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Small respite for Facebook as left and right slam ruling on Trump ban
[jwp-video n=”1″] Predictably, Republicans were outraged by the decision. They called it censorship by Big Tech. Washington Rep.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats’ constituents would bear the brunt of Biden’s taxes
[jwp-video n=”1″] The pain would be concentrated in Democratic strongholds.
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Census results start wave of litigation over new maps
[jwp-video n=”1″] On Monday, the Census Bureau released results from its once-a-decade national headcount.
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Congress’ embrace of technology is slow, hampered by tradition
[jwp-video n=”2″] Voting remotely Although most state legislatures did not actually use the tools during the pandemic, Vermont did.
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Lawmakers spar in Supreme Court case on nonprofit donor disclosure
[jwp-video n=”1″] “If it is good enough for politicians who are far more visible and vulnerable, it should be good enough for the extraordinarily wealthy dark-money influencers dominating our
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DC statehood bill passes House, but Senate hopes are dim
[jwp-video n=”1″] When the bill passed, a single cheer could be heard from the gallery.
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House set to vote on DC statehood, but all eyes are on the Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] Filibuster woes The Senate was again top of mind when House Democrats gathered for a Wednesday news conference.
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Though never adopted, the ‘Green New Deal’ left its mark
[jwp-video n=”1″] Climate summit The resolution’s reintroduction comes before Biden is scheduled to host a two-day international climate summit, with heads of state appearing and speaking virtually
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Top bipartisan group relaunches $110 billion technology bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Unlike political rancor that accompanies most domestic spending legislation, bills targeting spending on U.S. technology, research and development appear to have broad bipartisan
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Modernization Committee eyes accountability and new proposals
[jwp-video n=”1″] Hoyer called for an exploration of cutting the long-standing linkage between lawmaker pay and staff salaries, which caps staff pay from being more than members.
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For Congressional Black Caucus, relief and resolve after Chauvin verdict
[jwp-video n=”1″] Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty of Ohio, who was pepper-sprayed at a protest following Floyd’s murder last May, said that the guilty verdicts do not eliminate the need for
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Senators squabble over voting rights, underscoring deep division on state efforts
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Tech tools help deepen citizen input in drafting laws abroad and in U.S. states
[jwp-video n=”1″] Although some U.S. states are taking small steps toward engaging their citizens more through technology, democracies such as Taiwan and Brazil are making greater strides in
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Democrats defeat House GOP effort to censure Maxine Waters
[jwp-video n=”1″] McCarthy’s resolution to censure Waters, a California Democrat, was privileged, meaning he could force a floor vote on the matter. Majority Leader Steny H.
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Food fight: Rubio targets House Sodexo contract over voting rights support
[jwp-video n=”1″] Bridget Bowman contributed to this report.
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The GOP’s fallout with big business is already mending
[jwp-video n=”1″] Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks corporate giving and advocates curtailing it, expects more companies will follow.
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Key Democrats flex ‘SALT’ muscles ahead of infrastructure debate
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Did you see Mike Thompson was here?” Suozzi said, referring to the California Democrat who chairs the Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee.
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Supreme Court expansion bill faces serious blocks across political spectrum
[jwp-video n=”1″] Nadler and the other backers of the legislation said the Supreme Court itself would make the case
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Senators press spy agencies to focus on China’s technological advances
[jwp-video n=”1″] Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told the committee that the spy agencies collectively are focused on a “whole series of technology sectors where China is increasingly
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Senate GOP to decide April 21 on internal earmark ban
However, the conference rules also say “[n]o action by the Conference upon any matter pending or to be proposed in the Senate shall be binding in any way on members in casting their votes thereon