Congress
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Dozens of House Democrats vote with Republicans to table Trump impeachment attempt
A total of 64 Democrats voted to help Republicans squash the impeachment attempt, including 47 Democrats, which includes House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who voted present.
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Senate fails to advance Trump-backed crypto Clarity Act bill
The Senate voted 49-50 against a motion to proceed with consideration of the Clarity Act, failing to reach the required 60-vote threshold, after all Democrats and a handful of Republicans voted against it.
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FBI agent proposed criminal probe into Elon Musk over OPM email policy, email reveals
A former agent claimed Musk aided employees in violating security policies and monetized official government business on X.
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Ocasio-Cortez agrees that it's time to bounce Schumer, Pelosi out of their powerful posts
"Lack of real grooming on next generation of leadership."
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Republican lawmakers urge House Speaker Pelosi to remove Rep. Swalwell from Intelligence Committee
In their letter, the GOP legislators cited recent reporting regarding the California congressman and a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.
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McConnell touts Trump's 'major accomplishments,' congratulates Biden-Harris in floor speech
“Trump has repeatedly surprised the skeptics, confounded his critics, and delivered significant policy victories that have strengthened our country," McConnell says.
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Progressive congresswoman-elect Cori Bush wants Biden to grant clemency to all death row inmates
Bush is a Missouri Democrat and part of the incoming class of House members.
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Rep. Paul Mitchell announced that he's switching his affiliation from Republican to Independent
The congressman is on the way out of the nation's legislature since he did not run for reelection in 2020.
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Youngest GOP woman elected in 2020: 'Being in the minority at this point is just a mindset'
“Honestly, being in the minority at this point is just a mindset. We are operating as though we have the capability to move legislation in the House, and I think you'll see that we're going to be more effective at getting things done, simply because the margin is so small." -Rep.-elect Kat Cammack (R-Fla.)
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Bipartisan group of lawmakers unveil revised $748 billion relief package without direct payments
In the $160 billion package, $91.2 billion would be directed to states, $60.8 billion to localities and $8 billion to tribal governments.
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Outgoing Democratic Rep. Max Rose is exploring run for New York City Mayor: report
"Long before any lockdown, crime was rising, justice for all wasn’t a reality, our schools were segregated, and City Hall was chasing jobs away while pushing small businesses to the brink,” Rose reportedly said in a statement.
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Sen. Manchin says bipartisan COVID-19 relief plan to be released on Monday
"We'll have a bill produced for the American people tomorrow, $908 billion dollars," the West Virginia Democrat said about the proposal.
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Tulsi Gabbard introduces Title IX bill to prohibit males from competing in women’s sports
Bill would clarify that "Title IX protections for female athletes [are] based on biological sex."