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Senators call for nationwide campaign to identify Chinese components in critical US infrastructure
GOP Sen. Rick Scott and Democrat Sen Andy Kim have a bill to require the Homeland Security Department to sweep the nation’s ports and maritime infrastructure after a congressional probe found unusual Chinese components on imported port cranes.
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Michigan Senate leader asks DOJ to investigate Whitmer over $20 million fraud scheme
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced 16 felony charges against Fay Beydoun, 62, of Farmington Hills earlier this month. Beydoun is accused of misusing a $20 million grant meant to start a business accelerator.
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Watch Live: Trump delivers remarks at Congressional picnic
The annual event is held on the South Lawn of the White House and is a chance for members of Congress and their families to meet the president and his staff in a more relaxed setting.
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House Dems criticize Schumer for agreeing to GOP CR, AOC encouraged to primary him: report
Ocasio-Cortez called on voters to call their senators to get them not to vote for the continuing resolution.
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Watch Live: Senate to vote on continuing resolution to avert government shutdown
The vote is expected to take place sometime this afternoon.
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Hunter Biden wins bid to drop laptop lawsuit, but won't be allowed to bring case forward again
Hunter Biden said the reason for wanting to drop the lawsuit is due to financial problems.
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U.S. congressman from Illinois urges more pay for college athletes
At a recent hearing of the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust in Washington, Illinois U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia, D-Chicago, said he opposed legislation to grant the National College Athletic Association (NCAA) an antitrust exemption.
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FBI Director Patel says agency working with law enforcement to investigate recent swatting incidents
Patel said that the FBI is working with local media to investigate swatting incidents against media figures.
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Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson dies at 93
Simpson is survived by his wife and three children.
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Senate to take final votes Friday on temporary spending measure to avert government shutdown
Republicans need to get 60 votes in order to invoke cloture and advance the measure.
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Schumer reverses course, plans to vote to advance GOP spending bill in signal shutdown to be averted
Schumer's announcement will likely give cover to others who may not have wanted to have gone against his wishes.
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WATCH: Rep. Beth Van Duyne explains IRS failures, calls for accountability
“If Democrats were serious about protecting taxpayer information, they would have raised concerns when illegally obtained data was used to attack Americans,” Van Duyne says
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New York AG Letitia James leads lawsuit against Trump administration over Education Dept firings
James filed the suit in a federal court in Massachusetts, where she claimed the terminations were “illegal and unconstitutional.”