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US lawmakers say TikTok joint venture deal needs scrutiny from Congress
Some US lawmakers on Friday (Jan 23) said a deal by TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to establish a majority American-owned joint venture…
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Paris Hilton joins House lawmakers to push deepfake bill
Paris Hilton lent her star quality to a cause close to her heart Thursday, helping Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Laurel Lee promote…
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Pro-life lawmakers demand restrictions on abortion drugs amid March for Life
As the annual March for Life drew thousands of pro-life supporters to the capital on Friday, lawmakers demanded renewed restrictions on…
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Political whiplash: Virginia lurches left under Spanberger and Democratic lawmakers
Virginia's new Democratic governor and Democrat-led General Assembly have unveiled a liberal agenda that critics warn will raise costs,…
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How lawmakers salvaged the spending process after a record government shutdown
Congress is on track to pass full-year funding for at least 11 of the 12 annual spending bills nearly a third of the way into the fiscal…
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German minister urges easier killings as lawmakers weigh wolves
German Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer is in favour of making it easier for wolves to be shot, as the number of packs is rising in the…
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Senate advances spending package as lawmakers tee up another ahead of Jan. 30 deadline
The Senate on Monday advanced a House-passed, three-bill spending package. Lawmakers are readying action on another two appropriations…
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Lawmakers praise military operation in Venezuela, but some want details made public
Lawmakers from both parties debriefed on classified details of the capture of Nicholas Maduro say the daring U.S. operation was…
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Munich Security Conference chief defends inviting AfD lawmakers
The head of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has defended a decision to allow lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany…
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Stalled spending bills put Congress in catch-up mode when lawmakers return in January
Congress has not passed any spending bills since the 43-day government shutdown ended, and lawmakers won't have much time left to act when…
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'Too many redactions': Lawmakers say Epstein file release does not meet their requirements
Lawmakers said the Justice Department's release Friday of a limited and heavily redacted portion of its case files on Jeffrey Epstein…
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Republican Lawmakers Take the Mask Off Over Bondi Beach Shooting
“Twenty-eight thousand people die a year from a snake bite, a certain snake. It’s a viper. It’s said to be the most poisonous snake in the…
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Trump’s Posts Spur Threats Against Lawmakers On Both Sides of Aisle
But early indicators—such as a healthy dose of special elections in the last year—suggest that the national backlash to Trump’s…
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Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to 'professional' programs list amid uproar
A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered…
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GOP unity tested as lawmakers seek health plan to counter Democrats' Obamacare subsidy exension
Republicans never could unite around a health care plan to replace Obamacare, and now they're struggling to coalesce around short- and…
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Navy admiral tells lawmakers there was no 'kill all' order in attack that killed drug boat survivors
A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no "kill them all" order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as Congress scrutinizes…
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Top Military Commander Showed Lawmakers Boat Strike Video—and It’s Bad
Lawmakers were shocked and appalled Thursday after they were shown video footage of the September 2 double tap that killed two survivors…
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House lawmakers struggle to protect kids on social media without trampling on free speech rights
House lawmakers working on a package of bills to protect kids online say they are trying to strike the appropriate balance between forcing…
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Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump's military strikes on boats
Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling…
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Lawmakers want 'full accounting' from Pentagon after report of follow-on strike on alleged drug boat
Key members of Congress say they expect a "full accounting" from the Pentagon after reports that military commanders in September ordered…
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Republican lawmakers call for Afghans let in country under Biden to be located, deported
Sen. Tommy Tuberville called for the government to ban and deport Islamic immigrants following the shooting of two National Guards members…
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Dem Lawmakers Get Bomb Threats After Trump Calls For Their Execution
“Her lawyers have replied that she’s not going to answer any questions,” Comer told Politico. “She’s only going to plead the Fifth. I…
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US lawmakers target Chinese chipmaking equipment imports by Chips Act grant recipients
The bill targets a range of chipmaking tools from complex lithography equipment to machines that slice and dice the silicon wafers on…
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Democratic lawmakers urge U.S. service members to defy 'illegal orders' from Trump administration
A band of Democratic lawmakers is urging members of the U.S. military to defy orders from President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete…