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The SS Andania, plain and sturdy, pulled into New York Harbor on April 11, 1923, after a slow journey from Liverpool, England. In a third-class cabin was a gray-eyed Irishman named Richard Michael Cawley, fleeing poverty and war.

After a halting start, the Republican-controlled 115th Congress — sometimes in collaboration with President Donald Trump, often despite him — has enacted surprisingly far-reaching conservative achievements in its first year, among them a long-promised rewrite of the tax code, oil drilling in the Arctic and a series of lifetime appointments to the judiciary.

"After a Chaotic Start, Congress Has Made a Conservative Mark" is from the December 24, 2017 Politics section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

In 1996, after a concerted push from Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, Congress made it illegal for anyone convicted of domestic abuse — even a misdemeanor — to buy a firearm. Yet in the two decades since, a large percentage of the perpetrators of mass shootings and other violent crimes have had run-ins with the law over spousal abuse — and have had little problem acquiring deadly arsenals.

"Domestic Abusers Are Barred From Gun Ownership, but Often Escape the Law" is from the November 06, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Senate negotiators found themselves back at square one on immigration on Tuesday, as the Senate Democratic leader withdrew the biggest gesture he had made to strike a deal: an offer to fully fund President Donald Trump’s proposed wall at the Mexican border.

"Wall Is ‘Off the Table,’ Schumer Says, as Progress on Immigration Unravels" is from the January 24, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Maggie Haberman and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Sen. John McCain, the sometimes cantankerous, often charming and eternally irrepressible Republican from Arizona, has never minced words. But in the twilight of a long and storied career, as he fights a virulent form of brain cancer, the 81-year-old senator has found a new voice.

"In Twilight of Career, McCain Becomes an Unfettered Voice Against Trumpism" is from the October 21, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Two new senators — Doug Jones, D-Ala., and Tina Smith, D-Minn. — were sworn in Wednesday, in a history-laden ceremony attended by three current and former vice presidents.

"Two Democrats Sworn in to Senate, Cutting GOP Margin to One" is from the January 03, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump on Thursday balked at an immigration deal that would include protections for people from Haiti and some nations in Africa, demanding to know at a White House meeting why he should accept immigrants from “shithole countries” rather than from places like Norway, according to people with direct knowledge of the conversation.

"Discussing Bipartisan Immigration Deal, Trump Disparages Haitians and Africans" is from the January 12, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Thomas Kaplan and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

President Donald Trump proposed legislation on Thursday that would provide a path to citizenship for as many as 1.8 million young unauthorized immigrants in exchange for an end to decades of family-based migration policies, a costly border wall and a vast crackdown on other immigrants living in the country illegally.

"Trump Immigration Plan Demands Tough Concessions From Democrats" is from the January 25, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael D. Shear and Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

President Donald Trump’s incendiary words about immigration have dampened the prospects that a broad spending and immigration deal can be reached by the end of the week, raising the possibility of a government shutdown with unknown political consequences for lawmakers in both parties.

"As Shutdown Talk Rises, Trump’s Immigration Words Pose Risks for Both Parties" is from the January 15, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Jonathan Martin, Michael D. Shear and Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

When Senate Republicans entered the final stages of the health care push earlier this year, it was clearly on its last legs. At least two senators had made it known that they had no real intention of voting to repeal the health care law, and Republican leaders were casting about for something — anything — that could get 50 votes. Now, as their tax bill reaches the homestretch, Republicans are in tantalizing reach of their first real legislative success of the Trump era.

"Republicans, Entering Homestretch on Tax Cuts, Are Calm and Cooperative" is from the November 29, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Top congressional Republicans, who have for decades resisted any legislative limits on guns, signaled Wednesday that they would be open to banning the firearm accessory that the Las Vegas gunman used to transform his rifles to mimic automatic weapon fire.

"Republicans Open to Banning ‘Bump Stocks’ Used in Massacre" is from the October 04, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Tiffany Hsu and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader, said Monday that Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama, “should step aside” and that he believes the women who have accused Moore of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers.

"McConnell Calls for Moore to Drop Out of Senate Race" is from the November 13, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Kristi Burns.

As President Donald Trump moves to fulfill one of the central promises of his campaign — to get tough on an ascendant China — he faces a potential rebellion from a core constituency: farmers and other agricultural producers who could suffer devastating losses in a trade war.

"Farmers Tense and Republicans Torn Over Trade War" is from the April 07, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Ana Swanson and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Before Bob Corker, there was Jeff Flake.Flake, the even-tempered Republican senator from Arizona, has for months offered stinging critiques of President Donald Trump’s character, demeanor and truthfulness — the same message forcefully echoed a week ago by Corker, a Republican colleague from Tennessee, who warned that Trump’s reckless behavior could lead to “World War III.”

"Jeff Flake’s Lesson for Republicans: Cross Trump at Your Own Risk" is from the October 15, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The top lobbyist for the National Rifle Association claimed late Thursday that President Donald Trump had retreated from his surprising support a day earlier for gun control measures after a meeting with NRA officials and Vice President Mike Pence in the Oval Office.

"NRA Suggests Trump May Retreat From Gun Control" is from the March 02, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael D. Shear, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Thomas Kaplan and narrated by Mike DelGaudio.

The city of Charlottesville was engulfed by violence Saturday as white nationalists and counterprotesters clashed in one of the bloodiest fights to date over the removal of Confederate monuments across the South.

"Deadly Chaos as Car Hits Crowd After Rally by White Nationalists" is from the August 13, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Brian M. Rosenthal and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who has tangled with President Donald Trump for months, announced Tuesday that he would not seek re-election in 2018, declaring on the Senate floor that he “will no longer be complicit or silent” in the face of the president’s “reckless, outrageous and undignified” behavior.

"In Biting Speech, Senator Denounces Trump as ‘Reckless’ and ‘Dangerous’" is from the October 24, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on lawmakers to oppose a series of bipartisan efforts to address immigration and resolve the fate of young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, demanding fealty to his hard-line approach and increasing the odds of political gridlock as the Senate debates the issue.

"Trump Threatens to Veto Immigration Bills that Don’t Meet His Demands" is from the February 14, 2018 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael D. Shear and Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Brittany Caine-Conley, a minister in training at Sojourners United Church of Christ, arrived in downtown Charlottesville Saturday morning expecting that there might be violence. She did not expect things to get out of hand so quickly.

"Hurt and Angry, Charlottesville Tries to Regroup" is from the August 13, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Fabrications have long been a part of U.S. politics. Politicians lie to puff themselves up, to burnish their résumés and to cover up misdeeds, including sexual affairs. (See: Bill Clinton.) Sometimes they cite false information for what they believe are justifiable policy reasons. (See: Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam.)

"Many Politicians Lie. But Trump Has Elevated the Art of Fabrication." is from the August 07, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.