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A US senator and Army veteran says she'll block over 1,000 senior military promotions to shield a key impeachment witness from Trump
"It is about protecting a merit-based system from political corruption and unlawful retaliation," S…
Ryan Pickrell
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A plan for a compensation fund for essential workers and their families was just announced by a bipartisan group in the House and Senate
The fund would provide compensation to essential workers and their families across all industries w…
Bryan Pietsch
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Biden urged to replace USPS board by Democrats, who said postmaster general DeJoy's policies are 'flawed and harmful'
Democratic lawmakers called for President Biden to replace members of the US Post Office board of g…
Kevin Shalvey
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth was once told to pump breast milk in an airport toilet stall. Now she has unlocked funding to put lactation rooms in all of America's airports.
The senator's Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act lets airports large and small use feder…
David Slotnick
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Most Democratic senators are calling for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign in the wake of his bribery indictment
So far, the Democratic senators who have called for Menendez's resignation are mostly those facing …
Bryan Metzger
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These 6 senators made more money from selling books than from their day jobs last year
Sen. Raphael Warnock, who made $655,000 from book sales in 2022, embarked on a book tour during his…
Bryan Metzger
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Kyrsten Sinema raked in more than $100,000 from the airline industry as she pushed to alter pilot training requirements
Fellow Sen. Tammy Duckworth said at the time that Sinema would have blood on her hands if her amend…
Bryan Metzger
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Donald Trump is the only living US president whose ancestors didn't own slaves, report says
Even Barack Obama is the descendant of slaveholders on his mother's side. But Trump's ancestors arr…
Bryan Metzger
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Bernie Sanders doubled his income last year by writing a best-selling book that condemns capitalism
Sanders earned $170,000 in book royalties in 2022, though that's dwarfed by fellow progressive Sen.…
Bryan Metzger
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These 14 Democratic senators broke with Biden and voted against striking down the DC criminal code
President Joe Biden's reversal on the GOP-led measure, which came amid concerns about crime, collid…
Bryan Metzger
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California says it won't renew $54M contract with Walgreens amid calls for boycott over abortion pill policy
California is not renewing a contract that expires next month with Walgreens as controversy has gro…
Aaron McDade
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'I left parts of my body behind fighting terrorists in Iraq': Sen. Tammy Duckworth responds to GOP congressman's claim that Democrats are 'in love with terrorists'
Democratic leaders have been unequivocal in condemning Soleimani as a terrorist with American blood…
Sonam Sheth
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth announces pregnancy, becomes first sitting US senator to give birth
"From the moment she came into my office 13 years ago, I knew that Tammy Duckworth was one of the m…
Associated Press,David Choi
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Live Results: Illinois votes in congressional and state elections
Polls closed in the state at 7 p.m. local time, or 8 p.m. EST.
Walt Hickey
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Senate Republicans strip $35 insulin cap for individuals with private insurance from Democratic-led climate and health bill
In a 57-43 vote, seven Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in seeking to keep the provision in the …
John L. Dorman,Joseph Zeballo…
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Tributes pour in for Rep. Jackie Walorski from Pete Buttigieg, Kevin McCarthy, Mike Pence, and others after her death in a car crash. Capitol flags to fly at half-staff.
"Everything Jackie did was to serve others," a fellow Indiana House Republican wrote of Walorski wh…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Senator warns mounting airline wheelchair breakages destroy people's freedom of movement. 'Wheelchairs are complex medical devices, not just suitcases to be tossed around.'
Senator Tammy Duckworth has told Insider that having a wheelchair broken on a flight is akin to hav…
Bethany Dawson
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One-fourth of Senate Democrats will gather at a private DC event to help John Fetterman defeat Mehmet Oz
Fetterman's campaign told Insider that he would not be present at the event. Fetterman had a stroke…
Madison Hall
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President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people. Most of them have donated money to Democrats.
From former actor Denzel Washington to the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, most of Biden's medal recipie…
Bryan Metzger
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GOP Rep. Mary Miller thanked Trump for a 'historic victory for white life' in light of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
Miller's campaign on Saturday told NBC journalist Natasha Korecki that she misread her remarks at t…