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Democrats boycott Senate hearing on protecting women's sports as 'vendetta' against trans athletes
Democrats offer no witnesses of their own, with committee's top Democrat calling the hearing irrelevant and a threat to "cisgender girls" because they will endure "inappropriate gender verification checks" to exclude male athletes.
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House panel alleges Biden-Harris DOJ ‘ran roughshod’ over Constitution in Jack Smith's Trump probe
Report concludes Biden-Harris DOJ bypassed Speech or Debate Clause protections to spy on GOP lawmakers and scoop up private communications.
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Senate Homeland Security Committee to consider immunity resolution for former Fauci assistant
The business meeting will take place Wednesday and is part of the committee's investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and risky life sciences research.
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House Republicans unveil new Pentagon spending proposal, pushing defense budget to over $1 trillion
Republicans intend to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the legislation, which would allow them to avoid a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.
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Virginia Democratic Rep Connelly says return of cancer will prevent him from seeking 2026 reelection
Rep. Gerry Connolly announced his initial diagnosis with esophageal cancer about six months ago.
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Sen. Booker and House Democratic Leader Jeffries hold anti-Trump sit-in on U.S. Capitol steps
The sit-in began in the morning and it has continued through the afternoon with more people joining the two lawmakers.
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Trump says he would sign bill to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks
One of the authors of a bipartisan bill to ban stock purchases among members of Congress and their spouses applauded Trump's statement.
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Senate committee to vote on bills combating antisemitism on campuses
The Republican-led Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will vote on the Protecting Students on Campus Act and the Antisemitism Awareness Act on April 30.
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Fetterman pushes Trump admin to end nuclear negotiations with Iran, destroy facilities instead
The senator said he believes the current administration only has a narrow window to wipe out Iran's nuclear facilities, after the U.S. knocked down some of Iran's proxies.
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Booker endorses Hawaii Democrat to replace Durbin in Senate party leadership role next year
Other liberal senators that are reportedly considering Senate Minority Whip include Minnesota's Amy Klobuchar and Washington's Patty Murray.
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AOC sparks rumors of potential 2028 presidential bid with campaign-style video
The video, which showed the congresswoman speaking at a rally in Idaho, featured a montage of the Democrat shaking hands with voters at various events across the United States, and included a hopeful message.
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Here are the lawmakers headed to Rome this weekend for Pope Francis' funeral
The Senate delegation will be led by Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, and the House delegation will be led by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Both are Catholic.
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Grassley warns Trump that Russia is playing US 'as a patsy' amid peace negotiations
"IVE SEEN ENOUGH KILLING OF INNOCENT UKRAINIAN women + children," Grassley posted to X. "President Trump [please] put the toughest of sanctions on Putin. [You] ought to [see] from clear evidence that he is playing America as a patsy."