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Pressed on whether changes to the entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security were part of the debt ceiling discussions, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told Punchbowl News he wouldn’t “predetermine” anything.
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville falsely accused Democrats of wanting reparations for people who “do the crime”
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The president seeks to draw a sharp contrast between his economic agenda and what Republicans would do if they win control of Congress in the midterm elections 32 days away.
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If Sasse eventually accepts the position, Nebraska’s Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts will appoint a successor under state law.
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Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.), a physician, received a regimen of immunoglobulin and rabies shots in April after a fox bit him while he was walking near the Russell Senate Office Building.
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Liberal and centrist Democrats reached agreement on the bills to increase funds for local police, a long-sought goal of House leadership fewer than 50 days to midterm elections.
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“Our democracy is so much stronger than our differences,” the former first lady said. “And this little girl from the South Side is blessed beyond measure to have felt the truth of that fuller story.”
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President Biden is shifting his focus to economic investment a day after a forceful speech warning of a menace to democracy from Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans.
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Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) cited three reasons in seeking to quash the subpoena. The judge rejected all three and said, “The court finds that the District Attorney has shown extraordinary circumstances and a special need for Senator Graham’s testimony.”