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Democratic lawmakers condemn journalist after Hakeem Jeffries ‘AIPAC monkey’ remark
Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., called the remarks “blatantly racist and offensive rhetoric."
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Twenty-five years after 9/11: Commission reforms face a new test
Despite the ominous signs, “none of the measures adopted by the U.S. government disturbed or even delayed the progress of the al Qaeda plot” that culminated in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed 2,977 Americans.
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Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith says nonprofit probe is producing results with help of Treasury
Smith reports the House committee’s two-year investigation into the abuse of tax-exempt status by foreign-influenced and terrorist-linked organizations is yielding significant progress with Treasury Department cooperation.
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Key Republicans: Pelosi needs to testify about Jan. 6 security failures after bombshell revelations
'As for Nancy Pelosi, you do have questions that that you need to answer,' Rep. Troy Nehls said.
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Fiscal conservatives' frustration with Mitch McConnell boils over with $1.7T omnibus
Since McConnell started serving as Republican leader in January 2007, the national debt has risen from $9 trillion to $31.3 trillion today.
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Congress will have spent nearly $100 billion on Ukraine war once $1.7T omnibus bill is enacted
President Biden and the Democrat-led Congress have appropriated about $48 billion for Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February not counting the $45 billion in the spending bill passed by the Senate on Thursday.
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House GOP locates emails, texts showing Pelosi office directly involved in failed Jan. 6 security
Democrat leadership blamed for "knee-jerk reaction" and failing to equip police in security staffer's email after tragedy.
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Democrat senators reintroduce bill to declare racism public health crisis
Two of the senators who reintroduced the resolution are also sponsoring a bill to establish a federal commission to study slavery reparations.
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Senate Democrats raise concerns about prosecuting Trump
"I think it’s OK to have a high bar when it comes to bringing charges against former chief executives," Sen. Murphy said.
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AOC under fire for tweet about minimum wage
Twitter users added additional context that was displayed under her post.
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Democrat senator demands FBI explain how often it hacks Americans
Wyden asked the FBI how many operations it has carried out using hacking and how many were authorized by the courts.
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$1.7T omnibus bill funds border security in foreign nations, but prohibits it in US
Sen. Rick Scott wonders how any Republican can justify voting for the massive spending bill that prohibits CBP from using its $1.5 billion for border security funding.
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$1.7T spending bill stuffed with giveaways for favored groups from lobster industry to LGBTQIA+
GOP Rep. Dan Bishop identified $575 million in the bill for "family planning/reproductive health" in areas where population growth "threatens biodiversity."