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Senators seek to clear procedural hurdles on unfinished business
Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans benefits after passing a semiconductor and science package.
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House Democrats advance assault weapons ban after mass shootings
Democrats pushed further this week on efforts to combat gun violence, with action on an assault weapons ban.
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‘Chips-plus’ bill passage could slip to next week in Senate
Republican senators said they’re expecting passage of a semiconductor and science-focused competitiveness package will slip to next week.
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Post-Roe, doctors worry about what constitutes lifesaving care
Rapid shift in state abortion laws has led to concerns over procedures and medications in wake of Roe v. Wade reversal.
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Data privacy, abortion limits set to collide post-Roe
After of the recent Supreme Court abortion decision, concerns about data collection being used to track women's reproductive choices grows.
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Senate NDAA to Pentagon: ‘Immediately’ halt fight against extremism
The Senate Armed Services Committee has called on the Defense Department to halt programs to prevent and root out extremism in the ranks.
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Bipartisan Senate bills would overhaul Electoral College count
A bipartisan package of bills would clarify what role Congress and the vice president have in certifying presidential elections.
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Leahy has second surgery related to hip fracture
Senate Appropriations Chair Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., underwent a second surgery Tuesday after fracturing his hip in a fall in late June.
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Jan. 6 committee to tell story of ‘187 minutes’ between former President Trump’s remarks
Former President Donald Trump’s actions — and inaction — during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol will take center stage Thursday night.
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Congress needs to take disaster planning seriously, Modernization panel says
When a mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, it renewed fears about how quickly Congress could recover from an attack.
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Buchanan pulls in big Q2 haul as Ways and Means race heats up
Rep. Vern Buchanan led second-quarter fundraising among GOP hopefuls for the party’s top spot on the powerful Ways and Means Committee.
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House passes same-sex marriage bill in wake of abortion ruling
The bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify legal recognition for interracial and same-sex marriages nationwide passed 267-157.
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Test vote on ‘chips-plus’ bill teed up in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer pledged to move ahead with a procedural vote Tuesday afternoon on the semiconductor bill.
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Senate support builds to seize, liquidate Russian oligarch assets
Senators are pushing legislation giving the Justice Department new authority to seize assets of Russian oligarchs.
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NDAA a magnet for far-reaching amendments
Unrelated legislation almost always hitches a ride on the bill — partly because of its size and partly because it’s so likely to be enacted.
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Staff in several House offices begin the process of unionizing
Staffers who work for at least eight House Democrats filed petitions Monday to kick off the process of forming a union.
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House appropriations bill sprint seeks to buck recent history
Divisions among House Democrats spell trouble for the Defense, Homeland Security and Commerce-Justice-Science bills in particular.
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Immigration agency backlog weighs on congressional offices
Member offices have fielded a growing pile of requests for help to speed their cases through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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Senate NDAA has $13 billion extra for defense inflation
The Senate Armed Services Committee recommended $45 billion more for national defense in fiscal 2023 than President Joe Biden requested.
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Confused about 2022? You should be
Politically, the country has gone nuts over the past half-dozen years, making handicapping a challenge, Stuart Rothenberg writes.