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But first: We told you on Thursday that top Democratic primary candidates have been holding their fire so far when it comes to negative ads and attacks.

Well, we got our hands on an interview that NBC10 Philadelphia political reporter Lauren Mayk conducted with Pennsylvania Senate Democratic candidate Conor Lamb, in which Lamb makes his contrast argument versus fellow Democratic

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will announce this week whether she will create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, her spokesman said.

The California Democrat told colleagues about her plans during a meeting of the House Steering and Policy Committee on Tuesday, which comes weeks after Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have created a 

President Biden’s signature piece of domestic legislation is going to be much smaller than initially envisioned — and that’s vexing Democrats who worry that vital proposals will be whittled down or erased entirely.

The final bill is likely to come in at around half the original $3.5 trillion projected, according to multiple reports. The huge sum being cleaved off the top line means that

Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden, under pressure from civil rights leaders, travels to Philadelphia on Tuesday to issue a strong appeal for sweeping voting rights legislation that is stalled in Congress due largely to Republican opposition.

About a dozen Republican-controlled states have approved laws that either restrict voting or change election rules in response to Republican then