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Apr 17 2024
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‘It’s complete political theater’: Congress spins its wheels — again — while crucial legislation languishes
“We don’t know how long this is going to take today,” Markey said, clutching a chicken salad sandwich he hoped to eat during breaks in the proceedings. “Marsha might know, but we don’t know.” “It’s complete political theater,” the Massachusetts Democrat said before jumping into an elevator in the Capitol with Senators Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, and Marsha Blackburn, a Tennessee
The Boston GlobeApr 10 2024
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Biden’s DOJ Refuses to Give Audio of Biden’s Special Counsel Interview to Congress.
Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA), who sits on the Congressional Subcommittee for Homeland Security, says the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) embedded itself into online veteran communities months ahead of the January 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol. The explosive details came out during an appearance on the Louisiana-based Implicit Bias podcast. “The FBI started embedding themselves
The National PulseApr 08 2024
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Maryland governor Wes Moore to meet with Congress over rebuilding Key Bridge
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Monday he plans to meet with members of Congress this week to discuss support for rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which has blocked the main shipping channel at Baltimore's port for nearly two weeks. "I'm going to be spending part of this week with our delegation going down and meeting with leaders and ranking members in the Congress and letting
CBS News (Online)Mar 23 2024
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Our View: Congress Square deserves better
Months of strife. Unexpected delays. The eventual abandonment of a construction contract “for convenience.” In 2021, the process of redesigning Congress Square was described by Portland Museum of Art director Mark Bessire as “long and tedious.” How would we go about describing what’s come of it since? With what the city calls “finishing touches” still required on the intersection and the
Portland Press HeraldApr 08 2024
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Congress returns to work after a 2-week break with many items on the schedule
Congress returns to work after a 2-week break with many items on the schedule
Congress returns to work after a 2-week break with many items on the schedule Audio will be available later today.
Lawmakers set to tackle a Senate impeachment trial of the Homeland Security Secretary, and ongoing debate over aid to Israel, Ukraine and other allies.
NPR Fact CheckApr 08 2024
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Election offices say they need more funding. Advocates are calling on Congress to help
Grace Bannasch, a town clerk in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, didn’t expect to spend Oct. 17, 2020 - the first day of early voting in her state - in the emergency room. That didn’t stop her from working. Before heading to the hospital, Bannasch checked to make sure her precinct was set up since she was the only town clerk the municipality had at the time. After the ER visit, she emptied out the
"USA Today" ContributorApr 17 2024
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Columbia President Tells Congress Antisemitic Prof No Longer Runs Committee, But Website Still Lists Him as Chairman
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik told the House Education and Workforce Committee in a Wednesday hearing on campus antisemitism that a professor who glorified Hamas’s October 7 attack as “awesome” no longer runs a university committee.
Representative Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.), after a quick Google search, found that professor Joseph Massad of the university’s Middle Eastern
National Review (News)Apr 12 2024
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These Rochester teens wanted to help families like theirs. Now Congress is recognizing their new app.
ROCHESTER - In a city this big, it can be tough to find the right resources for Muslim refugees. Where's the nearest halal restaurant? What direction is east? Where can non-English speakers find legal help or mental health resources? It drove a group of current and former Rochester students from Century and John Marshall high schools to create an online app to assist newcomers to the area.
Star TribuneApr 07 2024
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He protested at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Now he’s running for Congress in N.J.
Joe Belnome has long been a regular at former President Donald Trump’s rallies. By his own count, the Belleville resident has been to more than 20. He was also among the thousands of Trump supporters who marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 in defiance of President Joe Biden‘s victory over Trump, though he insists he wasn’t one of those who breached the building in a violent attack and
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