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Ron Johnson calls Senate GOP leadership election timing ‘absurd’: Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson (R) said on Sunday that the timing of the upcoming Senate GOP ...
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Ron Johnson calls Senate GOP leadership election timing ‘absurd’
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Ron Johnson calls Senate GOP leadership election timing ‘absurd’: Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson (R) said on Sunday that the timing of the upcoming Senate GOP ...
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Ron Johnson calls Senate GOP leadership election timing ‘absurd’
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The Memo: Johnson set for a tough victory: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) looks set to successfully face down the hard-right members of his conference on a series ...
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The Memo: Johnson set for a tough victory
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Gosar becomes third House GOP member to back effort to oust Johnson from speakership
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Gosar becomes third House GOP member to back effort to oust Johnson from ...
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Gingrich: ‘It would be totally stupid’ to move forward with motion to oust Johnson
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Gingrich: ‘It would be totally stupid’ to move forward with motion to oust ...
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GOP lawmaker blames ‘Gaetz and 7 useful idiots’ for House turmoil: Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) blamed Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and “seven useful idiots” for ...
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GOP lawmaker blames ‘Gaetz and 7 useful idiots’ for House turmoil
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Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked by fellow lawmaker's extreme Ukraine aid bill amendments
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Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked by fellow lawmaker's extreme Ukraine ...
Quick Glance: GOP Congresswoman Propagates Russian Narratives Against Ukraine Aid
  • Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced amendments to the latest bill on aid to Ukraine, echoing Russian propaganda narratives about "biolabs in Ukraine" and "persecution of Christians in Ukraine."

  • Greene proposed halting funding for Ukraine's aid until free and fair elections are held, persecution of Christians stops, and all biolabs in Ukraine are closed.

  • The allegation of secret "biolabs" in Ukraine is a long-standing Russian propaganda conspiracy theory, also picked up by Chinese disinformation networks according to the EU East Stratcom Task Force.

  • House Speaker Mike Johnson announced determination to advance the foreign aid bill on April 20, despite opposition from GOP hardliners who have blocked progress for over six months.
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It Was Supposed to Be a Shocking Impeachment. Well, It Really Freakin’ Fizzled.: Inside the immigration showdown that never took off.
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Quick Glance: Senate's Decision on Impeachment Charges Against Mayorkas
  • The Senate rejected the impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, halting the House Republicans' effort to impeach the Cabinet secretary over his management of the US-Mexico border.

  • With Democrats contending that the articles were unconstitutional, senators voted to dismiss both impeachment charges and conclude the trial.

  • Senate Republicans had called for a full impeachment trial after the House narrowly voted in February to impeach Mayorkas for his border actions.

  • Republicans argued that President Joe Biden was ineffective at the border, while Democrats suggested accepting a bipartisan Senate compromise instead of impeaching Mayorkas to reduce illegal immigrants.
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It Was Supposed to Be a Shocking Impeachment. Well, It Really Freakin’ Fizzled.: Inside the immigration showdown that never took off.
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It Was Supposed to Be a Shocking Impeachment. Well, It Really Freakin’ ...
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‘You Can’t Govern By Shooting Yourself in the Head Every Day’: Newt Gingrich offers advice for how Mike Johnson can stay speaker.
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‘You Can’t Govern By Shooting Yourself in the Head Every Day’
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Democratic Sen. Jon Tester hopes to secure another win in deep-red Montana : Tester is the last Democrat holding statewide office as Republicans have dominated ...
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Democratic Sen. Jon Tester hopes to secure another win in deep-red Montana ...
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Trump campaign asks for portion of fundraising from candidates who use his name or image
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Quick Glance: Trump campaign seeks share of candidates' donations
  • The Trump campaign asks Republican candidates using his name and image in fundraising appeals to give at least 5 percent of the proceeds to the campaign.

  • The purpose of the 5 percent request is to prevent 'scammers' from misusing Trump's brand and affecting his fundraising efforts.

