Congress
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Shutdown-averting spending bill at top of 'to do' list as House comes back into session
The government funding bill would postpone a possible shutdown from midnight Sept. 30 to Dec. 11, and it would extend the deadline to reauthorize lapsing surface transportation authorities.
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Tucker Carlson says Trump should be impeached if he considers nuclear first strike
Carlson, a longtime Trump ally who has become increasingly critical of the president over the war in Iran, made the comments during a discussion with former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent.
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Rep Edwards sends 22-page plea to House Ethics panel to avoid censure over gifts to female staffers
The conduct included writing poems for a staffer and crying during a slideshow at her going away office party and paying for a singer to go to a staffer’s birthday party to sing Ed Sheeran’s Hills of Aberfeldy, saying it was “from a special someone.”
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Sarah Palin considers run to replace Rep. Don Young: 'It would be an honor'
Palin said she plans on seeing how the process of replacing Young plays out.
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SCOTUS nominee Jackson argued Critical Race Theory should be considered during sentencing
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson noted in a 2020 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day lecture that a book by Derrick Bell, "the godfather of Critical Race Theory," had been on her parents' "coffee table for many years."
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GOP sets stage to probe spiking of Hunter Biden laptop story; warnings to preserve evidence sent
Led by Rep. Darrell Issa, lawmakers send preservation letters, setting stage for major probe if GOP retakes majority in November. demand Big Tech, NYT, intel experts
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Cruz presses Jackson on Critical Race Theory being taught at school where she serves on the board
Sen. Blackburn and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson sparred over transgender issues during the hearing
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GOP senators draw contrast between civil Jackson hearing, 'spectacle' of Kavanaugh confirmation
Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) thanked "all participants and members of our audience for keeping this dignified, respectful and civilized."
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Live Coverage: Ketanji Brown Jackson makes opening statement as Senate Dems advocate for SCOTUS nom
Jackson and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will deliver opening statements on Monday.
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Sen. Ben Sasse warns Saudi-China oil deal is 'big, bad thing' for America
"Chairman Xi green-lit this invasion" of Ukraine, Sasse said.
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Republicans focus on Jackson’s positions on terrorists, sex offenders as nomination hearing opens
Democrats have overwhelmingly supported Jackson's nomination.
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House passes bill to outlaw hair-based racial discrimination
Hair has allegedly "served as a basis of race and national origin discrimination," bill claims.
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Rep. Don Young of Alaska, oldest member of Congress, dies on trip back home
In his final tweet published hours before his death, Young expressed pleasure at getting improved mental health services for the military, including the U.S. Coast Guard.