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Rep. Ritchie Torres quietly leaves Progressive Caucus amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war
The NY Democrat had irked colleagues over his vocal criticisms of fellow caucus members, but he ins…
Bryan Metzger
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says 'defund the police' is 'not the position of the Democratic Party'
"I quote one my colleagues from New York, Ritchie Torres ... way on the left, saying that defund th…
John L. Dorman
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'I find it degrading:' Some House Democrats say they're tired of passing through metal detectors every time they vote
"I think it would be good for the comity of the place to focus on real security, not optical securi…
Bryan Metzger
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All the history making moments for diversity and representation in the 2020 election
Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres became the first openly gay Black men elected to Congress.Kevin H…
Marguerite Ward
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LIVE UPDATES: See the full results of the Democratic primary in New York's 15th Congressional District
The controversial Councilman Rubén Díaz Sr. and Councilman Ritchie Torres are the frontrunners in t…
Grace Panetta
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Top Democrats who days ago defended Biden are changing their tunes
The new statements come in the wake of new polls, which indicate that Democrats are losing ground i…
Alice Tecotzky
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Biden and congressional Democrats are headed toward an all-out war
Biden keeps insisting he's going nowhere. A growing number of Democratic lawmakers seem to have oth…
Bryan Metzger
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How Israel is using AI to try to get Americans on its side
Israel conducted a secret influence campaign targeting US lawmakers and civilians to drum up suppor…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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These 16 House Democrats voted to force Biden to deliver withheld aid to Israel
Most Democrats voted against the GOP bill, characterizing it as an effort to politicize the issue o…
Bryan Metzger
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A New York student sentenced to a year in prison after touching a Dubai airport security guard has been freed: report
Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, 21, boarded a plane back home to New York from Dubai late Tuesday,…
Natalie Musumeci,Thibault Spi…
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These 6 Republicans voted to sink a resolution censuring Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric on Israel but it passed anyway
Democrats failed to quash Republicans' latest effort to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib failed. The fina…
Bryan Metzger
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is a 'pathological liar' who misled the public, congressman says
The disgraced FTX founder "misled the public" when he said FTX had enough assets to cover its liabi…
Morgan Chittum
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These 22 House Democrats voted to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for her rhetoric on Israel while these 4 Republicans voted against it
Tlaib, the sole Palestinian American member of Congress, was censured by the House after a failed a…
Bryan Metzger
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House Democrats shelve effort to censure George Santos — for now
It could be weeks before the federally-charged New York Republican faces formal censure after Democ…
Bryan Metzger
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The House could vote on censuring George Santos in the next two weeks and it may actually pass, despite GOP control
With Santos refusing to resign, it's the latest attempt by House Democrats to tie the rest of the G…
Bryan Metzger
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Quite a few Republican representatives are not happy with the debt ceiling deal, and one vowed not to 'bankrupt our country'
Several GOP congressmen, and at least one Democrat, have criticized the tentative agreement struck …
Jyoti Mann
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SEC's Gary Gensler is waging war against crypto. Here's a look at how his views on the industry have evolved over the years
The SEC chair has waged all-out war on the digital token sector since his appointment in 2021 – now…
Joseph Wilkins
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George Santos hints that $500k 'personal' loan to campaign wasn't his own money, raising campaign-finance violation concerns
George Santos revised campaign filings on Tuesday, revealing that a large loan to his campaign didn…
Joshua Zitser
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Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX had the corporate governance of a college fraternity, congressman says
FTX staff reportedly used Slack for filing company expense reports. "It would be laughable were it …
Morgan Chittum
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The House Ethics Committee is officially investigating George Santos for his campaign activity, financial disclosures, and a sexual misconduct allegation
The committee, evenly-divided between Republicans and Democrats, doesn't have a history of taking s…