Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who support abortion rights, were the sole Republicans who voted to proceed on the bill.
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Florida Republican says Black families were stronger during Jim Crow era
The comments from Rep. Byron Donalds, who is Black, drew a sharp rebuke from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and other Democrats.
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Jill Stein asks Dearborn, Michigan, mayor to be running mate
The environmental activist, whom some Democrats blame for Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump in 2016, is in the midst of her 3rd presidential bid.
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House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden
After a year of investigation, Republican lawmakers have failed to implicate President Biden in any wrongdoing, and now allege that his son brother lied to Congress and should be prosecuted.
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Hunter Biden’s exes are called as witnesses in his federal gun trial
President Biden’s son has been charged with 3 felonies stemming from the purchase of a gun in October 2018.
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Lawmakers expensed millions in 2023 under new program that doesn’t require receipts
Critics say the program’s lack of transparency and record-keeping opens it up to abuse. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., was the program’s top spender.
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‘I will not be intimidated’: AG Garland rebuffs contempt threats from House Republicans
The attorney general accused Republicans of ‘seeking contempt as a means of obtaining – for no legitimate purpose – sensitive law enforcement information that could harm the integrity of future investigations.’
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Congress weighs delaying farm bill over SNAP and climate disputes
The legislation is supposed to be renewed every 5 years, but the last one was written in 2018.
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Biden says he’s acting to restrict asylum to help ‘gain control’ of the border
A long-anticipated presidential proclamation signed by the president would bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that the southern border is overwhelmed.
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Prosecutors spend first day of testimony in Hunter Biden’s gun trial detailing his drug problems
Hunter Biden has been accused of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application by saying he was not a drug user and illegally having the gun for 11 days.