Author: Amy B Wang

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Democrats are seizing on a proposal to impose a national sales tax and abolish the IRS as a cudgel against the GOP, despite little chance of the bill passing.

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Khashoggi’s killing “wasn’t remotely the kind of action that should cause the United States to abandon an important partner,” Pompeo writes in his new book.

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Santos has faced calls to resign for fabricating numerous details about his life.

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Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), whose phone was seized in the Jan. 6 probe, has been assigned to the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating President Biden.

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A former staffer for the Herschel Walker campaign filed a lawsuit Tuesday against conservative leader Matt Schlapp, alleging that Schlapp sexually assaulted him after an event in Georgia in October. Schlapp has denied “any improper behavior.”

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As defense secretary, Carter oversaw the opening of military combat roles to women and opened the armed forces to transgender men and women to enlist with some exceptions.

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Pete Ricketts (R), whose second and final term as governor just ended, will replace former senator Ben Sasse (R), who resigned from his seat earlier this week.

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Porter announced her campaign Tuesday, despite Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) saying she intends to run for reelection.

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Democrats and liberal groups decried the proposed changes, saying they would hobble the way the independent Office of Congressional Ethics functions.