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2023-01-27 23:32 |
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Republican Ken Buck opposes kicking Ilhan Omar off Foreign Affairs committee... Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) on Friday said he is opposed to blocking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from sitting on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, becoming the latest GOP lawmaker to voice opposition ...... |
2023-01-27 21:36 |
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3 men linked to Iran arrested over plot to kill U.S journalist; lawmakers call to support people of Iran... Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that three members of an Eastern European crime organization are now facing murder-for-hire charges tied to Iran.... |
2023-01-27 18:21 |
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FBI arrests three men in Iranian murder-for-hire plot of US journalist, activist... At least three men have been arrested in a murder-for-hire plot allegedly sponsored by Iran that targeted a U.S. journalist and human rights activist who is a prominent critic of Tehran, Attorney G...... |
2023-01-27 14:42 |
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'About a dozen' Oregon nurses connected to fake diploma scheme, board says... The FBI and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing are investigating thousands of nurses accused of paying money to receive diplomas without actually completing the courses.... |
2023-01-27 11:02 |
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Why Senate Democrats are playing it safe with their agenda this year... After going big and bold in the 117th Congress, Democrats are playing it safe heading into 2024. With 23 Senate seats up for reelection, including in largely Republican states such as West Virginia...... |
2023-01-26 00:34 |
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Resolution honoring Iranian protesters passes House with one GOP 'no' vote... The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution commending protesters in Iran, with just one lawmaker — Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) — voting "no." The concurrent resolution, which was app...... |
2023-01-25 15:35 |
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Why the IRS says to expect smaller tax refunds this year... The IRS is warning taxpayers at the opening of the 2023 tax filing season that they should expect smaller refunds due to pandemic relief measures that have been allowed to expire.... |
2023-01-25 00:16 |
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Santos skips White House event for new members... President Biden on Tuesday evening hosted Democratic and Republican new members of Congress for a reception at the White House, but embattled Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) did not attend. The recepti...... |
2023-01-24 20:49 |
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DOJ, states sue Google over digital ad dominance... The Department of Justice (DOJ) and a handful of states sued Google over the tech giant's dominance in the digital ad space, according to a complaint filed Tuesday. The case is the second ant...... |
2023-01-24 19:58 |
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Schumer declines to endorse Sinema 2024 reelection... Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday declined to say whether he would back Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) if she runs for reelection, though he praised her as an "exc...... |
2023-01-24 19:22 |
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Senate Democrats dig in their heels on abortion access: 'America is on our side'... Senate Democrats on Tuesday marked what would have been the 50th anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling by declaring they will not back down against Republican efforts to rest...... |
2023-01-24 02:23 |
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Vancouver PD, FBI search for boy, 8, missing since June... Vancouver police say they are still attempting to locate a child that has been missing since June 2022.... |
2023-01-23 23:14 |
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Oregon DOJ, law firms launch reproductive rights hotline... Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced the new hotline on Monday morning.... |
2023-01-23 21:08 |
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It's tax season. What's new this year... After decades of staffing shortages at the IRS, the agency is hoping for a more efficient tax season this year.... |
2023-01-23 19:48 |
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Delaware Democrat introducing DC statehood bill in Senate... Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) on Monday announced he's reintroducing a bill to grant statehood to the nation's capital. "The rumors are true! I'm introducing the #DCStatehood bill in the...... |
2023-01-23 19:46 |
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Former top FBI official charged with violating Russia sanctions... Charles McGonigal, who was in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI's New York field office, was arrested for violating U.S. sanctions against Russia over his work with Oleg Deripaska, a sanctio...... |
2023-01-23 15:24 |
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Jeffries submits Schiff, Swalwell for Intel panel, forcing fight with McCarthy... The head of House Democrats has submitted Reps. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) to sit on the powerful Intelligence Committee, setting up a battle with Republican leaders who ar...... |
2023-01-23 02:25 |
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Democrats reach agreement with GOP on House committee ratios... Correction: Democrats held a 222-212 advantage in the previous congress. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced Sunday that Democrats have reached an agreement with House Republic...... |
2023-01-20 19:32 |
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Toxic exposure victims slam military, DOJ for delaying their pursuit of justice... Thousands of Americans are in the dark as to when they might be able to seek justice for a historic set of toxic exposure claims, even though Congress removed the barriers that were blocking them f...... |
2023-01-20 00:48 |
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President Biden surveys storm damage in California; administration promises support... Late Wednesday night the president authorized more federal funds to help cover the cost of clean-up, and the Administration says more than 500 FEMA agents and other federal support workers are set ...... |
2023-01-19 11:02 |
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These are the House GOP power players in the 118th Congress... The House Republican majority hit the ground running in the first weeks of the 118th Congress, passing several GOP-sponsored bills and establishing committees that will investigate the Biden admini...... |
2023-01-18 05:39 |
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Oregon DOJ sues Retriever Towing over 'predatory practices'... On Tuesday, the Oregon DOJ sued Retriever Towing over their alleged illegal towing activities.... |
2023-01-17 20:38 |
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FBI launches Spanish social media account in El Paso... A federal agency has launched a new social media account in Spanish in a heavily Hispanic 17-county area that includes El Paso.... |
2023-01-17 00:42 |
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NY Republican calls for DOJ, FEC to freeze Santos campaign funds... Rep. Nick LaLota is calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to freeze fellow New York Republican Rep. George Santos's campaign accounts amid esca...... |
2023-01-16 20:05 |
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Ohio Republican set to kick off race against Sherrod Brown: report... Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is reportedly set to draw his first 2024 Republican challenger as Matt Dolan, a state senator who lost a crowded GOP Senate primary last year, will soon announce a run, ...... |
2023-01-13 20:40 |
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Schumer, Jeffries call on 'MAGA Republicans' to avoid default... Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) issued a joint statement Friday calling on Congress to avoid a potential default "forced by extrem...... |
2023-01-13 16:32 |
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Paul Ryan: Trump is a 'proven loser'... Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on Thursday that former President Donald Trump is a "proven loser" after a string of Republican election losses in recent years.... |
2023-01-13 00:31 |
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IRS announces 2023 tax season start date and deadline... The IRS also announced that taxpayers would have access to more resources and assistance, mainly due to the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in August.... |
2023-01-12 17:18 |
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Russia releases US Navy veteran detained for nearly a year... Russia on Thursday released a U.S. Navy veteran after nearly a year of detention in a Russian province between Poland and Lithuania. "Today, the Russian govt released my client, Taylor Dudley...... |
2023-01-12 14:12 |
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Republicans targeting Senate Democrats in states Biden lost... The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) rolled out ads on Thursday targeting Senate Democrats up for reelection where President Biden lost in 2020. The ad campaign, titled "Retir...... |
2023-01-12 00:11 |
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Unease about strategy simmers below House GOP antiabortion votes... The new House Republican majority is battling to unify on the issue of abortion less than a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Unity was on display Wednesday when Republicans appr...... |
2023-01-11 23:18 |
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Pressure mounts on House GOP to punish Santos... House Republican leadership is facing growing pressure to punish Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) after GOP leaders in New York called on the congressman to step down for fabricating large parts of his ...... |
2023-01-11 18:58 |
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McConnell most unpopular senator in new survey... Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is the least popular senator in the U.S., according to new polling, as the Kentucky Republican has faced backlash from both the right and the left over the la...... |
2023-01-11 02:32 |
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Democrat appears to flip Virginia state Senate seat in closely watched special election... Democrat Aaron Rouse appeared to clinch the special election for Virginia's 7th state Senate district on Tuesday in yet another victory for his party, which was already riding high ...... |
2023-01-11 00:12 |
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GOP panel to probe Biden records as Senate Democrat calls for briefing... Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle — and in both chambers — are calling for Congress to look more closely at the recent news that classified documents from now-President Biden's tenure as vice pr...... |
2023-01-10 19:50 |
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Florida Democrat to vote for China select committee... Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz (Fla.) will support a GOP-sponsored resolution to create a House Select Committee on China aimed at investigating U.S. competition with the Chinese Communist Party. ...... |
2023-01-10 19:10 |
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Top Senate appropriators pledge to keep government funded in face of House uncertainty... Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), the top Republican on the panel, on Tuesday pledged "to find common ground" in the uppe...... |
2023-01-10 18:50 |
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Top Democratic appropriator warns GOP would be 'guaranteeing a shutdown' by insisting on 2022 funding levels... The senior Democrat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee is warning that government shutdowns are all but inevitable if the newly empowered Republicans insist on dropping federal funding ...... |
2023-01-10 18:22 |
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Wear Blue Day campaign raises awareness, combats human trafficking... For more than a decade, the Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign has been committed to increasing awareness to combat, and ultimately end, human trafficking.... |
2023-01-10 17:55 |
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Texas Republican files articles of impeachment against Mayorkas... A Texas Republican has filed articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, wasting little time in the new Congress to act on a GOP priority lea...... |
2023-01-10 16:47 |
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Navy stops fishing boat smuggling 2,000-plus AK-47s from Iran to Yemen... The U.S. Navy last week intercepted a fishing boat smuggling more than 2,000 AK-47 assault rifles from Iran to Yemen, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday. The patrol coastal ship USS Ch...... |
2023-01-10 15:22 |
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DOJ subpoenas Giuliani over Trump fundraising after 2020 election... Former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani has been subpoenaed in connection with a probe into fundraising efforts following the 2020 election, according to multiple reports. The subpoena, which was sent ...... |
2023-01-10 15:09 |
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House Democrat planning legislation to allow C-SPAN cameras free range in chamber... A House Democrat is planning to introduce legislation that would allow cameras in the lower chamber to actively capture proceedings after coverage of the Speaker's race last week made possibl...... |
2023-01-10 11:02 |
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Democrats hope to keep momentum with Virginia special election... Democrats are hoping to flip a special state Senate seat in Virginia on Tuesday amid a burst of momentum following the midterms and a chaotic week in Republican politics. The special election for t...... |
2023-01-10 02:34 |
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House GOP passes repeal of IRS funding boost as its first bill in the majority... House Republicans fulfilled a key campaign promise on Monday, passing legislation to rescind the bulk of an IRS funding boost signed into law last year, marking the first bill passed by the GOP-con...... |
2023-01-10 00:16 |
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Classified documents found from Biden's time as VP, White House cooperating with DOJ... The White House is working with the Justice Department as it reviews classified documents from when President Biden served as vice president that were found in a private office last fall. Attorneys...... |
2023-01-09 23:22 |
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DOJ reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center... The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Joe Biden's former institute, the White House said Monday.... |
2023-01-09 22:43 |
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White House opposes 'reckless' GOP bill to rescind IRS funding... The White House on Monday excoriated Republican-led legislation up for a vote in the House to rescind funding for the IRS allocated last year by Democrats, calling it a "reckless" bill ...... |
2023-01-09 15:31 |
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Trump calls for primary challengers to McConnell, GOP senators who vote with him... Former President Donald Trump on Monday urged Republicans to stake out primary challenges against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other GOP senators who voted with the leader.... |
2023-01-08 22:36 |
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Texas Republican: Speaker vote 'only the beginning' of 'rough and rowdy' House... The chaotic Speaker's election was "only the beginning" of a "rough and rowdy" session in the House of Representatives, according to Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who on Sunday blasted Republicans ...... |