  • Trump is struggling to catch up to Biden's fundraising and aims to boost his campaign account with the help of donors.

  • The campaign warns of consequences for vendors and requests compliance with guidelines to avoid suspension of business relationships.
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The death of the Republican party is not a tragedy to be celebrated: Richard Nixon infected the modern Republican party with a sickness that would kill it – ...
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The death of the Republican party is not a tragedy to be celebrated
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No Bias Found in F.B.I. Report on Catholic Extremists: Republicans claimed the bureau’s memo was evidence of an anti-conservative strain among F.B.I. ranks ...
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No Bias Found in F.B.I. Report on Catholic Extremists
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'Very real risk': CIA chief warns of Ukraine defeat this year: Ukraine is severely lacking in artillery ammunition and anti-aircraft defenses in the fight ...
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'Very real risk': CIA chief warns of Ukraine defeat this year
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Forecast for Kari Lake turns chilly after Arizona's abortion disaster: Opinion: Ruben Gallego really should send a thank you note to Arizona Republicans for ...
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Forecast for Kari Lake turns chilly after Arizona's abortion disaster
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36-year-old joins wave of House Republican retirements: "The current dysfunction on Capitol Hill is distressing," LaTurner said.
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36-year-old joins wave of House Republican retirements
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Biden should be on the ballot. Alabama gets it — Why don't Ohio Republicans?: Opinion: Keeping Joe Biden off the ballot would be an embarrassing betrayal of Ohio ...
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Biden should be on the ballot. Alabama gets it — Why don't Ohio ...
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They didn’t want Trump. But they’ll live with the Republican nominee.: Some conservatives would simply rather have a Republican in office — even a ‘consummate ...
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They didn’t want Trump. But they’ll live with the Republican nominee.
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Joe Biden a big government liar. Donald Trump defender of good over evil.: Letters to the editor: If you are tired of evil vote Trump. Huffman better not pipe up ...
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Joe Biden a big government liar. Donald Trump defender of good over evil.
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Freedom Caucus on alert for possible moves against it by GOP leaders: The Floor Action Response Team, shorthanded as “FART,” aims to guard against an unannounced ...
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Freedom Caucus on alert for possible moves against it by GOP leaders
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Conservatives corner Mike Johnson in House floor confrontation: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) said Johnson would not commit to keeping the current rules.
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Conservatives corner Mike Johnson in House floor confrontation
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Republicans can't follow Trump's lead on abortion. He flip-flops too much.: Trump and other Republicans are actively giving in to the opposition on abortion bans ...
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Republicans can't follow Trump's lead on abortion. He flip-flops too much.
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Portraying Trump as the Fascist He Is Could Save US Democracy: It comes down to Democratic framing, a truth-telling media, and the independent judiciary to ...
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Portraying Trump as the Fascist He Is Could Save US Democracy
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Top Dem Goes Nuclear on GOP for ‘Diddling Around’ While People Die in Ukraine: “Don’t talk about what weapons we want to give them. We’re not giving them what ...
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Top Dem Goes Nuclear on GOP for ‘Diddling Around’ While People Die in ...
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With one letter, Trump turned the Republican Party into an extortion racket: I'd like to congratulate Donald Trump on the speed with which he's turned the ...
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With one letter, Trump turned the Republican Party into an extortion ...
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Greg Abbott Under Fire Over Texas School Budget Cuts: Abbott and the Texas GOP are being blamed for the financial struggles of public schools in the state.
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Greg Abbott Under Fire Over Texas School Budget Cuts
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Trump to GOP campaigns: If you use my name to raise money, give me 5%: Plenty of Republicans use Trump's name and likeness to get supporters to pony up money ...
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Trump to GOP campaigns: If you use my name to raise money, give me 5%
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Mike Johnson moves ahead with foreign aid bills despite threats to oust him: Two fellow Republicans have threatened to remove House speaker if he advances ...
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Mike Johnson moves ahead with foreign aid bills despite threats to oust ...
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Republicans Want to Take Away Child Workers' Lunch Breaks: A bill being considered in the Louisiana legislature was proposed by a local Republican lawmaker.
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Republicans Want to Take Away Child Workers' Lunch Breaks
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House Republican cites threats and swatting of family as reasons for quitting: Mike Gallagher, a representative from Wisconsin, is stepping down on 19 April ...
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House Republican cites threats and swatting of family as reasons for ...
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Trump Eyes Social Security Cuts By Slashing Payroll Tax: "He is dusting off the old Republican playbook and bringing back the strategy known informally as ...
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Trump Eyes Social Security Cuts By Slashing Payroll Tax
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Jasmine Crockett Exposes GOP's Ukraine 'Misinformation' In Under 2 Minutes: "And I'm tired of it because I didn't come to this chamber to play games ...
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Jasmine Crockett Exposes GOP's Ukraine 'Misinformation' In Under 2 Minutes
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Far-right US Senate candidate tells crowd to ‘strap on a Glock’ before elections: Kari Lake of Arizona warned supporters of ‘intense’ election year in which ...
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Far-right US Senate candidate tells crowd to ‘strap on a Glock’ before ...
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House GOP unveils border bill as conservatives slam foreign aid measures: House GOP leaders on Wednesday introduced a new border security bill designed to ...
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House GOP unveils border bill as conservatives slam foreign aid measures
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US Senate kills the articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas: The US Senate made short work of the articles of impeachment against Homeland Secretary ...
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US Senate kills the articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas
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House Republicans subpoena Mayorkas over migrant numbers: House Judiciary Committee Republicans subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas shortly ...
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House Republicans subpoena Mayorkas over migrant numbers
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Privacy Defenders Decry 'Spy Draft' in Section 702 Renewal Advanced by Senate: "It's not about who RISAA allows the government to spy on ...
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Privacy Defenders Decry 'Spy Draft' in Section 702 Renewal Advanced by ...
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GOP unveils national security bill as last piece of Ukraine aid package: House GOP leaders on Wednesday unveiled a catch-all package of Republican national ...
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GOP unveils national security bill as last piece of Ukraine aid package
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GOP rep on effort to oust Speaker Johnson: ‘I don’t know who would want the job at this point’ 
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GOP rep on effort to oust Speaker Johnson: ‘I don’t know who would want ...
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Advertising heats up in Arizona Senate race, previewing a tough campaign: The ad war is heating up in the Arizona Senate race, with both sides launching digital ...
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Advertising heats up in Arizona Senate race, previewing a tough campaign
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Republicans want a functioning House. So why are they always fighting?: Despite a majority, House Republicans act like all they want to do is squabble ...
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Republicans want a functioning House. So why are they always fighting?
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RFK Jr. misses the point of who his father was and what he believed: Fifty years after RFK died, raw emotions of Californians came out one more time ...
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RFK Jr. misses the point of who his father was and what he believed
Quick Glance: Biden Receives Kennedy Family Endorsements in Philadelphia
  • President Joe Biden received endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop in Philadelphia to undermine Donald Trump and marginalize the candidacy of independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  • Kerry Kennedy, daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, niece of former President John F. Kennedy, and sister of the current presidential candidate, delivered the endorsements in Philadelphia, calling Biden her hero.

  • The decision to highlight the Kennedy family's support more than six months from Election Day indicates how seriously Biden's team is taking a long shot candidate using his last name's lingering Democratic magic.

  • Biden used the event to keep up the pressure on Trump, emphasizing the importance of the election not for himself, but to keep Trump out, stating the race was significant due to the potential consequences if they lose this election. The Kennedy family endorsements for Biden were hardly a surprise, as prominent members of the Democratic family did not politically align with Kennedy Jr.
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TikTok ban Bill could be fast-tracked ahead of US House votes on Ukraine, Israel aid
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TikTok ban Bill could be fast-tracked ahead of US House votes on Ukraine ...
Quick Glance: ByteDance Given 24 Hours to Provide DSA Risk Assessment for TikTok Lite
  • The EU demands TikTok owner ByteDance to submit a risk assessment for TikTok Lite within 24 hours to address compliance questions related to the Digital Services Act.

  • EU's concerns focus on the launch of TikTok Lite, especially on a reward-linked engagement feature that could have a negative impact on young people's mental health.

  • The EU has requested TikTok to provide more information on the risk assessment of the new program and the measures to mitigate systemic risks.

  • The company has until April 26 to provide additional information before the EU decides on potential further steps, such as a formal investigation.
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Thanks to a SuperPAC, McCormick leads Casey in fundraising. For now.: Sen. Bob Casey and Republican senate candidate Dave McCormick appear to be gearing up for ...
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Thanks to a SuperPAC, McCormick leads Casey in fundraising. For now.
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Meghan McCain blasts Kari Lake’s dangerous call to take up arms: Former 'The View' host Meghan McCain ripped GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake's ...
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Meghan McCain blasts Kari Lake’s dangerous call to take up arms
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Iowa Republican lawmakers reach deal to speed up flat tax, lower rate to 3.8%: "We are accelerating the promised tax cuts, taking it lower and returning an extra ...
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Iowa Republican lawmakers reach deal to speed up flat tax, lower rate to 3 ...
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Editorial: Bob Graham did his best work for the people of Florida: Bob Graham was the last governor who owed his election to a runoff primary ...
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Editorial: Bob Graham did his best work for the people of Florida
Quick Glance: Bob Graham, Former US Senator and Florida Governor, Dies at 87
  • Bob Graham, former U.S. Senator and two-term Florida Governor, has passed away at the age of 87.

  • Graham, a prominent critic of the Iraq war and Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee post-9/11, was remembered by his family as a visionary leader and dedicated public servant.

  • Known for his political quirks like 'workdays' and meticulous diary-keeping, Graham was an early opponent of the Iraq war and maintained good relationships with colleagues from both parties.

  • Highly popular with Florida voters, Graham's political career spanned five decades, marked by electoral victories and significant contributions to education and environmental protection in the state.
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US Senate Secures $6.1 Billion for Micron Technology Chip Plants, Boosting Manufacturing Sector in NY, Idaho
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US Senate Secures $6.1 Billion for Micron Technology Chip Plants ...
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Iowa mental health services will be overhauled under bill passed by lawmakers: Iowa's mental health and disability services are facing an overhaul under a plan ...
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Iowa mental health services will be overhauled under bill passed by ...
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United Airlines says Boeing blowout cost it $200m: The carrier was forced to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet for three weeks after a mid-air cabin blowout on ...
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United Airlines says Boeing blowout cost it $200m
Quick Glance: United Airlines cuts 2024 aircraft delivery plan
  • United Airlines has reduced its aircraft delivery expectations for the year due to Boeing delays.

  • The company plans to lease 35 Airbus A321neos in 2026 and 2027.

  • United Airlines incurred a $200 million loss due to the temporary grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 in January.

  • The company exceeded Wall Street's expectations for the first quarter.
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Senate advances bill on FISA Section 702 reauthorization: The US Senate has passed a cloture motion to begin voting on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign ...
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Senate advances bill on FISA Section 702 reauthorization
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Sen. Laphonza Butler isn’t just keeping a seat warm in Washington: Butler, appointed to replace Feinstein, launched a Youth Advisory Council and is exploring ...
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Sen. Laphonza Butler isn’t just keeping a seat warm in Washington
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‘You’ve Got Weeks...to Fix This’: Senate Grills DeJoy on USPS Delays: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was on the hot seat Tuesday after months of customer ...
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‘You’ve Got Weeks...to Fix This’: Senate Grills DeJoy on USPS Delays
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Missouri lawmakers consider adding alert system for missing Black youth: The Ebony Alert would be similar to the Amber Alert and Silver Alert.
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Missouri lawmakers consider adding alert system for missing Black youth