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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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House to vote Wednesday on massive infrastructure bill
The House will vote Wednesday on a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that Democrats hail as transformative and Republicans dismiss as doomed.
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‘The chair cannot answer that’ — confusion grips the Senate floor
Confusion reigned Tuesday afternoon when the Senate agreed to a unanimous consent request — but other senators weren't quite sure what exactly passed.
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Senate Republicans begin drafting new coronavirus relief bill
Senate Republicans are drafting a new coronavirus relief bill, but with no Democratic involvement it's unlikely to receive enough support to pass.
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Inaugural Ceremonies Committee moves ahead with plans for 59th swearing-in
The bicameral Congressional panel tasked with planning the 2021 presidential inauguration on Tuesday named its chairman and approved the event 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.
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‘We can’t waste this moment in the NDAA’
The National Defense Authorization Act has been enacted annually for decades, but this year the markups were marked by a different conversation — racism.