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Jane Norman

Jane Norman

As the Washington Bureau Chief of States Newsroom, Jane directs national coverage, managing staff and freelance reporters in the nation’s capital and assigning and editing state-specific daily and enterprise stories. Jane is a veteran of more than three decades in journalism.

How Congress will attempt the biggest expansion of U.S. social programs since FDR | Analysis

By: and - August 15, 2021

Here's what happened last week, what the bills would do if they become law, and what we know about what will happen next.

Senate confirms Haaland as first-ever Native American to serve in the Cabinet

By: - March 15, 2021

Senate Democrats praised Haaland for her conduct at the rough Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing.

Inauguration 2021: Here’s what Joe Biden wants to do on his first day as president

By: - January 20, 2021

Joe Biden early Wednesday unveiled the list of executive orders, memos and directives he will make when he assumes the presidency later in the day.

Trump tests positive for COVID-19, enters quarantine

By: , and - October 2, 2020

Late Thursday, Bloomberg News had reported that Hope Hicks, a close aide to Trump, had tested positive for the virus. Hicks had traveled to and from the presidential debate in Cleveland on Air Force One with Trump and also traveled to Minnesota with him, Bloomberg said.