Congress
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Victim’s personal story fuels push for federal ‘Kayleigh’s law’ to protect sexual abuse victims
Kayleigh Kozak has made it her mission to advocate for new permanent protections for victims of sexual abuse and violent crime, preventing contact between victims and offenders for life.
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Fauci diary reveals alarm that U.S. had aerosolized Ebola virus: ‘Never should have been done’
Newly released memos reveal Dr. Anthony Fauci’s private alarm over Army biodefense experiments with Ebola and their results, which he worried would erode public trust in vaccines. His concern predated the COVID lockdown by almost four years. Ebola is not only deadly, but reports show a death rate 50 times that of COVID.
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McConnell, other GOP senators question Trump over Putin invitation to G20 summit in December
Seven Republican senators signed onto the open letter, which was led by Democrats and expressed "serious concern" about the possibility of Putin attending the summit in December amid a war with Ukraine.
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Top Democrat wants to plea deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 plotters
Durbin calls Austin's decision to revoke the plea deal 'deeply disappointing'
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Proposed bill would require Senate approval for Secret Service director
Currently, the director is appointed by the president and does not require confirmation by the Senate.
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House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil expands probe of donations through ActBlue
Steil wrote to Federal Election Commission (FEC) Chairman Sean Cooksey and Vice Chair Ellen Weintraub "requesting the FEC immediately initiate an emergency rulemaking process to require political campaigns verify the card verification value (CVV) of donors who contribute online"
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House Armed Services committee launches parallel investigation into 9/11 plea deal
Rogers, an Alabama Republican, said the deal was "unconscionable" and a "gut punch" to the families of people who lost loved ones when the Twin Towers fell, or who lost family members on the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania.
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Homeland suspends illegal immigrant parole program over fraud concerns
Republicans have raised concerns about the parole program over a lack of vetting for both applicants, and the people trying to be sponsors. But the internal report only found issues with the sponsors.
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House Oversight Committee investigating Biden-Harris admin's role in 9/11 terrorist plea deal
"The Committee is seeking documents and information to understand the role your Administration played in these negotiations and the ultimate decision to forgo seeking the death penalty for three individuals who are charged with, among other crimes, the murder of 2,976 people,” wrote Chairman Comer.
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Andy Ogles fends off first challenge as incumbent in Tennessee GOP primary: AP
Ogles, who recently reintroduced articles of impeachment against Vice President Kamala Harris, secured 56.9 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press, compared to Johnston's 43.1 percent.
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House Judiciary requests documents related to Trump hush money trial from judge's daughter
The committee said the requests are part of their work of "conducting oversight of politically motivated prosecutions by state and local officials."
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Democrat-led Senate unanimously condemns Trump assassination attempt
The resolution called for "unity and civility in the United States," condemned the assassination attempt, and honored the victims. It was introduced by Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, a Republican, and signed by 64 cosponsors.
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Secret Service whistleblower alleges acting Director Rowe cut resources for threat assessment team
Hawley said the whistleblower told him a threat assessment team was not assigned or on site of the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, and did not conduct an evaluation of the site beforehand.