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Supreme Court lets states keep ‘faithless elector’ laws
Court rejects challenges from electors who faced penalties for casting 2016 Electoral College votes for a different candidate than the state's voters chose.
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White House claims remdesivir decreases coronavirus mortality rate
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed — without evidence — that the mortality rate of the coronavirus has decreased due to remdesivir.
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Groups critical of taxes, spending not opposed to PPP loans
PPP data shows a number of groups critical of government spending deemed as wasteful applied and received loans through the program.
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Issues linger after House Armed Services’ smooth NDAA markup
Beneath the decorous celebration, some real policy disagreements linger, and some are likely to resurface when the full chamber takes up the bill.
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Congress clears sanctions bill to punish China over Hong Kong
Chinese officials responsible for crackdown on Hong Kong could face economic sanctions under bill awaiting President Trump's signature
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Duckworth blocks military promotions to protect impeachment witness
She has put a hold on 1,100 promotions until the Defense secretary assures her Lt. Col. Alex Vindman will not be punished for his impeachment testimony.
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Senators leave for first recess since Memorial Day
The Senate on Thursday left for its first recess since Memorial Day, and will return in two weeks with plenty of business waiting.
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Senate undoes proposed power shift in nuclear arms budgeting
Critics had raised alarms that the move to give the Pentagon new power would lessen civilian control of the nuclear weapons enterprise.
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Supreme Court will hear Democrats’ bid to get full Mueller report
The Supreme Court will decide whether the House can get materials from the Russian 2016 election interference probe, but likely not before November.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy’s campaign has spent $5,500 on membership dues at private club in New York
Sen. Bill Cassidy has spent more than $5,500 in campaign money on membership dues to the Penn Club of New York, located in Manhattan.
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Black Caucus lays out legislative priorities for combating systemic racism
The Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday outlined its legislative priorities to address systemic racism, including plans to study reparations.
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Engel loss would trigger battle for Foreign Affairs gavel
While New York still counts ballots, colleagues are starting to angle for the chairmanship that would open up next year if Rep. Eliot Engel is ousted.
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Fogged glasses, Diet Coke and promises to forgo the all-nighter: An NDAA markup like no other
The panel’s annual deliberations on Pentagon policy began with fogged glasses, Diet Cokes and a promise to forgo the usual all-nighter.
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Passing infrastructure bill, Democrats go all-in on climate
The $1.5 trillion bill, unlikely to find traction in the GOP-controlled Senate, shows Democrats view climate as a top issue in the 2020 elections.
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Republicans push back on Democrats’ DC statehood bill
GOP senators came out swinging Wednesday against a bill passed in the House last week that would make the District of Columbia the 51st state.
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House members reluctant to respond to survey about intern diversity
A report showing a lack of diversity among House interns also shows the extent to which entrenched lawmakers are not interested in providing information.
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Pandemic, inequality helped shape Democrats’ climate plan
The report offers the democrats' legislative road map for fixing what Pelosi calls "the essential crisis of our time."
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Defense bill would give Pentagon power over Energy’s nuclear arms budget
Tucked inside the Senate’s defense bill is a provision that experts say would give nuclear arms advocates extraordinary power over the president’s budget.
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NDAA: Russian support for US extremists a ‘significant risk’
Russian backing of extremist groups in America and Europe deemed a major new threat under the Senate's pending annual defense policy bill
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On Russian bounties, congressional leaders are piecing together separate White House responses
House Democrats who attended a White House briefing on Russian bounties on U.S. troops said they learned nothing from the briefing they didn't know.