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Senate panel moves forward on AUMF repeal vote

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez said Monday that he will move forward on a committee vote to repeal two Iraq War authorizations after a closed-door hearing on the matter.

July 13, 2021

Senate Republicans propose $600 million bill to reimburse National Guard for Jan. 6 deployment

Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Richard Shelby introduced an emergency funding bill Monday that would reimburse the National Guard for their Capitol deployment in response to the Jan. 6 attack.

July 12, 2021

Degraded U.S. shipbuilding industry hobbles Navy quest for bigger fleet to counter China, Russia

America's dwindling domestic shipbuilding industry has lawmakers worried about the Navy's ability to keep up with China and Russia.

July 12, 2021

‘It’s completely un-American’: Trump at CPAC attacks Big Tech for meddling in the 2020 election

Former President Donald Trump railed at Facebook, Google and Twitter on Sunday in his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, claiming the tech companies unduly influenced the 2020 presidential election and continue to silence conservative speech.

July 11, 2021

Capitol Police to use Army surveillance system on Americans to ‘identify emerging threat’

U.S. Capitol Police will begin fielding military surveillance equipment as part of sweeping security upgrades as the force starts becoming "an intelligence-based protective agency" after the Jan. 6 attack.

July 10, 2021

Biden rescue plan for Afghan allies welcomed by lawmakers, some still concerned it’s not fast enough

Some lawmakers were skeptical, others cautiously optimistic, when President Biden announced Thursday plans to begin evacuating Afghan interpreters and other allies as the U.S. military complete a pullout by the end of next month.

July 8, 2021

Capitol fence coming down as early as Friday

The House Sergeant at Arms has announced the U.S. Capitol Police will begin removing the fence surrounding the Capitol since the Jan. 6 attack as early as Friday.

July 7, 2021

MTG sparks controversy with more Nazi comparisons

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene compared the Biden administration's COVID-19 policy to Nazi-era practices Tuesday, just weeks after publicly apologizing for statements equating mask mandates to labeling Jews with the Star of David.

July 7, 2021

House Democrats move again to close Gitmo

House Democrats have put the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, back on the chopping block.

July 6, 2021

Chicago shootings soar over the long holiday weekend: 19 dead, 13 children wounded

Violence spiked in Chicago with 104 people shot over the long Fourth of July weekend leaving 19 dead and 13 children wounded, according to reports.

July 6, 2021

Boris Johnson: Britain intends to lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions later this month

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday that he intends to lift most government-mandated COVID-19 restrictions later this month, despite a rise in case counts attributed to the emergence of the Delta variant of the virus.

July 5, 2021

Biden compels ‘patriots’ to get COVID-19 vaccine as White House falls short of goal

President Biden invoked Americans' love of country to increase vaccination rates in his Independence Day remarks, saying that getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is "the most patriotic thing you can do."

July 5, 2021

U.S. delegate to U.N. signals additional sanctions against Belarus

The U.S. delegate to the United Nations hinted Monday at additional sanctions against Belarus, telling the U.N. Human Rights Council that the Belarusian "regime's oppression knows no bounds."

July 5, 2021

Jeff Bezos officially steps down as Amazon’s CEO

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos officially stepped down Monday as the company's CEO, handing the reins to Amazon Web Services executive Andy Jassy.

July 5, 2021

Pennsylvania Republicans take steps to conducting Arizona-style election audit

Republicans in Pennsylvania's Senate are discussing launching a privately funded audit of the 2020 election.

July 5, 2021

Lawmakers press Biden administration for details on Afghan evacuation

Lawmakers are growing frustrated with the Biden administration's silence on key details about the proposed evacuation for Afghan interpreters and others whose lives will be in jeopardy after U.S. troops leave the war-torn country at the end of the summer.

July 2, 2021

Biden ducks questions about Afghanistan pullout, wants to talk about ‘happy things’

President Biden bucked reporters' questions about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan on Friday, saying he wanted to talk about "happy things" instead as Independence Day approaches.

July 2, 2021

House GOP lawmakers request NSA watchdog probe of Tucker Carlson’s claims

House Judiciary Committee ranking Republican Rep. Jim Jordan joined fellow GOP lawmakers Thursday in calling for the National Security Agency's inspector general to investigate claims by Fox News host Tucker Carlson that the NSA monitored his electronic communications.

July 1, 2021

Pelosi names Cheney to serve on committee probing Jan. 6 riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday named Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, an outspoken foe of former President Donald Trump, to serve on the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

July 1, 2021

Senate Republicans push to halt nomination hearings over scuttled COVID-19 origins investigation

Senate Republicans are calling on the chamber's leadership to halt confirmation of nominees involved in ending an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

June 30, 2021