Ursula Perano, NOTUS reporter

Ursula Perano

Senate Reporter

Previously with Politico, Axios and The Daily Beast.

Democrats Aim To Mark Trump’s 100 Days With Resistance — And Buzz

By Ursula Perano and Helen Huiskes
Republicans Return to Congress With Big Legislative Ambitions — And Big Vote Problems

By Riley Rogerson, Ursula Perano and Helen Huiskes
Democrats Are Already Lining Up to Replace Dick Durbin in the Senate

By Helen Huiskes and Ursula Perano
Do Democrats Even Believe They Can Win Senate Seats in Florida and Texas?

By Ursula Perano and Daniella Diaz
Mike Rogers Lost the Michigan Senate Battle Last Year. Republicans Think He Can Win This Time.

By Helen Huiskes and Ursula Perano
Senate Democrats Have a Geography Problem

By Ursula Perano
Passing a Budget Was Hard for Republicans. Reconciliation Will Be Much More Difficult.

By Ursula Perano
Republican Senators Hope Trump Can Accomplish His Tariff Goals Soon — Whatever They Are

By Ursula Perano, Haley Byrd Wilt and Helen Huiskes
Senate Republicans Adopt Budget for Reconciliation During Late-Night Vote-a-Rama

By Ben T.N. Mause and Ursula Perano
Republican Senators Think They’re Finally on Track With Reconciliation

By Ursula Perano and Ben T.N. Mause
Can Congress’ Indian Affairs Work Keep Up Bipartisanship Under Trump?

By Em Luetkemeyer and Ursula Perano
The Physical Toll of Cory Booker’s Marathon Speech, According to His Oura Ring

By Ursula Perano
Senate GOP Uses Accounting Trick to Claim $4 Trillion Tax Cuts Are Free. House Republicans Aren’t Convinced.

By Ursula Perano, Ben T.N. Mause and Reese Gorman
Democrats Consider More Tactics Like Cory Booker’s Record-Breaking Senate Speech

By Ursula Perano
A Cory Booker Staffer Was Arrested for Carrying a Gun on Capitol Grounds, Police Said

By Ursula Perano and Daniella Diaz
Republicans Return for a Make-or-Break Week on Reconciliation

By Ursula Perano and Reese Gorman
Trump Pulls Elise Stefanik’s Nomination to Serve as UN Ambassador

By Daniella Diaz, Ursula Perano and Reese Gorman
‘The Senate Being the Senate’: House Republicans Are Frustrated With the Lack of Action on Reconciliation

By Daniella Diaz, Ursula Perano and Reese Gorman
Republicans Funded the Government. What’s Next Is Trickier.

By Ursula Perano
Chuck Schumer Digs In His Heels and Says He’s the ‘Best Leader’ for the Senate

By Daniella Diaz and Ursula Perano
Senate Passes the GOP’s Government Funding Bill — With Crucial Help From Democrats

By Ben T.N. Mause, Ursula Perano and Katherine Swartz
House Democrats Focus Their Anger at Chuck Schumer

By Daniella Diaz, Ursula Perano, Katherine Swartz and Ben T.N. Mause
Senate Democrats Get Ready to Cave on Government Funding Standoff

By Ursula Perano and Ben T.N. Mause
Democrats Hint at the Legislative End Game to Avoid a Shutdown

By Ben T.N. Mause and Ursula Perano
Senate Democrats Say They Won’t Support the GOP’s Funding Bill — Shutdown Be Damned

By Ursula Perano, Riley Rogerson and Ben T.N. Mause
Senate Democrats Weigh Their ‘Two Bad Options’: A GOP Funding Bill or a Shutdown

By Ursula Perano and Ben T.N. Mause
House Dems Firm Up Opposition to the GOP’s Spending Bill. Senate Dems Leave Their Options Open.

By Riley Rogerson, Ursula Perano, Ben T.N. Mause, Tinashe Chingarande and Katherine Swartz
How Do Lawmakers Fund the Government When the Government Is Being Defunded?

By Ursula Perano and Riley Rogerson
The Republican Reconciliation Bill Has Another Unexpected Hurdle: Time

By Ursula Perano and Reese Gorman
Stuck in the Middle With You: Thom Tillis Is Already Navigating a Delicate Balance for Reelection

By Calen Razor and Ursula Perano