Avani Kalra

Congress Reporter & AJI Fellow

Avani covers the Senate at The Washington Sun.

She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in journalism and history, where she served as editor in chief of The Daily Northwestern. She previously interned at Marketwatch, Bloomberg Law, the Chicago Tribune, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Wisconsin State Journal.

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Judiciary Committee Delays Blanche Nomination Vote

July 29, 2026 08:35 p.m.
Megadonor Received Trump Pardon Three Days After Donation to Pennsylvania Congressman

July 29, 2026 05:34 a.m.
Senate Advances Russia Sanctions Bill

July 28, 2026 08:15 p.m.
Senate Confirms Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence

July 28, 2026 07:19 p.m.
Democrats May Break FISA Blockade if Jay Clayton Gets Confirmed

July 28, 2026 05:00 a.m.
McConnell’s Absence is Grinding Some Senate Business to a Halt

July 23, 2026 05:04 p.m.
The Senate Is Struggling to Pass Lindsey Graham’s Last Bill

July 23, 2026 02:08 p.m.
House Lawmakers Pass Bill Restricting Congressional Stock Trading

July 22, 2026 04:56 p.m.
A House Stock-Trade Ban May Finally Advance. The Senate Might Squash It.

July 21, 2026 03:59 p.m.
Fewer Debates and Laws, More Nominees: The Senate Isn’t What It Used to Be

July 20, 2026 05:00 a.m.
The Plan to Rebut Trump’s 2020 Election Speech? Every Democrat for Themselves.

July 16, 2026 04:55 p.m.
Trump’s Intelligence Pick May Spark Congress to Renew Spy Powers

July 15, 2026 04:52 p.m.
With Lindsey Graham Gone, Republicans Worry They Lost Their Trump Whisperer

July 13, 2026 09:08 p.m.
Warren Slams Senate Leaders over Ethics Gaps in GOP-Led Crypto Bill

July 13, 2026 05:00 a.m.
‘Dark Money’ Group Paid Democrat Janelle Stelson for Disappearing Podcast

July 02, 2026 05:27 a.m.
Mike Johnson Can’t Get Control of the House

June 30, 2026 06:33 p.m.