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Victim’s personal story fuels push for federal ‘Kayleigh’s law’ to protect sexual abuse victims
Kayleigh Kozak has made it her mission to advocate for new permanent protections for victims of sexual abuse and violent crime, preventing contact between victims and offenders for life.
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McConnell, other GOP senators question Trump over Putin invitation to G20 summit in December
Seven Republican senators signed onto the open letter, which was led by Democrats and expressed "serious concern" about the possibility of Putin attending the summit in December amid a war with Ukraine.
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Jack Smith to testify in front of Senate Judiciary Committee next week
Smith will now testify in front of the panel on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and the hearing will take place in the Hart Senate Office Building. It will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern.
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Schumer presses Trump to tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve amid, amid record-high oil prices
Trump appears reluctant to tap into the reserve, saying "There’s a lot of oil out there."
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Senate-mandate plaque honoring police officers at Jan 6, 2021 Capitol riot installed 4 years later
The plaque was installed Saturday after multiple delays and at least one lawsuit.
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Congressional lawmakers are suing to try to win retroactive pay raises, and drawing scorn
"The plaintiffs argue that annual votes since 1992 to block automatic cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for members of Congress violated the 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution," the NTUF says
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Texodus: At least 12 Texas members of Congress won’t be returning next year
Nearly one-third of the Texas congressional delegation won’t be returning next year.
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California Rep. Darrell Issa says he's retiring from Congress, endorses Jim Desmond to succeed him
Issa’s district is one that was redrawn under the state’s Prop 50 last year, in which a majority of California voters voted for the redistricting intended to favor Democrats.
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Nevada's only Republican in Congress to retire, state GOP senator to run
State Sen. James Settelmeyer announced Friday he's running for the seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei.
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CCP-linked Singham Network’s tax-exempt status remains as groups avoid FARA scrutiny for years
Sen. Grassley told AG Bondi last year that they have “a duty to ensure compliance with the Foreign Agents Registration Act [...] to combat adversarial foreign governments from influencing public policy and opinion in the United States.” The far-left activist network launched by Neville Roy Singham has been the focus of investigations in the House and Senate, but it is unclear whether the DOJ or IRS are investigating too.
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Embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales drops re-election bid after admitting affair with aide
Gonzales was forced into a May runoff on Tuesday against fellow Republican Brandon Herrera in the bid to represent the GOP-leaning congressional district along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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These are the members of Congress who voted against disclosing sexual harassment claims
An untold number of members of Congress have spent a combined roughly $17 million of taxpayer money to
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Farm bill, with changes, heads to U.S. House for vote
Five-year bipartisan farm bill renews and enhances crop insurance, disaster assistance, risk management programs, loans for farmers, and federal agricultural research.