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Massie doubles down on calls for Lutnick to resign
In 2013, a business associate had emailed Epstein the resume of Lutnick’s nanny and said he was trying to arrange a time for Epstein to meet her.
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House Dems to force vote on ending Trump's Canada tariffs as early as Wednesday: Reports
Trump imposed the tariffs on Canada last year over the country's failure to prevent fentanyl from flowing across the United States' northern border.
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Ro Khanna pushes for Ghislaine Maxwell to be sent back to maximum security prison after testimony
Maxwell has been convicted of sex-trafficking and is currently serving her 20-year sentence at a woman's prison in Texas, which she was moved to last year.
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Vance underwent planned minor sinus surgery following Senate swearing-in ceremony
"The Vice President-elect is having long-planned, minor sinus surgery and will be back at work tomorrow," Vance Spokesperson William Martin told Fox News.
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House passes rules package that makes it harder to remove speaker
The package, which needed a simple majority to pass, was approved in a 215-209 vote.
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Matt Gaetz' resignation read into congressional record
Gaetz, a northwest Florida Republican, won election to a seat in this Congress in November. He then resigned.
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GOP lawmaker Virginia Foxx minorly injured in fall after speaker vote
A spokesperson for Foxx's office said the congresswoman, who is 81, appears to be okay but that she was seeking treatment from the Attending Physician’s office for some cuts.
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Johnson defies critics to claim Speakership on first round, quells narrative of MAGA 'revolt'
Much-ballyhooed revolt quashed: Johnson initially appeared poised to fail on the first ballot, with three Republicans initially casting votes for other candidates and all Democrats in lockstep backing their party’s leader, Hakeem Jeffries.
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House Freedom Caucus warns Johnson to pass Trump's agenda or face leadership challenge
Eleven members of the House Freedom Caucus said they helped elect Johnson because of Trump's support for the speaker, but that they still had reservations about how effective he would be. Trump endorsed Johnson for speaker earlier this week.
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Trump congratulates Johnson after he clinches Speakership
Ultimately, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the only holdout. He cast his vote for Republican Whip Tom Emmer.
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Non-voting Democrat delegate's mic gets cut off during House speaker election
Delegate Stacey Plaskett, a non-voting House member representing the Virgin Islands, gave a fiery speech on the House floor during the speaker election about how U.S. territories should be able to vote on the House floor
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Harris jokes with Sanders at swearing-in: 'Stand right here, although that is not your nature'
Sanders, an independent senator who caucuses with Democrats, endorsed Harris in her presidential run against President-elect Trump.