By a voice vote Friday, the Republican National Committee approved a resolution to censure Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, the two Republicans who sit on the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. A few members shouted “nay,” but the …
Read More »Prosecutors granted immunity to an ex-girlfriend of Representative Matt Gaetz before she testified last week in front of a federal grand jury hearing evidence in the investigation of the congressman, according to a source familiar with the matter. Gaetz has been under investigation to determine if he violated sex trafficking …
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President Biden will meet with Senate Democrats during their regular caucus lunch Thursday, following his speech Tuesday on voting rights in which he voiced support for eliminating the filibuster to pass two bills aimed at increasing voter access. A White House official said both the president and Vice President Kamala …
Read More »Washington — White House press secretary Jen Psaki sharply criticized Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia for his decision to withdraw his support for President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, saying Manchin’s comments Sunday morning contradicted what he had told the president. On “Fox News Sunday,” Manchin said he could …
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A bipartisan group of senators is urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take immediate action in response to proliferating reports of “Havana Syndrome,” calling cases of the mysterious neurological condition that has sickened hundreds of U.S. officers “a significant, unmitigated threat to our national security,” in a letter sent …
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President Biden signed into a law on Wednesday a bill to improve support for U.S. officials who have suffered brain injuries from the mysterious health ailment known as “Havana Syndrome.” The Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act was passed unanimously by Congress, in a rare instance of broad …
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Republicans and Democrats are facing off over the debt limit, firing off competing claims about who is responsible as the United States moves closer toward default for the first time in history. Republicans are pushing Democrats to act alone in addressing the debt ceiling, claiming the need to borrow more …
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Washington — Supreme Court justices will return to the courtroom for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as the court resumes in-person oral arguments for the first three months of its upcoming term, it announced Wednesday. Attendance in the courtroom will be limited for arguments set …
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Washington — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she is looking to advance the bipartisan infrastructure bill and a broader $3.5 trillion budget framework simultaneously, an effort to keep House Democrats united as the chamber prepares to take up the plans. Pelosi said in a letter to her Democratic colleagues …
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Washington — Senate Democrats released a budget resolution Monday that maps $3.5 trillion in spending boosts and tax breaks aimed at strengthening social and environmental programs, setting up an autumn battle over President Biden’s domestic policy ambitions. The 92-page measure lays the groundwork for legislation later this year that over …
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