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House Republicans pass resolution denouncing socialism
The House adopted the resolution in a 220-192-2 split, which saw eight Democrats voting with all Republicans in favor. Two Democrats voted present.
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House censures Rep. Chuck Edwards over conduct, gifts to female staffers
The motion to censure the lawmaker passed in a 413-2 vote, with just Edwards and Republican South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman voting against the resolution.
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ActBlue board member becomes latest to plead the Fifth in House investigation
ActBlue board member Kimberly Peeler-Allen invoked the Fifth Amendment as lawmakers probed her in their investigation into how the company vets foreign donations and whether it weakened its fraud protections during the 2024 election.
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Connecticut senator regrets attending communist awards show, believed it was 'labor event'
Event organizers actively encouraged viewers to join the Communist Party USA.
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Pelosi faces bipartisan pushback as she continues to defend lawmakers who trade stocks
Within Congress, there appears to be widespread support for members to divest from their stock holdings while in office
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McConnell says he would welcome Manchin to the GOP
"I was shocked at the vitriol," the Senate Republican leader said, adding that it seemed the White House was "calling Sen. Manchin a liar."
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Jan. 6 committee seeks to interview Rep. Scott Perry, first sitting lawmaker
"We have received evidence from multiple witnesses that you had an important role in the efforts to install Mr. Clark as acting Attorney General," Thompson wrote.
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Sebastian Gorka says Jan. 6 committee subpoenaed his phone records: 'They chose the wrong enemy'
"That's my crime in America? Speaking?" Sebastian Gorka said to attendees at a Turning Point USA conference.
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Republican senators ask Biden administration about vetting Afghan nationals in U.S.
The senators are concerned DHS and the State Department will not be able to "fully vet these individuals if they do not have any identification documents and cannot prove who they claim to be."
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Roger Stone calls Jan. 6 committee chairman a 'buffoon' for equating 5th Amendment plea with guilt
Thompson is "not the unbiased chairman of a fact-finding committee," Stone said. "He's a partisan hack."
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For Democrats, prospect of 2022 election disaster looms
Manchin killing Build Back Better is the latest blow to Democrat hopes of retaining majorities after midterms.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar slams Manchin's opposition to Build Back Better: 'Complete bulls**t'
The progressive lawmaker laid into the West Virginia senator for concluding that he cannot support Biden's massive spending plan.
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Southwest Airlines CEO contracts COVID days after questioning effectiveness of masks on planes
"I think the case is very strong that masks don't add much, if anything," while flying, the Southwest Airlines CEO said.