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Lawmakers call for hearings as apps pause trading in GameStop
Lawmakers go to bat for retail investors as apps halt trading in GameStop, a retailer whose share price soared in what appears to be a short squeeze
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Democratic leaders: Budget resolution up next week
Top Democrats on Capitol Hill gave the clearest signs yet they are ready to plow ahead with a filibuster-proof coronavirus relief package.
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Lawmakers prepping supplemental appropriations for Capitol security
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that an appropriations supplemental will be needed to boost spending on Capitol security.
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Greene faces mounting calls for repercussions over her words, actions and social media behavior
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has called a Parkland shooting survivor a “coward” and sympathized with QAnon conspiracy theories.
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Garland moves down path to attorney general confirmation hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee could announce as soon as this week Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing to be the nation's top law enforcement official.
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Senate GOP questions Biden’s HUD pick over past insults
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, the nominee to lead HUD, had the endorsement of both of Ohio's senators as she testified to the Senate Banking Committee.
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Brain drain to Biden administration comes at time of crisis for Capitol Hill
As Joe Biden staffs up, he’s looking to Capitol Hill. Those left behind at a workplace in crisis say they’ll miss key talent as they confront deep wounds.
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Insurrection aftermath: Staffers struggle with trauma, guilt and fear
In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, staffers are looking for ways to cope in a highly decentralized workplace.
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Lawmakers probe Russian support for US extremists
The lie-fueled violence that erupted at the Capitol Jan. 6 was made in the USA. But lawmakers worry there may be foreign support for extremism: Russia.
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Fudge, having sought USDA job, to make case for HUD secretary
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, an Ohio Democrat, will make her case to become Housing and Urban Development secretary to Senate Banking on Thursday.
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China’s expanding UN role denounced by Biden’s ambassador nominee
Limiting Chinese influence at the world body and focusing on refugees will be among Linda Thomas-Greenfield's priorities as chief diplomat to the U.N.
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Warner quarantine could scramble Democrats’ plan for quick budget vote
Sen. Mark Warner quarantining after potential COVID-19 exposure could impact Democratic leaders' plans to bring a budget resolution to the floor next week.
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Pushback on Capitol Police chief testimony continues
The pushback on the acting Capitol Police chief's congressional testimony about the Jan. 6 riots continues to face pushback from officials.
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Patrick Leahy briefly hospitalized after ‘not feeling well’ at Capitol
Senate President Pro Tem Patrick J. Leahy was hospitalized Tuesday evening after beginning to feel unwell in his Capitol office.
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Trump conviction unlikely after most GOP senators vote to dismiss impeachment trial
Senate Republicans revealed in a procedural vote on impeachment that they're unlikely to convict Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol.
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Capitol Police chief, sergeant-at-arms acknowledge failure to protect against Jan. 6 riot
The acting Capitol Police chief and acting House sergeant-at-arms admit their failures to protect the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Waters shakes up House Financial Services subcommittee chairs
Jim Himes of Connecticut and Ed Perlmutter of Colorado will take the gavels on two House Financial Services subcommittees.
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Senate panel advances Mayorkas bid to lead Homeland Security
The panel moved the nomination for Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden's pick to head the Homeland Security Department, to the full Senate for a floor vote.
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Blinken wins strong Senate approval to lead State Department
Longtime foreign policy adviser to Joe Biden and former deputy Secretary of State is confirmed by the Senate on a 78-22 vote.
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Senate moves forward with 50-50 power-sharing agreement, tabling filibuster fight
The 50-50 Senate is moving forward with an organizing resolution that allows Democrats to claim chairmanships and the majority.