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Democratic House lawmaker blames traffic for missing Hegseth impeachment vote: 'I am so sorry'
Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., said she could "literally see the Capitol" as she drove up Independence Avenue, and she called her staff to let the House floor know she was delayed.
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US withdraws from Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, set to begin next week, over security concerns
Qatar has been targeted by Iranian missiles and drones as some of the fallout of the war with Iran waged by the U.S. and Israel.
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Scott Jennings files motion to dismiss Hasan Piker’s $72.5 million defamation lawsuit
Piker filed a $72.5 million lawsuit against Jennings over an episode of Jennings’ radio show from last August, in which he said that Piker was “out there calling for Black voters to be lynched.”
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You Vote: What do you think of how Trump is doing in reducing the number of federal employees?
Trump will still need to reduce the headcount by roughly 200,000 to break the Clinton record.
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19 Democratic state attorneys general sue over Trump's election integrity executive order
The lawsuit argues that the executive order is unconstitutional.
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Federal judge considering whether to hold Trump admin in contempt over deportation flights
The judge also said that he would not issue a decision on moving forward with the contempt orders until next week at the earliest.
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Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi sues Democratic lawmaker for $10 million for defamation
Taibbi denies the allegations, and claims that he has never been accused of sexual harassment.
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Multiple people injured during stabbing near Capitol Hill
One suspect is in custody, and a bloody knife was found near the suspect.
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House Democrat vows to work with Trump on tariff plan
Golden highlighted that he proposed a 10% blanket tariff earlier this year, but was pleased that Trump's baseline for his own tariffs was the same.
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Senate confirms Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Oz, who gained political prominence after he unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in Pennsylvania, is most known for his television show, The Dr. Oz Show, which ran for 13 seasons. Oz is a physician and heart surgeon.
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HHS staff to brief House committee on mass firings as other changes are made to department
HHS laid off approximately 10,000 employees as part of its latest restructuring on Tuesday, which comes as the Trump administration works to reorganize the whole government workforce.
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Treasury Department evacuated over suspicious package
The call came in at approximately 9:45 a.m. Eastern and the D.C. Metropolitan police were also called to the scene. The department's Explosive Ordinance Disposal team eventually deemed the area safe.
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Acting Pentagon inspector general announce review of Hegseth using Signal to discuss war plans
The review will also analyze other defense officials' usage of the app.