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Bipartisan House bill aims to replace hemp product ban with federal regulatory system

By Nicholas Ballasy

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Kaptur

Ohio Democratic congresswoman hospitalized after hit-and-run crash

Kaptur, 80, was one of two people taken to the hospital.

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The Founding Fathers presenting their draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress by John Trumball

America 250: 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence on Aug. 2, not July 4

By July 2, 12 of the 13 colonies voted yes with New York abstaining.

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Bernie Moreno

GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno says GOP Rep. Max Miller ‘should not’ be serving in Congress

Moreno’s daughter has accused Miller of abuse

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Meta/Facebook, Nov. 7, 2022

Meta to start labeling political ads with AI-generated images ahead of 2024 election

AI-generated ads are already being used in the U.S.

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Buttigieg

House GOP effort to reduce Buttigieg's pay to $1 passes, other cuts to federal salaries fail

Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., introduced an amendment to reduce the salary of Polly Trottenberg, deputy secretary of Transportation, to $1 but failed 318-112 with Republican and Democrat votes against it. On the other hand, a resolution to reduce Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's salary to $1 was passed the GOP-led House.

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Mike Johnson, Oct. 24, 2023, Washington, D.C.

South Carolina Congressman says Speaker Johnson has 'trust' of the House GOP that McCarthy didn't

"It's just like a load has been lifted off of us," South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman said.

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Migrants at southern border, El Paso, Texas, Dec. 22, 2022

Senate Republicans demand border security as condition for Ukraine aid

"We’re not going to try to secure other countries and not secure ours," Sen. Lankford said. 

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The U.S. Capitol

Watch live: House hearing 'Protecting Seniors and Savers from ESG Activism'

Watch live: House hearing 'Protecting Seniors and Savers from ESG Activism'

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Capitol Police officers, Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2022

Police recover device turning Glock into automatic weapon after stolen car hits Capitol barricade

Multiple hip-hop publications have identified on of the men arrested as D.C. rapper known as Baby Jamo.

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Rashida Tlaib

House votes to censure Tlaib for anti-Israel rhetoric on second try

The final vote was 234-188 with 22 Democrats joining Republicans in approving the resolution. 

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EPA Building

Republicans and Democrats block conservative effort to strip salaries of select EPA bureaucrats

Conservative Republicans in the House introduced a series of amendments to reduce the salaries of certain EPA officials to $1 but enough of their GOP colleagues joined Democrats to stop them from passing.

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Jim Jordan.

House GOP crafting major FISA reform to block snooping on Americans’ phone records without warrants

Jordan, Biggs say bipartisan support beginning to form around first substantive changes since post-9-11 era.

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In bipartisan vote, House passes bill imposing sanctions on refineries that process Iranian oil

The bill, formally titled, “The Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act” or SHIP Act, now moves to the Senate for consideration.

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