Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has been discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, his office announced Friday. Fetterman had been undergoing treatment for clinical depression at Walter Reed since checking himself into the hospital in February at the recommendation of the attending physician of the U.S. Congress. “I …
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to continue congressional authorization for the use of military force in the global fight against terror, turning back an effort by Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky to repeal the 2001 measure. Senators rejected the amendment 86-9 as they are debating a separate repeal of two …
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The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee demanded “immediate compliance” with repeated requests for a briefing on the contents of classified documents found at the residences of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, according to a letter obtained by CBS News that was sent to Director of …
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The family of Marc Fogel, an American teacher imprisoned in Russia for attempting to bring medical marijuana into the country, is calling on WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was released Thursday by Russia, to draw attention to their case now that she is free. Sixty-year-old Fogel and his wife were …
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Washington — House Republicans nominated Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the current minority leader, as their candidate for speaker of the House on Tuesday, with McCarthy overcoming a conservative challenger as the party inches closer to winning control of the lower chamber. McCarthy was tapped as the nominee in an internal meeting …
Read More »Several of those arrested as part of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ “opening salvo” on his Office of Election Crimes and Security fraud appeared to have no idea why they were being arrested and seemed to be unaware that they were being accused of violating state law when they voted, according …
Read More »Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska is the sole finalist to be the next president of the University of Florida, the university announced Thursday in a news release that included a statement from Sasse. If he accepts, Sasse would likely have to resign from his Senate seat before his term ends. …
Read More »Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday entered a filing pushing back on U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie’s request that the former president clarify actions he took to declassify material seized during the Aug. 8 search of his Mar-a-Lago residence. The filing follows Dearie’s appointment last week to serve …
Read More »Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola made history this week, becoming the state’s first Alaska Native member of Congress. Peltola beat out former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a special U.S. House election. But who is she? Peltola is a Yup’ik Alaska Native, and grew up on the …
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Each month brings new 40-year highs in inflation and this year has seen spiking prices at the pump, in the grocery store and in housing — a fact that has not escaped the notice of Republicans hoping to parlay those numbers into election victories in the fall. One avenue Republicans …
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