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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: Jennifer Shutt and Ashley Murray - 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: Jennifer Shutt and Ashley Murray - 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: Jennifer Shutt and Ashley Murray - 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: Jennifer Shutt and Ashley Murray - 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: Jacob Fischler and Ashley Murray - 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: Ashley Murray - 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: Ashley Murray - 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.