Claudia Grisales
Claudia Grisales is an NPR congressional correspondent. She joined NPR in June 2019 from Stars and Stripes, where she covered military affairs on Capitol Hill during the first Trump administration. She also reported on the atomic veterans, which won the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. Pro Chapter's Dateline Award.
Previously, Grisales spent 16 years at the Austin American-Statesman, where she covered business news, legislation, and public safety. Her investigation into corruption at the nation's largest member-owned utility, Pedernales Electric Cooperative, won the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors award for business reporting. She was also part of a reporting team that won the Texas APME award for breaking news.
Grisales attended the University of Houston, the University of Texas, and Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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With a long congressional recess set to begin at the end of the week, Senate Republicans have a lot they want to accomplish. But they're deadlocked with President Trump on several key GOP priorities.
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Todd Blanche's nomination to serve as attorney general has been held up in a Senate committee over the $1.8 billion fund. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis said they now look forward to voting for Blanche. -
Lawmakers, foreign leaders and President Trump gathered Tuesday for the first of two days of funeral services for the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. -
Four Republicans joined Democrats to approve the measure. And while it is not legally binding, the resolution represents growing frustration inside Congress over the war. -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced a barrage of questions about the war with Iran from lawmakers on Tuesday, as the administration seeks more money for the escalating conflict.
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Over the course of his three decades in Congress, Lindsey Graham was a major influence on Capitol Hill and throughout the world as one of the most vocal advocates for U.S. military might. -
Congress returns from recess this week to face the sudden loss of a senator, a lengthy to-do list and limited time.
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His office said Graham died Saturday night after a "brief and sudden illness." The Republican senator was instrumental in enacting Trump's policy and staffing priorities. -
The New Jersey Republican was missing for months with no explanation for his constituents. He explained in a House floor speech that after his diagnosis, there was no timeline for recovery. -
A trio of Senate Republicans are on their way out of Congress. Each has previously drawn President Trump's scorn and now each are seen as newly liberated to complicate his agenda if they choose.
