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Pelosi, Democrats kept Swalwell on Intel Committee despite FBI warnings
Liaisons dangereuses: Swalwell admitted to an intimate relationship with a suspected Chinese spy, while he still sat on the House Intelligence Committee. The FBI had warned Democratic leadership about the risks years before he was removed from the seat.
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Democrats in Congress plan another war powers resolution after Trump threatens to bomb Oman
The resolutions are largely symbolic, but Democrats have repeatedly filed the measures as a means to protest Trump's actions with the war in Iran.
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Progressive lawmakers to travel to Latin America this week for PanAmerican congress
The summit is in its third year and its goal is to push back against a rising right-wing agenda in Latin America.
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Secret Service and FBI finish briefing Congress, lay out timeline of assassination attempt: report
The FBI reportedly provided new details about when the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was spotted by law enforcement.
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Border encounters drop in June to lowest point under Biden, GOP argues data doesn't tell full story
"If Biden and Mayorkas want to take credit for the numerous devastating headlines about illegal alien crime and the floods of people coming across our borders in the last month alone, they are welcome to do so," says House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn.
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House Oversight Committee issues subpoena for Secret Service director's testimony
The Secret Service and FBI are also set to brief the House of Representatives later today on the assassination attempt and the ongoing investigation into the security failures and shooter.
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Gaetz heckles McCarthy on GOP convention floor during interview, Illinois GOP official intervenes
"He’s got an ethics complaint of sleeping with a 17 year old," McCarthy said as Gaetz was heckling him
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Secret Service, FBI to brief Congress today on Trump assassination attempt
The briefing by the senior officials is the first step in the congressional probe into the security failures surrounding the attempt on Trump's life at his July 13 Pennsylvania rally.
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Grassley launches probe into Secret Service policies after Trump assassination attempt
“At this time, the lack of information from your agencies is unacceptable,” Sen. Grassley wrote in a letter.
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Sen. Ron Johnson demands record preservations from agencies regarding attempted Trump assassination
"There will be so many more questions raised once you start getting information," Sen. Ron Johnson said.
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Mike Johnson vows accountability for Trump assassination attempt
"The American people deserve to know the truth and we will ensure accountability. I promise you that," Johnson said at the Republican convention. "This has always been an important principle to us. We in the Republican Party, are the law and order team. We always have been and we always will be the advocates for the rule of law. And we all know that that principle is as well as many others is in serious jeopardy today."
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Senate Democrats call for Menendez to resign after guilty verdict 'or face expulsion'
Sens. Bob Casey from Pennsylvania, and Jacky Rosen from Nevada, have said they support expelling Menendez if he does not step down voluntarily.
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Scalise urges Secret Service director to step down over Trump assassination attempt
Scalise said members of Congress are still waiting for answers to "basic questions" about the security resources and technology that had been available at the rally.