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Rep. Veronica Escobar says that Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are using the southern border 'as a prop'
"These are people who are about to engage in political theater [and] do a whole lot of complaining …
John L. Dorman
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Latino lawmakers dismiss Sen. Bob Menendez's claims that he's being racially targeted: 'This is not that'
Rep. Pete Aguilar, the highest-ranking Latino in Congress, said Menendez was conflating his own iss…
Bryan Metzger
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House Republicans have successfully quashed an effort to hold a vote on expelling George Santos for now
The House narrowly voted to refer a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos to the House Ethics Comm…
Bryan Metzger
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Democrat Jamaal Bowman calls DeSantis’ parental rights push ‘a sham’ and urges Biden to ‘speak up’ to support public education
"Our vision setting is much more powerful than their nonsense," Bowman, a former middle school prin…
Nicole Gaudiano
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Here are the 27 House Democrats who voted against a bill to extend Supreme Court police protection to justices' families
Tuesday's vote comes just days after a man threatened to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Many Democra…
Bryan Metzger
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One of the nation's largest defense contractors just donated tens of thousands to lawmakers voting on Ukraine defense legislation
Raytheon Technologies spent more than $51,000 in April donating to the campaigns of members of Cong…
Madison Hall
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House Democrats introduce a resolution to censure Rep. Paul Gosar over an edited video depicting him killing AOC
The video showed an animated character with Gosar's face bearing two swords and subsequently killin…
Lauren Frias
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Sonia Sotomayor says Clarence Thomas 'cares deeply about the Court' as some Democrats call for his resignation over his wife's push to overturn the 2020 election
Sotomayor defended Thomas the same day that a House Democrat demanded the "corrupt jurist who has p…
Bryan Metzger,Oma Seddiq
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Trump was 'too busy' to take her phone call about the El Paso shooting, a Democratic lawmaker said. She's now refusing to join him during his visit to the city.
Escobar said she was told Trump was "too busy" to have the discussion, prompting her refusal "to be…
David Choi
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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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Here's a 'who's who' of the instantly iconic Vanity Fair photo of the new women of Congress
(From left to right) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, Deb Haaland, Veronica E…
Mariana Alfaro
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An El Paso congresswoman says Trump isn't welcome in her community following mass shooting that left 20 dead
The FBI is currently investigating a hateful, anti-immigrant manifesto filled with white supremacis…
Nicole Einbinder,Nicole Einbi…
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Over 2 dozen Democrats sound the alarm about Clarence Thomas' potential conflicts of interest, with some calling for his resignation or impeachment
The calls come after news broke that Thomas' wife exchanged text messages with Mark Meadows about o…
Camila DeChalus,Oma Seddiq
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Democrats seek to ban ICE transfers linked to outbreaks of COVID-19
Over 7,300 immigrants have contracted the coronavirus while in ICE custody, according to the agency.
Charles Davis
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Trump will address the nation in his State of the Union just a day before the end of his impeachment trial
Two Democrats are scheduled to deliver the party's official response following Trump's address. Mic…
Eliza Relman
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Republicans are recycling Trump's fear-mongering about terrorists entering the US through Mexico
The threat of terrorism in the US is largely homegrown and comes from far-right extremist groups, a…
John Haltiwanger
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El Paso lawmakers and residents tell Trump to stay away, linking his rhetoric to the mass shooting that killed 22
Investigators believe that shortly before the attack he posted a document online, in which he decla…
Tom Porter,Tom Porter
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Congressional aides are more racially diverse than ever before
Lawmakers in Congress are also more racially diverse. Democratic Reps. Sharice Davids of Kansas and…
David Choi
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A surge of Democratic women are running for office - and winning - in Texas
And the 23rd district saw a surge in Democratic engagement on Tuesday. About 13,000 more voters cas…
Eliza Relman
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Trump is sowing division in El Paso before he has even arrived to honor the victims of Saturday's mass shooting
"Beto (phony name to indicate Hispanic heritage) O'Rourke, who is embarrassed by my last visit to t…