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Grassley slams President Trump for temporarily lifting Russian oil sanctions
Global leaders have warned that lifting the Russian sanctions would make it easier for Russia to continue its years-long attack on Ukraine.
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Comer requests Epstein prison guard testify before House Oversight panel
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer asked Tova Noel to appear for a transcribed interview on March 26
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Senate Democrats block DHS funding bill that would end partial government shutdown
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote with Republicans to advance the funding bill, which was defeated in a 51-46 split. The measure needed 60 votes to pass.
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Warnock team says senator OK'd email with wrong info on Georgia election law before it passed
Georgia Republicans who drafted, passed and enacted the law say it attempts to secure the state's voting system.
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House committee sets April 14 vote for slavery reparations study bill
The markup and vote on the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act will take place in the House Judiciary Committee.
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Funeral aid program allows death certificates to be altered for those who 'may have' died of COVID
"If your loved one's death certificate doesn't have COVID listed, you can have it put in," said N.Y. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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No. 2 House Republican Scalise leads GOP delegation to border, says Biden must 'stop the madness'
"These kids are pawns in his dangerous game," Scalise said of the unaccompanied minors being held in migrant facilities.
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Texas Rep. Crenshaw says he needs eye surgery, will be blind for a month
"A few prayers wouldn't hurt," said the military veteran, who lost sight in his other eye when injured in Afghanistan.
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House Ethics Committee says it will investigate Gaetz over allegations of sexual misconduct
Congressman may also have engaged in "illicit drug use," committee claims.
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Manchin said of his increased call for bipartisanship: Capitol riot 'changed me'
Manchin said that the country should not be so politically divided to where people "want to go to war with each other."
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Biden agenda hits roadblock as Manchin, Sinema affirm support for preserving filibuster
A 60-vote supermajority is needed overcome a legislative filibuster.
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Female Gaetz staffers defend congressman amid allegations, say 'no hint of impropriety'
"At no time has any one of us experienced or witnessed anything less than the utmost professionalism and respect," staffers said.
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Sen. Manchin: 'There is no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster'
"The time has come to end these political games, and to usher a new era of bipartisanship where we find common ground on the major policy debates facing our nation," Manchin wrote.