A little bit of everything
As lawmakers reviewed increasing Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, anti-war protesters confronted a House hearing Wednesday over U.S. military involvement in the Middle East.
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Maryland Democratic Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen have criticized Republican colleagues for blocking the bipartisan package that included border security and military aid to Ukraine.
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As of this writing, the national debt of the United States – money our country has borrowed to cover expenses
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Republicans don’t believe in majority rule. Recent votes in the House Republican Conference are proof positive of this heresy, this lack of commitment to a fundamental principle of our democracy.
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Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, and House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-California, were evicted Tuesday from their United States Capitol hideaway offices in the aftermath of the ousting of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced a bill Wednesday calling for the national recognition of Banned Books Week, which is Oct. 1-7, and the condemnation of banning books in school libraries.
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So, you want to make sure Donald Trump doesn’t get re-elected? The solution is remarkably simple. All Congress needs to do is pass a law that requires that general election Presidential candidates qualify for a TS/SCI security clearance.
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Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, has reintroduced his bill to ban racial and religious profiling in all levels of law enforcement, just months after protests over the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died of injuries after being stopped and beaten by Memphis Police officers.
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Five months after receiving his cancer diagnosis, Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin announced Thursday that he completed chemotherapy treatment and his cancer is “in remission.”
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Tucker Carlson unlocked the taboos of white nationalism and elevated them for popular consumption. Yes, he damaged American democracy, but his radicalization of the Republican party has been an unforeseen, if unsolicited, gift to the Democratic party.
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