Proxy voting for new parents among changes pitched to House Rules panel
At a “member day” hearing, lawmakers floated a wide range of ideas to change how the House operates, with an eye toward the ...
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Uncommitted Declines to Endorse Harris as Campaign Continues to Back Genocide
The Uncommitted Movement announced on Thursday that it is declining to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris after the Democratic Party has repeatedly refused to address the pro-Palestine caucus’s ...
GOP’s Johnson flubs another floor vote as shutdown deadline looms
The deadline to prevent a government shutdown is 11 days away, and Speaker Mike Johnson appears increasingly lost — as Donald ...
Stopgap funding negotiations heat up after Johnson plan defeat
Bipartisan and bicameral talks to head off a partial government shutdown after next week appeared to be underway Thursday.
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After Trump Assassination Attempts, Congress Debates Secret Service Funding
A fevered debate in Congress over Secret Service funding emerges following second assassination attempt on former President ...
A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees' languages more accessible. Will AI help?
Refugees navigating resettlement often face a shared hurdle: poor machine translations and a short supply of interpreters ...
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The Government Will Shut Down on October 1 Unless Congress Acts
House Republicans have proven they’re more interested in imposing Trump’s dangerous agenda,” said Rep. Brendan Boyle.
These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris
The Rev. Dwight McKissic, a Baptist pastor from Texas who spoke on the Evangelicals for Harris call, said he saw no “moral ...