Congress
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Senate Dems block Homeland funding again as airport wait lines soar
Senate Democrats voted against the funding for the fifth time, which makes the current partial government shutdown tied for the second-longest shutdown in history at 35 days. The vote to invoke cloture on the funding bill failed in a 47-37 split.
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Thune warns Senate's April recess could be canceled if DHS shutdown continues
The Senate is currently expected to break for a two-week recess next Friday. Senators would normally return to their home districts to put in face time with their constituents, which is particularly valuable this year with the midterms in November.
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Fetterman claims Democrats are ruled by Trump Derangement Syndrome
The Pennsylvanian said one example of "Trump Derangement Syndrome" is the reaction to the conflict raging in the Middle East, dubbed "Operation Epic Fury." The U.S. helped Israel strike Iran late last month, which has prompted pushback from Democrats.
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Senator proposes system to track ‘infectious diseases’ from visitors, like DHS tracks terror threats
Sen. Cassidy says he might incorporate it into future legislation as a way to "formalize" the idea and move it forward
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California Democrat Rep. Cárdenas calls for more diversity in congressional staffing
"How can we expect to address issues of racial discrimination when the vast majority of our staff working on these issues cannot speak directly to the experiences of racial injustice?" Cárdenas asked.
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Democratic senator wants to stop airlines from selling middle seats amid pandemic
"I will introduce a bill to ban the sale of middle seats through this pandemic," the senator from Oregon tweeted.
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Congress adjourns for holiday without a deal to extend federal COVID-19 unemployment money past July
The federal government's $600 a week jobless benefit ends July 31
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Pelosi on removing statues: 'It's not about Washington or Jefferson'
Pelosi has called for the removal of Civil War-era statues that mostly honor politicians who were registered Democrats with ties to the Confederacy.
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House Democrat Schiff had intel back in February of Russian bounties on U.S. soldiers: report
Schiff has criticized Trump over his perceived inaction on the alleged Russian policy
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McCarthy: Democrats 'trying to erase' the story of the U.S. and 'radically change the way we live'
'Whether it is a monument of Abraham Lincoln freeing a slave or four of our greatest presidents, Democrats no longer view the richness of our country's history worthy' - Republican House leader McCarthy
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House passes $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that is expected to die in the Senate
The Democrat-backed bill is opposed by Republicans including the Senate Majority Leader
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Congresswoman on reparations: It's America's 'responsibility to pay her debt' for slavery
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Wednesday the slave reparations bill is being considered for a vote in the House
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Rep. Moulton on Russia bounties: ‘This is treasonous behavior’ from Trump
'If this is not treason, I don't know what it is,' says Moulton, a former Marine Corps officer who ran for president in the 2020 Democratic primary