Congress
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Adam Schiff to resign from the House on Sunday, ahead of Senate's swearing in
New Jersey's Democratic Rep. Andy Kim will also resign from the House on Sunday, and be sworn in on Monday.
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GOP-led COVID subcommittee claims vaccines saved 'millions of lives,' celebrates liability shield
Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic's final report cites two modeling studies for its claim, doesn't identify them as such, and touts manufacturer immunity in section praising Trump for Operation Warp Speed.
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Republican senators request information about unpublished study on puberty blockers for minors
The team leading the study said it opted not to publish the results out of fears that it would be distorted by opponents of transgender care for minors.
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AOC announces bid for top Democrat on House Oversight Committee
The announcement sets up a competition between Ocasio-Cortez and Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly.
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China using Mariana Islands to get US birthright citizenship for children, lawmaker warns
Wisconsin GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany said during an interview with the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show that many Chinese nationals come to the Mariana Islands, and have children there in order to get them U.S. birthright citizenship and thus abuse the system.
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Kansas senator introduces legislation that would ban transgender procedures on minors nationwide
The legislation, titled the “Safeguarding The Overall Protection of Minors Act," bans doctors from giving minors puberty blockers, and performing medical procedures on them such as gender-reassignment surgeries.
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Senate report finds only six percent of federal employees work in-person full-time
Ernst accused the federal agencies of abusing telework options, and costing the American people billions of taxpayer dollars to operate government buildings that are not even half full
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House GOP blocks two resolutions to release Gaetz ethics report
The report is in response to allegations that Gaetz, while a congressman, engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, claims he has strongly denied.
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Blackburn drafts DOGE Act legislation that will limit federal agencies
"My DOGE Act will freeze federal hiring, begin the process to relocate agencies out of the D.C. swamp, and establish a merit-based salary system for the federal workforce," Blackburn said in a post on X.
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Capitol Police union boss decries special treatment for officer who killed unarmed J6 protester
The union's statements come after reports that the officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt received special financial support from police leadership under pressure from Democrats.
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House panel to interview second FEMA official regarding orders to avoid Trump supporters
The letter calls for the interview to be scheduled before Dec. 9. The interview is expected to include allegations from Washington that Florida was not an isolated incident, and that she was following Hershey's orders.
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Acting director of Secret Service says changes have been made since Trump shooting in Butler, Pa.
He did not disclose how many employees were disciplined or if anyone has been fired.
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Fetterman says Trump should be pardoned in NY case because it was politically motivated
"I think it's undeniable that the case against Hunter Biden was really politically motivated," Fetterman said. "But I also think it’s true that the trial in New York for Trump, that was political as well too. Now, in both cases, I think a pardon is appropriate."