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Senate will take up standalone border bill this week
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The Senate is expected to vote on a standalone border policy package this week, reviving a bipartisan compromise that collapsed in the ...
Senate GOP looks to Trump to keep hold of House majority
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Senate Republicans believe the party’s chances of retaining its slim House majority will sink or swim with former President Trump in November ...
North Carolina lawmakers push bill to ban most public mask wearing, citing crime
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed ...
House signs off on FAA bill that addresses aircraft safety and and refund rights of passengers
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Congress gave final approval Wednesday to a $105 billion bill designed to increase the number of air traffic controllers, add more safety ...
Maddow Blog | Does Rick Scott really want to relitigate his Medicare scandal?
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The Senate was in session yesterday, though Sen. Rick Scott missed some of the proceedings on Capitol Hill. It wasn’t because of ...
Congress passed a TikTok bill. Will the US really ban the app?
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The House of Representatives passed a bill that would require TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a ...
What to listen for during Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump and presidential immunity
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him ...
Pentagon set to send initial $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is poised to send an initial $1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said ...
TikTok says US House bill that could ban app would ‘trample’ free speech
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -TikTok on Sunday repeated its free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of Representatives that ...
Senate tosses Mayorkas impeachment articles as Rick Scott calls for full trial
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The impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was never likely to pass the Senate. Convicting Mayorkas of high crimes and misdemeanors, ...