations.

New Jersey Monitor is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

U.S. House GOP backs McCarthy as speaker after tense and chaotic late-night session

By: and - January 6, 2023

After 15 rounds of voting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy was chosen to be the new speaker of the House early Saturday morning.

U.S. House stuck for a third day as Republicans struggle to unite around a speaker

By: and - January 5, 2023

The House held five more votes Thursday without resolving a dispute between Republicans over who should lead their party.

U.S. House paralyzed following second day of GOP failure to elect a speaker

By: and - January 4, 2023

U.S. House Republicans' stalemate over who should lead the chamber for the next two years dragged on Wednesday

Conservatives in U.S. House tank McCarthy bid to be speaker on multiple ballots

By: and - January 3, 2023

Tuesday marked the first time in a century the speaker’s election went to multiple ballots.

U.S. House Jan. 6 panel report finds Trump incited insurrection, demands accountability

By: and - December 23, 2022

Donald Trump’s desire to overturn the results of a lawful and legitimate election was the driving factor in the unprecedented attack on the Capitol, the report says

Zelenskyy pledges a fight for ‘common victory’ against Russian tyranny in visit to U.S.

By: - December 21, 2022

The wartime Ukrainian leader marked his first known trip outside Ukraine's borders since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February

Child tax credit expansion left out of congressional omnibus package

By: - December 21, 2022

Democrats had hoped to partially restore the anti-poverty measure by including it in the $1.7 trillion bill that will fund the government for the remainder of the fiscal year.