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Former Arizona senator Sinema seeks to dismiss lawsuit over affair with former bodyguard
In a recent deposition, Sinema reportedly described multiple sexual encounters with Ammel, including their first encounter at an Airbnb in Napa, California, in May 2024.
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Congress sluggish on federal AI framework as concerns intensify
A bipartisan proposal six lawmakers introduced in June as a starting point received chilly responses from leadership in both parties, who indicated they’re looking for a more robust solution, rather than approaching the issue piecemeal.
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Congress says Harvard built a nonprofit to dodge foreign gift disclosure law
Harvard is the single largest recipient of foreign money in American higher education, and if the disclosure law meant to track that money can be bypassed by routing it through a separate nonprofit, then nobody — not Congress, not the Education Department, not the public — actually knows who is funding research at the country's most influential university.
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House Democrat moves to force vote on Gaetz ethics report
"Resigning from Congress should not allow Members to avoid accountability for allegations as serious as those faced by Matt Gaetz," Casten said in a statement. "Withholding this report from the American people would impede the dignity and integrity of the legislative proceedings of the House."
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Moskowitz becomes first House Democrat to join DOGE caucus
Moskowitz said he is joining the GOP-led caucus because he believes that eliminating wasteful government spending should not be a partisan issue.
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House Republicans could temporarily have majority as thin as two seats after Trump appointments
Republicans have won 220 seats compared to 214 for Democrats with one race outstanding in the 13th congressional district of California between Democrat Adam Gray and Republican Rep. John Duarte.
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GOP Sen. Tuberville on Hunter Biden pardon: ‘If it was my son, I’d pardon him too’
“But here’s what I didn’t like: Don’t lie to us. Don’t tell us you’re not going to do it and then do it,” he says
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Senate quietly promotes general in charge of 82nd Airborne during Afghanistan withdrawal
Donahue, who was a Lt. General at the time, is considered the last person to leave Afghanistan during the disastrous withdrawal in the summer of 2021.
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Squad member urges Biden to use presidential pardon power on thousands of imprisoned Americans
“In the remaining days of his presidency, I have called on President Biden to use his clemency power to change the lives of families across this nation — families who are disproportionately Black and brown, with loved ones behind the wall, suffering from injustices of the legal system," Pressley said in a statement.
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House Democrat suggests making it illegal for presidents to pardon family members
Connolly, who currently sits on the House Oversight committee, said he understood the president's decision as a parent, but that presidents should not be allowed to pardon their own family members.
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Grassley touts attorney general nominee Pam Bondi as 'well-qualified' for position
Trump nominated Bondi, a former Florida GOP attorney general, late last month, after former Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi has spent two decades as a prosecutor, and served as Florida's attorney general for eight years.
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Democratic senators urge Pentagon to try to limit Trump's domestic use of the military
The senators urged Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and President Joe Biden to create a policy that would only allow U.S. forces to be used domestically if states or local authorities ask for it.
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Incoming GOP Senate leader Thune supports continuing to investigate Biden family after Hunter pardon
"I would be supportive of Congress continuing to look into allegations of corrupt behavior," Thune says.