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.

You can message Avani on Signal at avanikalra.82

Contact or follow me:

The Senate Sends Bill Funding Most of DHS to the House — Again

April 02, 2026 07:58 a.m.
Johnson Caves on Senate DHS Funding Deal He Spurned Last Week

April 01, 2026 04:09 p.m.
Democrats Are Split on What the Illinois Senate Primary Means for Immigration Messaging

March 20, 2026 01:15 p.m.
Democrats Think They Can Finally Defeat Scott Perry in 2026

March 20, 2026 05:30 a.m.
Lawmakers Are Surprised by ‘Staggering’ $200 Billion Funding Request for the Iran War

March 19, 2026 04:31 p.m.
Mullin’s Testimony Is Giving New Life to DHS Shutdown Talks

March 18, 2026 04:52 p.m.
Senators Are Puzzled by DHS Pick Markwayne Mullin’s Travel History

March 18, 2026 02:58 p.m.
Juliana Stratton Upsets Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi to Win Illinois Senate Primary

March 17, 2026 10:33 p.m.
Illinois’ Senate Primary Could Be a Test for JB Pritzker’s 2028 Bid

March 16, 2026 05:35 a.m.
Anti-Muslim Rhetoric from Republican Lawmakers Draws Rare Rebuke From Colleagues

March 12, 2026 05:20 p.m.
‘More Confusing by the Minute’: DHS Negotiations Are at a Standstill

March 11, 2026 07:41 p.m.
Cornyn Says He Supports Scrapping the Filibuster as He Continues to Push for Trump’s Endorsement

March 11, 2026 12:17 p.m.
Mike Johnson’s Push for a Second Reconciliation Bill Falls Flat at Republicans’ Retreat

March 10, 2026 07:44 p.m.
Senate Democrats Are Split Over Supplemental Funding for the War in Iran

March 10, 2026 05:05 p.m.
Republicans Try to Craft Their Midterm Pitch Despite Conflicting Iran War Messages

March 10, 2026 05:42 a.m.
Air Travel Executives Sound the Alarm as DHS Shutdown Continues

March 05, 2026 07:16 p.m.