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Naval Academy’s ‘Plebe Summer’ looks a bit different this year
Each summer, the Naval Academy takes in 1,200 students for seven weeks of physical and mental training. This year it’s involved a lot of hand sanitizer.
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Each summer, the Naval Academy takes in 1,200 students for seven weeks of physical and mental training. This year it’s involved a lot of hand sanitizer.
This week on Capitol Hill, Rep. Louie Gohmert tested positive for COVID-19, everyone yelled about masks, and no one remembered to silence their phones.
Watch the director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS breakdown what he believes Congress should focus on in Space.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that “members and staff will be required to wear masks at all times in the hall of the House.”
Senate Republican leaders unveiled their proposal for the next round of coronavirus relief legislation this week, but it faces scrutiny from both parties.
Watch as Maj. Adam DeMarco contradicts nearly every assertion made by U.S. Park Police Acting Chief Gregory Monahan of the incident at Lafayette Park.
In a speech memorializing the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, Rep. Nancy Pelosi yielded the floor for the last time to the Georgia Democrat.
It was a busy, chaotic week in Congress, punctuated by offensive language, disembodied voices and, at last, the return of Washington’s baseball team.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decried a “pattern” of sexism in politics and U.S. culture on Thursday, speaking on the House floor along with other women.
“I am worried we’re not going to be able to just press a button and go from pandemic to no pandemic,” said one vaccine expert.
Rep. Yoho spoke on the House floor on a confrontation with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in which he referred to the congresswoman as a "f------ b----".
GPS, national security and future resources — all three are increasingly vulnerable the longer there are no rules of engagement in space.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi appeared to hold back tears after the House held a moment of silence for Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday at age 80.
Rep. Steve Womack got to the bottom of who left their iPhone in the men’s room during an Appropriations markup earlier this week.
Four months is an eternity in politics. But looking at the trajectory of competitive Senate races, Democrats are well positioned to retake the chamber.
"Many of my Republican colleagues refuse to wear a mask on the House floor. I disliked that a few weeks ago ... now I'm angry," Rep. G.K. Butterfield said.
Amid the ongoing debate on whether to reopen schools in the fall, one Arizona mother is calling for greater empathy toward high-risk children like her son.
Democratic Rep. Mark Takano says defendants in criminal trials should be allowed to see inside source code and software to mount a defense.
Rep. Nita Lowey said a handful of goodbyes, the Appropriations Committee sang Happy Birthday and Rep. Adam Smith interupted everybody.
Disinformation has been a topic on the Hill since long before the last election, why don't we have a solid definition for the evermore pervasive practice?