Congress
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U.S. House votes to end Iran war for third time
Earlier in the day, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., read articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, asserting that he had illegally continued to prosecute the war past the 60-day maximum for a conflict without authorization from Congress.
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Judge refers Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner for federal prosecution
U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond Jr. also disqualified Krasner and one of his deputies from handling the case, which was related to a man seeking to overturn his second-degree murder conviction.
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House Oversight votes to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas
Bipartisan lawmakers hoped to question Black about his ties to the late, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including payments he made to Epstein, but the billionaire sued the panel to block the subpoenas instead of showing up for his deposition.
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Watch: House Judiciary Committee hold hearing on President’s commutation of Roger Stone
The House Judiciary to consider bills to rein in Trump's pardon power
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House Dems announce vote to remove Confederate statues, fail to mention 9 of 11 honor Democrats
A bust of Chief Justice Roger Taney, a registered Democrat who wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case of 1857, would also be removed.
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Watch: Senate meets to discuss election preparedness
The Senate Rules Committee holds a hearing on 2020 General Election Preparations
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Former Obama official Sally Yates to testify in August before Senate on Russia collusion probe
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham says former FBI Director James B. Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe could be asked to testify in September
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Rep. Gaetz accuses GOP conference chair Liz Cheney of working against Trump, calls for her removal
The Florida Republicans and eldest son of the president took to twitter to publicly bash Cheney following some in-House disagreements
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As debt climbs to record $27 trillion, Congress says it's not time to turn off stimulus spending
'Now's not the time to turn off the faucet when, you know, we should be using our strong balance sheet to borrow to stimulate the economy' - California Democratic Rep. Scott Peters
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Vaccine developer Johnson & Johnson targeting 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by March 2021
Merck says ‘we would not expect to have a licensed product until 2021 at the earliest’
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Watch: House holds hearing on 'racist' monuments on public lands
The House Natural Resources talks about the recent push to remove monuments on public lands
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Democratic Rep. Waters stops her vehicle to monitor LA police stop of African-American motorist
The California congresswoman was captured on video checking in on the scene this weekend in Los Angeles
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Congress returns with top priority of passing another coronavirus stimulus package
The enhanced unemployment benefits that Congress passed in the spring are set to expire July 31