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Trump says he won't sign bipartisan housing bill until voter ID measure passes
President Trump has ratcheted up tensions with Senate Republicans, abruptly canceling plans to sign a bipartisan housing measure and saying he now wants Congress to first pass a voter ID bill.
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Gold bars, a luxury car, cash: Takeaways from investigation into NJ Sen. Bob Menendez
Investigators say they found nearly $500,000 in cash hidden in clothing and closets as well as $100,000 in gold bars in a search of the home the 69-year-old senator from New Jersey shares with his wife. Here are the biggest takeaways from the 39-page document.
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Senate Votes to Block DC Crime Laws; Biden Supportive
The Senate has voted to block new District of Columbia crime laws and overrule the city government as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide. President Joe Biden said last week that he will sign the Republican resolution, which passed the Senate on Wednesday after passing the House last month. It would...
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Sen. John Fetterman Hospitalized for Clinical Depression, His Office Says
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed Medical Center to be treated for clinical depression.
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Mitt Romney Censures George Santos at SOTU in Tense Exchange: ‘You Don't Belong Here'
Republican Rep. George Santos positioned himself in a prime location for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, with his presence at the center aisle to see and be seen with the arrivals was met with a stern rebuke from a fellow Republican, Sen. Mitt Romney.
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Senate Control Hangs in Balance With a Few Races Undecided
Control of the Senate hung in the balance Thursday, a cliffhanger after Republicans trounced Democratic challengers in crucial states but failed to lock down the seats needed to retain their tenuous majority.
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Senate Considering Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe as New Intelligence Chief Amid Shakeup, Pandemic
A Senate panel is considering Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe’s nomination for director of national intelligence, holding the in-person hearing amid President Donald Trump’s shakeup of the intelligence community and under drastic new distancing rules to protect Capitol Hill from the coronavirus.
