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House Passes Equality Act Which Would Expand LGBTQ Protections
The House on Thursday passed legislation that would extend existing civil rights law to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected characteristics.
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Trump Tax Returns Are Now in the Hands of the Manhattan District Attorney
After the Supreme Court allowed the transfer to Manhattan DA Cy Vance, Trump accused the prosecutor of pursuing a “fishing expedition.”
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Dominion and Smartmatic Have Serious Shot at Victory in Election Disinformation Suits, Experts Say
Defamation cases against Trump backers by voting systems makers Dominion and Smartmatic are credible, legal experts said.
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Republican David Perdue of Georgia Decides Against Running for the Senate in 2022
Perdue’s announcement abruptly ended speculation he stoked just one week earlier about a potential challenge to Sen. Raphael Warnock.
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Attorney General Nominee Merrick Garland Pledges Broad Probe Into Roots of Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Merrick Garland pledged Monday to pursue a robust investigation into the leaders of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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Merrick Garland Will Finally Face the Senate: Attorney General Confirmation Hearings Start Monday
Merrick Garland’s confirmation hearings start Monday. The Senate could confirm Biden’s attorney general pick by March.
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Democrats Introduce Sweeping Immigration Bill With 8-Year Pathway to Citizenship
Democrats in Congress introduced a sweeping immigration bill backed by President Joe Biden on Thursday.
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Bob Dole, Former Senator and Republican Presidential Candidate, Diagnosed With Stage Four Lung Cancer
The 97-year-old former U.S. senator and presidential candidate announced that he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.
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Civil Rights Groups Are Pushing Biden to Fulfill Promise of Ending the Death Penalty
Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure from civil rights groups and liberal members of Congress to fulfill his pledge to end the death penalty.
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Biden Reframes Goal on Reopening of Elementary Schools
President Joe Biden is promising a majority of elementary schools will be open five days a week by the end of his first 100 days in office.
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David Perdue Says He's Considering Another Run for Senate in 2022
David Perdue, the former Georgia senator, says he’s considering a run against Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022.
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GOP Senators Who Voted to Convict Trump Are Now Facing Backlash in Their Home States
Republicans who voted to convict Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 riot in the Capitol are now facing heat from conservatives in their home states.
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GOP's McConnell: Trump Morally Responsible for Jan. 6 Attack
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell delivered a scalding denunciation of Donald Trump in a speech Saturday from the Senate floor, calling the former president “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
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McConnell Votes for Acquittal, But Then Says There's ‘No Question' Trump Is Responsible for Riot
Trump “is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day,” McConnell said just after the Senate acquitted the former president.
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McCarthy and Trump Got Into Expletive-Filled Argument During Capitol Riot, Sources Say
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and former President Donald Trump got into an expletive-laden argument on a phone call as the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was still unfolding, three sources briefed on the matter told NBC News on Friday. As throngs of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol during the certification of Joe Biden’s Electoral College win, which resulted in the…
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Mike Pompeo's Pricey Pens: Ex-Secretary of State Spent $10K in Taxpayer Funds on China-Made Swag for Dinners
Mike Pompeo’s Madison Dinners had elite guest lists and raised questions about whether he was using the soirees to cultivate his political ambitions.
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Justice Department Tells Supreme Court It Thinks Obamacare Is Constitutional, Reversing Trump-Era Position
The Department of Justice notified the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it no longer considers Obamacare to be unconstitutional.
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Fox Asks Court to Drop $2.7 Billion Smartmatic Defamation Suit, Citing Press Protections
Fox wants a New York state court to drop a $2.7 billion suit against it filed by the voting machine supplier Smartmatic.
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Democrats Unveil One-Year Plan to Send Up to $3,600 Per Child to Households
Democrats unveiled a plan to boost the Child Tax Credit, a temporary program that could lift millions of children from poverty.
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Richard Shelby, Longest-Serving Alabama Senator, Won't Seek Reelection
Shelby is the longest-serving U.S. senator from Alabama. His retirement complicates GOP plans to retake the upper chamber of Congress next year.