GOP Blocks Bill To Keep Government Going; New Try Ahead
Written by LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Republican senators blocked a bill to keep the government...
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House GOP Ousts Trump Critic Liz Cheney From Top Post
Written by ALAN FRAM and KEVIN FREKING House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber’s No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for his false...
Read MoreRep. David Price Announces New District Office Location in Durham
Congressman David Price announced on Monday the opening of a consolidated district office location in Durham. The new office takes the place of the previous offices located in Raleigh and Chapel Hill, which are no...
Read MoreCongress Set To Confirm Biden’s Electoral Win Over Trump
President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden. The typically routine...
Read More‘Stop the Pain,’ George Floyd’s Brother Pleads With Congress
George Floyd’s brother challenged Congress on Wednesday to “stop the pain” as lawmakers consider a sweeping law enforcement overhaul, so the man he looked up to won’t become just “another name” on a growing list of black...
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Burr Steps Aside as Senate Intelligence Chair Amid FBI Probe
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., temporarily stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence...
Read MoreCongress Demands Answers From Trump About Soleimani Killing
President Donald Trump insists that Iranian cultural sites are fair game for the U.S. military, dismissing concerns within his own administration that doing so could constitute a war crime under international law. He also warned...
Read MoreBill to Raise Tobacco Age has Unlikely Allies: Altria and Juul
Congress is moving to pass the biggest new sales restrictions on tobacco products in more than a decade, with support from two unlikely backers: Marlboro-cigarette maker Altria and vaping giant Juul Labs. The legislation would...
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Rep. David Price Plans to Support Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
The House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump...
Read MoreZuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Currency Plans Before Congress
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured hours of prickly questioning from lawmakers Wednesday as he defended the company’s new globally ambitious project to create a digital currency while also dealing with widening scrutiny...
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