Author: Mariana Alfaro

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Paul blocked Hawley’s effort to begin work on a measure that would prompt a nationwide ban on the Chinese-owned app, citing free-speech concerns.

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Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.), who represents the Nashville district where the Covenant School is located, said Monday that he was “utterly heartbroken” by the mass shooting that left six dead, including three children. Gun control advocates and Democrats highlighted another post from Ogles on Monday — a 2021 Christmas photo of his family posing with firearms.

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Graham (R-S.C.) solicited campaign contributions for former Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker during a Fox News interview.

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President Biden uses the first veto of his presidency to uphold a new rule that allows retirement plans to consider risk factors like climate change and poor corporate governance.

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For decades, the mission statement of Veterans Affairs Department came from a line from President Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address on March 4, 1865 — “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” — a phrase adopted by the department in 1959.

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In a statement, Kevin O’Connor said no further treatment was required for the 80-year-old president. He said basal cell carcinoma lesions do not tend to spread or metastasize.

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Jill Biden, on a trip to Africa, gave the clearest indication yet on the president’s plans for 2024.

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The Republican National Committee’s Standing Committee on Presidential Debates voted to host the first debate in the same city that is scheduled to host the 2024 Republican National Convention.

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In a “Dear Colleague” sent to lawmakers Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is “needlessly exposing the Capitol complex to one of the worst security risks since 9/11” by sharing the footage with the Fox News host.