Congress
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Jeffries indicates potential Supreme Court changes if Democrats win midterms
Jeffries supported implementing 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices, which is currently a lifelong appointment, and said that House Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin D-Md., would lead talks on altering the high court.
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House GOP group launches $22 million advertising campaign ahead of midterms: report
The ads promote Republican's elimination of taxes on tips and Social Security, along with other parts of a GOP package passed last summer.
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Senate passes currency bill that moves the U.S. closer to ditching penny, change nickel recipe
The bill would address some of the problems that arise from the end of penny production by allowing business to round transactions to the nearest nickel.
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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.
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Democratic-led House to vote on D.C. statehood bill week of April 19
The Democratic-led House passed a D.C. statehood bill in the last session of Congress but it did not move forward in the GOP-led Senate.
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Medical examiner releases cause of death for Capitol rioters: Ashli Babbitt's death ruled a homicide
Cause of death for protester Ashli Babbitt was gunshot wound to the left anterior shoulder, says D.C. Medical Examiner Dr. Francisco Diaz.
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Ex-officials, including Trump impeachment witness Vindman, sign letter to create Jan. 6 commission
The letter has 140 signers including six former senators, and two members of the 9/11 Commission.
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Arizona Democrat Sinema defends filibuster, says 'eroding rules' not solution to Senate gridlock
Sinema said Senators need to "change their behavior and begin to work together," rather than end the fillibuster.
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McCarthy wants classified briefing on Border Patrol's apprehension of people on Terrorism Watch List
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) deleted a press release that it had posted on Monday which noted that Border Patrol agents arrested illegal alien Yemeni men who were on the FBI's Terrorism Watch List and the No-Fly list.
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Senators prod Secret Service about claims of no involvement in alleged Hunter Biden gun incident
The senators are pushing for more information about what actions the Secret Service took in order to ascertain whether it had been involved in the alleged 2018 episode related to Hunter Biden's gun.
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D.C. Rep. Norton: Remove existing fencing around Capitol Building, install 'retractable fence'
Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District's non-voting member of Congress, said Friday's vehicular attack at the Capitol "proves" that permanent fencing isn't needed.
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Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings dead at 84
Rep. Hastings passed away due to complications from stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He has been in Congress since 1992.
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Rubio ask MLB's Manfred if he'll give up Augusta National after pulling All Star game from Atlanta
The Florida GOP senator dismissed MLB moving the game from Atlanta as "woke corporate virtue."