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Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer began the process on Thursday for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act.
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Parents, advocate rally for kids online safety bill
Parents and safety advocates rallied on Capitol Hill Tuesday for Congress to pass a bill that would strengthen safety regulation for children on social media and hold big tech accountable.
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White House downplays mystery drones as key lawmakers demand answers
Key House and Senate lawmakers are demanding top federal law enforcement officials immediately brief them about mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and New York, as the White House downplayed any potential threats to national security or the public.
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IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes.
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House approves $895B defense bill with military pay raise, ban on transgender care for minors
The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell says he's ‘feeling good' after falling and spraining his wrist
Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is recovering from minor injuries after falling following Senate Republicans’ weekly lunch on Tuesday, his office said.
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How DC Air National Guard is connected to RFK Stadium site negotiations
With just two weeks until Congress adjourns for the year, time is running out for the U.S. Senate to decide the fate of the RFK Stadium campus, which factors into where the Washington Commanders might play in the future. Elected officials from Maryland and D.C. as well as the team and the NFL have been meeting with congressional leaders...
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Negotiations continue to decide future of RFK campus
With just two weeks until Congress adjourns for the year, time is running out for the Senate to decide the fate of the RFK Stadium campus and in turn the future of where the Washington Commanders might play. News4’s Mark Segraves reports elected officials from Maryland and D.C. as well as the team and the NFL have been meeting with...
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy meet with Republicans to talk spending cuts. They face a steep climb.
The entrepreneurs are heading up Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to cut down the federal budget.
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House votes against releasing Matt Gaetz ethics report for now
House lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday whether to compel the Ethics Committee to release its report on an exhaustive, yearslong investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.
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Democrats flip final House seat in 2024 elections
Republicans will now have a narrow majority in the House next year, with Democrat Adam Gray flipping California’s 13th District.
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Measure to ban trans Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr from women's bathroom fails
Congressional Republicans led a similar effort two weeks ago against Delaware’s Sarah McBride, the first transgender person elected to Congress.
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Bomb threats target members of Conn. Congress' homes on Thanksgiving
No evidence of a bomb was found by police on their properties.
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Key senators to watch in the Trump Cabinet nominee fights
Fifty senators are needed to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for top administration jobs. Here’s who could surprise with a vote against — or for — his nominees.
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Congress will have a record-setting number of Black members in its ranks next year
The Congressional Black Caucus’s 62 Democratic members plans to act as a counterweight to the incoming Trump administration, says Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York.
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Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after withdrawing name for attorney general
There was a question about whether he’d want to be sworn into the next Congress.
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House passes bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits it deems to support terrorism
The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday that would give the Treasury Department unilateral authority to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits it claims support terrorism.
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Number of women in Congress stalls for the first time since Trump's 2016 election
Women have made significant gains in Congress in recent elections, but that progress has stalled for the first time since 2016, falling short of the current record levels.
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Rep. Nancy Mace says her anti-trans bathroom bill ‘absolutely' targets Rep.-elect Sarah McBride
McBride, the first out transgender person elected to Congress, will serve in the House starting next year, and Mace doesn’t want her using women’s bathrooms at the Capitol.
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Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports banning transgender women from using women's bathrooms
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said that he supports restricting “single-sex facilities” in the Capitol, including restrooms, to “individuals of that biological sex”— which would effectively ban the first transgender congresswoman from using women’s bathrooms in the next Congress.