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VA secretary grilled on Nazi grave markers
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie on Thursday wouldn't commit to removing three headstones containing swastikas and messages honoring Adolf Hitler.
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House passes bill giving small businesses leeway on COVID-19 loans
The bill would allow borrowers to use more PPP money for costs other than payroll and give them more time to use the funds.
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House scraps votes on FISA bill
The House abruptly delayed voting on what had been a bipartisan Senate compromise on overhauling surveillance programs.
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Senate Democrats look to turn tables on GOP regarding judicial nominees
Democrats released a report spotlighting “dark-money” groups they say are part of a scheme to get judges on courts to benefit the GOP and its donors.
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Former Rep. Sam Johnson, a Vietnam POW, has died at 89
The Texas Republican, a decorated Air Force pilot, spent nearly seven years held captive at the infamous Hanoi Hilton prison.
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First proxy votes cast in the House despite GOP opposition, lawsuit
For the first time in history, House lawmakers cast proxy votes on behalf of colleagues who were not present for the proceedings, a landmark move.
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Bipartisan bill seeks to counter China on emerging technology with $100 billion
Lawmakers would set aside money for public and private research and development in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and other fields.
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Road ahead: Proxy voting begins as House takes up FISA, PPP bills
More than one-tenth of the 431 House members have sent letters to the clerk designating a colleague to serve as their proxy for voting on the floor.
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House divisions, veto threat imperil FISA surveillance deal
Congressional divisions and a veto threat imperil the bipartisan House passage of bill to reauthorize FISA surveillance authorities.
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Drug overdose deaths are increasing during the pandemic
A year after a reported decline in overdoses in the U.S., the coronavirus pandemic seems to have caused a recent uptick in deaths.
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Firefighters seek rough parity with police in virus aid efforts
The disparity in aid delivery provides a case study in why money appropriated by Congress doesn’t always reach its intended recipients in a timely fashion.
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House Republicans sue Nancy Pelosi to block proxy voting rule
House Republicans challenged the constitutionality of proxy voting in the chamber on Tuesday with a lawsuit aimed at Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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U.S. government’s most experienced watchdog steps down
The resignation of Glenn Fine from the Pentagon inspector general office is the latest in a series of shakeups that has roiled the watchdog community.
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Justice Department closes investigations into Loeffler, Feinstein, Inhofe
Three senators who were under Department of Justice scrutiny for their stock trades after coronavirus briefings had their matters closed.
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Bipartisan Senate bill would punish Chinese banks over Hong Kong crackdown
Measure would create two-step sanctions that could be imposed on individuals and banks that help Beijing limit freedom and democracy in Hong Kong
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Senate deal on small-business loan fixes on hold, for now
The Senate made headway on a bipartisan proposal to make small-business loans more flexible, though final passage is unlikely before next week's recess.
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Horsford’s extramarital affair with former Senate intern shows how narrow House rules are
Rep. Steven Horsford had an extramarital affair with a former Senate intern spanning several years, something not prohibited by House ethics rules.
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Ratcliffe wins Senate approval to be intelligence director
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Texas Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's choice to lead the nation's intelligence services.
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Senate leaves for Memorial Day break; full June agenda awaits on return
The Senate will be away for Memorial Day recess as scheduled, but Mitch McConnell has set up a full schedule for when lawmakers return in June.
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Senate Foreign Relations advances controversial Trump nominee in party-line vote
Panel approves conservative filmmaker who is under investigation for alleged misuse of nonprofit funds to head State Department broadcasting operations.