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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    President Biden swears in presidential appointees during a virtual ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House on Wednesday. Data on Thursday showed new claims for state unemployment benefits reached 900,000, showcasing the weakening U.S. jobs p
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    Unemployment Claims Stay Stubbornly High As Biden Takes Office

    Jan 21, 2021
    New claims for state unemployment benefits dipped last week but remained high, showcasing the economic challenges facing President Biden.
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    Insurrection At The Capitol: Live Updates
    Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., is calling for members of Congress who refuse to wear face masks to be fined and removed from the floor of their chamber.
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    3rd Member Of Congress Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Blames Capitol Attack Lockdown

    Jan 12, 2021
    Rep. Pramila Jayapal says people who refused to wear masks during last week's security lockdown created "a superspreader event ON TOP of a domestic terrorist attack."
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    Elections
    Vice President Pence is under pressure from President Trump to reject the Electoral College results in a ceremony where he is constitutionally bound to announce that President-elect Joe Biden won.
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    Pence Faces His Most Challenging Trump Loyalty Test Yet

    Jan 06, 2021
    The vice president will preside as the Electoral College vote count is tallied. The ceremonial role puts him crosswise with President Trump, who refuses to acknowledge his loss.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    House Republican Rep. Kevin Brady announced Tuesday night that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. More than 50 members of Congress have contracted the virus so far.
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    Texas Representative To Quarantine After Testing Positive For Coronavirus

    Jan 06, 2021
    GOP Rep. Kevin Brady announced on Twitter Tuesday that he tested positive for the coronavirus. It follows a positive diagnosis for fellow Texan Republican Rep. Kay Granger.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    President Trump left for his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida this week without signing the measure. The legislation was also sent to the Sunshine State just in case.
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    Millions Face Loss Of Jobless Benefits As Trump Withholds Signature On Relief Bill

    Dec 26, 2020
    The nearly $900 billion package includes an extension of jobless aid. The president's criticisms of the bill, including that relief payments would be too small, caught much of Washington by surprise.
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    Analysis
    East Alabama Medical Center nurse Harvard Graham checks fluids for a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit this month in Opelika, Ala.
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    What's At Stake With Trump's Threat: COVID-19 Relief And A Government Shutdown

    Dec 23, 2020
    President Trump has introduced a round of Christmas chaos that imperils direct payments to millions of Americans suffering due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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    National
    Tufts employee Gabe Ryan removes letters from signage featuring the Sackler family name at the Tufts building in Boston on Dec. 5, 2019. Tufts University was the first major university to strip the Sackler name from buildings and programs.
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    Sacklers Face House Panel Over Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Sales

    Dec 17, 2020
    Members of the family have worked to keep their role in Purdue Pharma's operations private. In a surprise move, David and Kathe Sackler agreed to testify under oath.
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    Amodei Sets His Sights On Two More Years

    Oct 20, 2020

    Republican Congressman Mark Amodei has represented Northern Nevada in the House of Representatives for almost a decade.

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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait in long lines outside the Kentucky Career Center in Frankfort for help with their unemployment claims on June 19. New research shows savings built up by the jobless are starting to run out.
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    'I'm Still Unemployed': Millions In Dire Situation As Savings Start To Run Out

    Oct 17, 2020
    Many unemployed Americans have been tapping into their savings to pay bills. But those savings are going fast, and hopes for a new round of pandemic relief before the election are fading.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    President Trump signs one of four executive orders addressing the economic fallout from the pandemic in Bedminster, N.J., on Aug. 8. The Trump administration has given employers the option to stop collecting payroll taxes, but workers may have to repay t
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    The Payroll Tax Delay Is Here, But So Is Confusion About It

    Sep 01, 2020
    Some employees will soon see a boost in take-home pay. The Trump administration has given employers the option to stop collecting payroll taxes. But workers may have to repay the money next year.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    The extra $600-a-week unemployment benefit has kept jobless people from plummeting into further debt and has allowed for sustained spending, a boon for the struggling economy.
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    U.S. Economy On High Alert Over Shaky Future Of Extra Jobless Benefits

    Aug 06, 2020
    As Congress debates whether to renew supplemental unemployment benefits for people thrown out of work by the pandemic, new research shows those benefits offer a critical boost for the U.S. economy.
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    National
    U.S. Census Bureau worker Jennifer Pope wears a face covering at a walk-up counting site in Greenville, Texas, on July 31. The bureau is ending all counting efforts for the 2020 census on Sept. 30, a month shorter than previously announced, the bureau's
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    Census Cuts All Counting Efforts Short By A Month

