
Jan. 6 Panel Issues Subpoena To Trump, Demanding He Testify
Jan. 6 panel sent a letter to the former president's lawyers on Friday, demanding his testimony under oath by mid-November.
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Jan. 6 panel sent a letter to the former president's lawyers on Friday, demanding his testimony under oath by mid-November.
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Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney are requesting information on how Mississippi plans to spend federal funding meant for water infrastructure.
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Since the last hearing, the panel has continued to bring in witnesses and people involved in the effort to keep President Trump in office.
Pennsylvanians will decide who is going to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's lead against Mehmet Oz is shrinking.
The U.S. House and Senate have approved a short-term spending package that will fund the federal government through mid-December.
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The House committee investigating Jan. 6 planned to hold what was likely to be its final hearing Wednesday, but decided to postpone to a later date.
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The funding package, which Congress is set to consider this week, will also provide disaster assistance.
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Under current law, only one member of the House and one member of the Senate has to challenge a state's results to trigger votes on that election.
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The bill would set new parameters around the Electoral Count Act and make it harder for lawmakers to object to a state's electoral votes.
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Earlier this summer, the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act by a vote of 267 to 157.
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Former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko alleges that the social media platform ignored engineers and led them to "prioritize profit over security."
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Democrat Mary Peltola beat Republican Sarah Palin in the special election for Alaska's only U.S. House seat.
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China accuses the U.S. of encouraging the island's independence through the sale of weapons and engagement between U.S. and Taiwanese politicians.
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Finland and Sweden are abandoning their longstanding traditions of neutrality after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Republicans are being pressured by veterans to rethink passing the PACT act bill, which will extend healthcare benefits.
Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, has been ordered to appear before a special grand jury to testify on Aug. 23.
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The expansive $739 billion package dubbed the “Inflation Reduction Act,” includes $369 billion in spending to begin tackling climate change.
Although child care has seen increasing bipartisan support in recent years, some Republican leaders are cautious about expanding government aid.
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The measure combines 49 separate bills, which include an increase in firefighter pay and make it easier for victims to get federal assistance.
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25 Senate Republicans voted "no" on the PACT act bill, which would expand healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq.
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The measure now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law, and it provides the White House with a major domestic policy victory.
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The new measure has inflation-fighting strategies aimed at health care, climate change and deficit reduction.
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The $280 billion measure includes federal grants and tax breaks for companies that construct their chip facilities in the U.S.
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Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré oversaw security review for Congress following the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Lawmakers plan to interview additional witnesses and reconvene in September to resume laying out their Jan. 6 findings to the public.
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A lack of semiconductors is impacting the price of everything from cars to refrigerators. Congress wants to spend $39B on chip facilities in the U.S.
Testimony from former aides weaved the timeline together, which was also illustrated by new interviews and never-before-seen photo and video evidence.
The bill would repeal the Clinton-era law that defines marriage as a heterosexual union between a man and a woman.
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The hearing will focus on a minute-by-minute account of what was happening from the time Donald Trump left his speech, until his tweet hours later.
It's part of the legislative branch asserting its authority, pushing back against a court that appears intent on revisiting many settled U.S. laws.
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