A proposed pay increase for members of Congress became one nail in the potential coffin of a stopgap funding measure on Wednesday, with some citing it as their breaking point. Others said it was merely an emblem of larger problems […]
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Rep. Barry Loudermilk released a report Tuesday summing up his efforts to reshape the narrative surrounding Jan. 6, 2021. But don’t call it “final.” “We’re not calling it a final report because there are still a lot of loose ends,”
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The typical House office suite consists of three rooms: the member’s office, the main reception area, and the “leg shop,” where as many as eight staffers might be jammed. Interns are sometimes relegated to supply closets. These can be chaotic
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Capitol Police have come a long way since Jan. 6, 2021, Sen. Amy Klobuchar said as she chaired her last Senate Rules Committee hearing. “We know we have challenges, but I do think it’s important to acknowledge the progress,” the
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Rep. Nancy Mace wore a sling on her arm Wednesday at the Capitol after saying she was “accosted” on campus the previous night, though foster youth advocates disputed her account. “I was physically accosted tonight on Capitol grounds over my
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David Dorfman is well aware of the “Disney curse.” Too often, young actors who achieve fame early in life later fall prey to self-destructive impulses. But either thanks to sheer luck or wisdom beyond his years, Dorfman avoided the usual
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House Republicans on Thursday deflected two separate attempts by Democrats to force the release of an ethics report into allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use by former Rep. Matt Gaetz. Reps. Sean Casten of Illinois and Steve Cohen
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More than a dozen people were arrested Thursday for protesting Republicans’ push to ban transgender women from using women’s bathrooms in the House. WikiLeaks whistleblower and activist Chelsea Manning was among those arrested, according to organizers with Gender Liberation Movement,
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Posted December 2, 2024 at 1:15pm A staffer who works for New York Rep. Joseph D. Morelle, the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, was arrested on the Capitol campus Monday morning after a bag search turned up magazines
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Wade Ballou pointed at a scarred wooden table in his office. “Let me give you a warning about this table. Supposedly, the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 was written on this. I’ve had the legs raised a bit, but it
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