    Aug 03, 2020
    Under pressure to meet legal deadlines Congress has not changed despite pandemic-related delays, the Census Bureau announced a new end date after NPR reported that door knocking will be cut short.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has suggested that if federal jobless benefits are extended, it will be in a different form than the flat $600 per week.
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    The End Of $600 Unemployment Benefits Will Hit Millions Of Households And The Economy

    Jul 20, 2020
    Millions of Americans who lost jobs during the pandemic are in danger of having their incomes cut for a second time. The sudden halt in payments would be felt in households and throughout the economy.
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    Goats and Soda
    House Majority Whip James Clyburn (right) joins fellow Democrats from the House and Senate to propose new legislation to end excessive use of force by police.
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    Kente Cloth: From Royals To Graduation Ceremonies ... To Congress?

    Jun 11, 2020
    When a group of Democratic legislators donned kente cloth at the unveiling of legislation aimed at police brutality, critics weighed in. Here's a look at kente cloth — and the controversy.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    The Carnival Corp. Miracle and Panorama cruise ships anchored in Long Beach, Calif. on April 13, 2020.
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    Carnival Cruise Line Subject Of Congressional Investigation

    May 01, 2020
    Congress to investigate Carnival Cruise Line for its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Dozens of passengers died and hundreds of others were sickened while at least nine ships remained at sea.
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    National Security

    Commission Issues Verdict: Women, Like Men, Should Have To Sign Up For Draft

    Mar 25, 2020
    Only men are currently obliged to register with the Selective Service System for possible military conscription. Now a blue ribbon panel says that obligation should extend to women.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Forecasters say the government's aggressive efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus will trigger the sharpest slowdown in the U.S. economy on record.
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    U.S. Economic Slowdown In Coming Months Expected To Be Worst On Record

    Mar 20, 2020
    Forecasters say the government's aggressive efforts to slow the spread of the virus will trigger the sharpest slowdown in the economy on record. Some see GDP shrinking a staggering 24%.
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    Politics
    President Trump tours a section of the southern border wall in 2019, in Otay Mesa, Calif.
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    Trump Administration Diverts $3.8 Billion In Pentagon Funding To Border Wall

    Feb 13, 2020
    In a notice sent to Congress Thursday, the Pentagon said it is shifting billions from fighter jets and other weapons to help pay for a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
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    After A Year In Washington Vortex, Lee Still Strikes Bipartisan Tone

    Jan 27, 2020

    Rep. Susie Lee started her Congressional career in 2019 by being sworn in during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

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    National Security
    Troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division prepare to deploy to the Middle East on Saturday at Fort Bragg, N.C.
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    War Powers Resolution On Iran Is Latest Attempt By Congress To Reclaim Clout

    Jan 07, 2020
    The House is expected to vote on a War Powers Resolution that could force the president to pull back U.S. troops from hostilities with Iran. The catch: it would have to be veto-proof.
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    Politics
    President Trump leaves the White House for a campaign trip to Battle Creek, Mich., on Wednesday. This week, he became just the third president in American history to be impeached.
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    Tracing The Roots Of A Partisan Impeachment

    Dec 19, 2019
    The inception of partisanship goes back decades — and, guess what, Republicans and Democrats can't agree on who started it.
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    Politics
    A budget staffer is to become the first White House official to testify about Ukraine aid in the impeachment inquiry at the Capitol on Saturday.
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    OMB Staffer Could Shed Light On Impeachment Inquiry Enigmas

    Nov 16, 2019
    Closed-door testimony from the only White House staffer cooperating with the probe could provide first-hand knowledge about details that remain hazy.
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    National Security
    President Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan take part in a joint news conference during Erdogan's visit to the White House on Wednesday.
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    Trump Sweet, Congress Sour On Turkey

    Nov 13, 2019
    President Trump welcomed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the Oval Office just weeks after Turkish forces stormed into Syria. But in Congress, there's a bipartisan push to punish Turkey.
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    Law
    Congress has approved the first law making severe animal abuse a federal crime, in a move that Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., calls "a milestone for pet owners and animal lovers across the country."
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    Trump Is Expected To Sign Bill Making Animal Cruelty A Federal Crime

    Nov 07, 2019
    The PACT Act would be the first national law making severe animal cruelty and torture illegal. An earlier law only banned videos of such acts.
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    National
    Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and other members of Congress are appealing a decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs to evict them from office spaces at VA hospitals.
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    Veterans Affairs Secretary Evicts Members Of Congress From Offices In VA Hospitals

    Sep 25, 2019
    The lawmakers have been using the offices to meet with veterans. At least one believes the eviction is payback for his tough questioning of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie in April.
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