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Fauci met with Obama-era CDC director before pitching masks at nursing homes to mandate wary Trump
Fauci, who was pardoned by former President Joe Biden of any crimes he might have committed during the pandemic, declined to answer the question and invoked the Fifth Amendment.
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GOP senators see path for Fauci prosecution through IRS official's similar Fifth Amendment flub
Lois Lerner gave opening statement, then clammed up in 2013 hearing on IRS discrimination against conservative applications for tax-exempt status, and it didn't work, Sen. Lankford notes at Fauci's inquisition.
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Schumer urges Fetterman not to leave Democratic caucus: 'Very good member of Congress'
The comment comes after Fetterman indicated that he could leave the Democratic Party over its anti-Israel stance. He has repeatedly stated that he would not become a Republican, indicating that he would be an independent instead.
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House Ethics Committee will meet Wednesday to discuss results of Matt Gaetz probe: Report
The committee was expected to discuss the report last Friday, but postponed the discussion after Gaetz resigned from Congress last week after being nominated for attorney general.
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Texas Rep. Weber says sanctuary cities shouldn't be funded if they don't deport illegal migrants
Weber said that when he was in the Texas state legislature, they spent millions of dollars trying to secure the border.
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Jeffries urges Senate GOP to serve as a 'check and balance' on Trump cabinet picks
Jeffries declined to weigh in on specific nominations, including Gaetz's nomination and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's who has been nominated for Director of National Intelligence, but said some picks are unfit for their posts.
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Bernie Sanders willing to work with Trump admin on capping credit card interests
The senator said Trump's promise to cap credit card interest rates was a "very good idea," and that Americans are currently paying over a trillion dollars in credit card debt.
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Michael McCaul says he will not seek to remain chairman of House Foreign Affairs committee
The move has opened up a competitive race to succeed the chairman, and four members of Congress have already tossed their hats into the ring, including McCaul's vice chair Ann Wagner.
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Sen. Rand Paul to chair the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Paul plans to reinstate President-elect Donald Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy, which was scrapped by President Joe Biden in 2022.
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Sherrod Brown teases bid to serve remainder of Vance's Senate term
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to name an interim replacement in the coming months, but a special election is expected by 2026.
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U.S. national debt racing toward $36 trillion
The total outstanding public debt stands at $35.9 trillion.
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Rand Paul says he wants to eliminate cybersecurity agency but will likely reorganize it instead
The senator said that some ways CISA could be reorganized are by having more hearings over its alleged meetings with social media companies during the 2024 election cycle.