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Senate committee set to vote on whether to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
The vote follows Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment, which protects people from self-incrimination, over 100 times during a committee last week's hearing on the pandemic response and the origins of the virus.
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Trump pushing Senate to support delay on ban of hemp-derived THC products: report
The White House is working on a framework to allow people to use THC products for medical uses, which the ban could complicate.
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Senate subcommittee says it has obtained copy of Fauci's iPhone he used during pandemic
Fauci was director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the time he was using the phone, and it may contain more records of his activity during that period.
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Santos says not running for second term in 2024, after release of House Ethics report
Santos said that his "family deserves better than to be under the gun from the press all the time."
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House Ethics Committee finds 'substantial evidence' George Santos violated law
Santos pleaded not guilty last month to federal criminal fraud charges.
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Top Hill Democrats yet to comment on demonstration calling for Israel cease-fire that turned violent
Few Democrats commented on the incident at all.
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Senate passes stopgap spending bill, but clash to shrink government lingers after holidays
Senators applaud bipartisan deal as Speaker Johnson’s two-step approach marches ahead.
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Sen. Hawley suggests investigation of Democratic 'dark money' funding terrorism
Hawley was expressing frustration with the committee as Democrats last week wanted to subpoena Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow to review their alleged financial assistance for Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
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Bark but no bite: Despite intense criticism, the GOP's main impeachment targets remain safe
GOP efforts to impeach Mayorkas, Garland, Wray and Buttigieg have so far fallen flat.
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FBI Director Wray: 'Great concern' over terrorists entering U.S.
"We've all seen how much damage just a small number of foreign terrorists could cause," Wray said as he acknowledged the terror threat.
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Fight night, Congress edition: Lawmakers’ feuds turn into physical conflict on Capitol Hill
Let's Get Physical: Body to body altercations between lawmakers are not unprecedented in U.S. history, with some, such as the 1856 caning on the Senate floor of Charles Sumner and the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, passing into national legend. Is legislator-on-legislator action making a comeback?
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Senate blocks House GOP's Israel aid bill with matching IRS cuts
Schumer, for his part, had supported pairing emergency aid to Israel with additional funding for Ukraine.
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Senate Dems advance plan to circumvent Tuberville's military holds
Tuberville has, for most of the year, maintained a general block on military nominations to protest the Pentagon's provision of paid leave for military servicemembers to obtain an abortion.