Mychael Schnell

congressional reporter at MSNBC

Mychael Schnell is a congressional reporter at MSNBC, where she covers all happenings on Capitol Hill involving both Democrats and Republicans. She previously covered Congress at The Hill. She graduated from George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication and political science. She is a native New Yorker, Billy Joel’s No. 1 fan and a Rubik’s Cube aficionado.

Mychael Schnell is a congressional reporter at MSNBC, where she covers all happenings on Capitol Hill involving both Democrats and Republicans. She previously covered Congress at The Hill. She graduated from George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication and political science. She is a native New Yorker, Billy Joel’s No. 1 fan and a Rubik’s Cube aficionado.

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Republicans bite their tongues as Trump cancels projects in their districts

The Trump administration cut more than 300 grants for energy projects across the country last week, but it wasn't just projects in Democratic districts.
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Republicans think they’re winning the messaging war — even as polls show they’re losing

The GOP is taking solace in recent polling gains over the shutdown and explaining away their current disadvantage.
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Democrats and Republicans dig in on the shutdown

On Friday lawmakers rejected a pair of spending bills from Democrats and Republicans that would reopen the government as the shutdown bleeds into the weekend.
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The government is shut down. Some Democrats may already want to cave.

The government is in its first shutdown since 2019. And while neither party appears eager to negotiate a way out, there is some dissent among Democrats.
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Why Democrats are making Obamacare central to their shutdown strategy

Congressional Democrats have given GOP leaders an ultimatum on avoiding a government shutdown: extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits — or else.
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Charlie Kirk's killing intensifies fears for members of Congress

Members of Congress are on high alert, calling for increased security, after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah