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House passes abortion rights bill but little chance of becoming law
stockcam/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The House on Friday passed a bill to uphold abortion rights for women, taking swift action in response to a new Texas law that bans nearly all abortions in the state. Th...
Sep 24, 2021
Jan. 6 select committee sends first subpoenas to former Trump aides, advisers
krblokhin/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot issued its first subpoenas Thursday to four former senior Trump administration officials, including former Pre...
Sep 24, 2021
More than a year after George Floyd's killing, Congress can't agree on police reform
drnadig/iStock (WASHINGTON) -- Talks of bipartisan police reform legislation in Congress are officially over as Republicans and Democrats can't agree on key issues. Democrats, after more than a y...
Sep 23, 2021
Florida lawmaker introduces abortion bill similar to Texas' controversial ban
MivPiv/iStock(FLORIDA) -- A state legislator in Florida has introduced an abortion restriction bill similar to a controversial law that took effect in Texas earlier this month. The new bill, HB 1...
Sep 23, 2021
Schumer, Pelosi announce 'framework' to pay for $3.5T infrastructure bill
Flickr(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic House and Senate leaders on Thursday announced they and the White House have reached agreement on a "framework" that will pay for most, if not all, of the massive...
Sep 23, 2021
US special envoy to Haiti resigns in protest over deportations
alexis84/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. special envoy to Haiti, Daniel Foote, has resigned in protest over the Biden administration deportations of Haitians from the southern border, calling them "inh...
Sep 23, 2021
Democrats lash out at Biden administration over handling of Haitian migrants
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Even as the Biden administration makes progress toward dispersing the large group of mostly Haitian nationals gathered in Del Rio, Texas, government officials are facing...
Sep 22, 2021
House committee probing Jan. 6 attack could subpoena Trump aides: Sources
DouglasRissing/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol could issue its first subpoenas in the coming days, possibly targeting several former high-...
Sep 22, 2021
Biden agrees with France's Macron that sub snub could have been handled better
CameronSmith/Flickr(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden for the first time admitted the diplomatic fallout with France over a recent defense deal could have been better handled, the White House said We...
Sep 22, 2021
Biden admin missed red flags before Haitian migrant surge
OleksiiLiskonih/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Months before the Haitian migrant surge at the southern border, Border Patrol agents on the front lines in Texas sounded alarms that Del Rio was vulnerable and re...
Sep 22, 2021
