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Nancy Mace names alleged former lawmakers accused of sexual harassment; payouts exceeded $300,000
Mace promised accountability for the victims and the House paid out approximately $338,000 to settle the cases. One former lawmaker was targeted in sexual assault lawsuits three times and the House cumulatively paid out $115,000 to dismiss them.
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GOP senators renew calls to nuke filibuster after voter ID bill languishes
Senators argue that if Republicans don’t eliminate or weaken the 60-vote threshold, Democrats will once they regain the majority.
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House moves to cut Government Accountability Office budget by 25%, 1K workers from watchdog agency
The GAO is an independent federal agency that functions as a congressional watchdog investigating how federal funds are spent. It audits federal agencies and analyzes policies to improve government efficiency and save taxpayer dollars.
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McCarthy names GOP members to new select subcommittees on COVID origins, weaponization of gov't
McCarthy: "Unfortunately, throughout Democrats' one-party rule in Washington, we saw a dangerous pattern of the government being used to target political opponents while they neglected their most basic responsibilities."
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White House downplays China oil bill that 113 Democrats voted for as 'non-issue'
The legislation, which would ban oil sales from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Chinese companies, hasn't been voted on in the Democrat-led Senate yet.
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Cruz demands federal investigators search Biden documents stored at University of Delaware
Cruz said the university "presumably" does not store the documents in a secure location.
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Congressman Steube returns from hospital after fall
Steube fell over 20 feet while cutting a tree outside of his Sarasota, Florida, home Wednesday.
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McCarthy announces GOP members of Intelligence and Rules committees
He also released the names of Republican members who will serve on the new select committee on China.
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Congressional Democrats criticize Biden's handling of classified documents
Capitol Hill Democrats are critical of Biden, the leader of their party, but say his and former President Trump's handling of classified document is much different.
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Child of House Democratic Whip Clark arrested in anti-police protest
About 20 protesters were arrested Saturday in Boston after then allegedly verbally attacked officers and stopped traffic.
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Nancy Pelosi had priests perform 'exorcism' on home after husband's attack, daughter says
Over Thanksgiving, she had priests coming, trying to have an exorcism of the house and having prayer services," Alexandra Pelosi said.
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House Judiciary Committee will continue investigation of Supreme Court leak: Report
Supreme Court itself was unable to determine identity of leaker.
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Key House moderate: Members eye rare tactic to go around leaders, force vote on raising debt limit
A discharge petition would be "an absolute last resort, but it's my position that we cannot default on our debt under any circumstances," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, cochair of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus.