
Jury Selection Starting In Proud Boys Jan. 6 Sedition Trial
Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members are charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members are charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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The proposal would commit Congress to accept Puerto Rico into the United States as the 51st state if voters on the island approved it.
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Text messages between former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and 34 members of Congress have been released.
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Congress faces a midnight Friday deadline to pass a spending bill to prevent a partial government shutdown.
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema said she was “declaring my independence from the broken partisan system in Washington.”
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The bill provides nearly $858 billion for national defense in addition to taking away a COVID vaccine mandate for U.S. military members.
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The legislation passage to protect same-sex and interracial marriages is a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition.
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Congress honored law enforcement officers who defended them and the U.S. Capitol, 23 months to the day after the Jan. 6 insurrection.
The proposal from Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar would allow media organizations to negotiate compensation for news content shared on Meta platforms.
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The DNC is considering booting the Iowa caucuses from the prized spot atop the nomination calendar for the presidential primary in 2024.
Jeffries, 52, is set to become the new leader of Democrats in the House of Representatives as Speaker Nancy Pelosi steps down.
The measure passed by a vote of 290-137 and now heads to the Senate. If approved there, it will be signed by President Joe Biden.
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Jeffries will succeed long-standing Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has led House Democrats for the past 20 years.
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The bill, which would ensure that same-sex and interracial marriages are enshrined in federal law, was approved 61-36 on Tuesday.
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Biden asked lawmakers to impose a tentative agreement from September that provides pay raises, protected health care benefits and better leave policy.
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Beyond spending bills, Democrats could also try to push through party priorities while they still have control of both chambers.
Right now, 19 states have legislation in place to adopt daylight time year-round if the Sunshine Protection Act becomes law.
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There's an agreement within the 1835 Treaty of Echota that calls for the U.S. to give the Cherokee Nation a delegate in the House of Representatives.
A push to finish the report comes as Trump's Twitter is restored. Old tweets re-populated, including those that became important to the investigation.
The California Democrat, who rose to become the nation's first woman to wield the speaker's gavel, is a pivotal figure in U.S. politics.
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Republicans have many goals as they take control of the House, including ramping up oil production, cutting spending, and reducing Ukraine funding.
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Senate Democrats are quickly moving to pass the bill while the party still controls the House.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell is poised to become the longest-serving leader when the new Congress convenes in the new year.
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Major bills don't usually pass in Congress during a lame-duck session, however, the reality is, there's plenty of unfinished business.
In the lawsuit, Trump's lawyers say the subpoena was an infringement of the former president's First Amendment rights.
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Though many expected Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert to easily win reelection in Colorado, Democrat Adam Frisch has kept up with votes.
Election night ended without clear results in several races, including those that will determine which party controls the House and Senate.
After a long, expensive campaign, J.D. Vance won a pivotal seat for the Republican party in Ohio after its seated senator retired.
Fetterman credited his "every county, every vote" campaign strategy in flipping a Republican-held seat and defeating Mehmet Oz in the race.
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With the narrowly held House and an evenly split Senate, the Democrats faced a new generation of Republican candidates.
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