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July 15, 2020 at 1:11 pm

Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mail deliveries could be delayed by a day or more under cost-cutting efforts being imposed by the new postmaster general. The plan... Updated 9:39 pm

July 10, 2020 at 10:33 am

Ethics panel clears Rep. Gaetz in lease for district office

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Office of Congressional Ethics has recommended no further action against a Florida congressman who is paying a donor and former legal...

July 7, 2020 at 9:21 pm

Data: Congress created virus aid, then reaped the benefits VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least a dozen lawmakers have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to newly released government data, highlighting how...

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July 7, 2020 at 2:43 pm

Data: Congress created virus aid, then reaped the benefits VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — At least a dozen lawmakers have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to newly released government data, highlighting how...

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July 2, 2020 at 1:08 pm

Congress passes bill rebuking China over Hong Kong crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has approved a bill rebuking China over its crackdown in Hong Kong amid protests against a strict “national security” law that...

July 1, 2020 at 9:09 pm

Democrats say troop threats should be pursued ‘relentlessly’ VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The two top Democrats in Congress said Thursday that any threats to U.S. troops must be pursued “relentlessly,” rebuking President Donald Trump...

July 1, 2020 at 6:28 pm

House passes bill rebuking China over Hong Kong; Senate next

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday joined the Senate in approving a bill to rebuke China over its crackdown in Hong Kong by imposing...

July 1, 2020 at 2:25 pm

House approves $1.5T plan to fix crumbling infrastructure

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a $1.5 trillion plan Wednesday to rebuild the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into...

June 30, 2020 at 8:45 am

Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by...

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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. will hold a vote on D.C. statehood on July 26. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH126 DCAH126

June 26, 2020 at 8:35 am

House approves statehood for D.C. — a first — but bill is doomed in Senate VIEW

This is the first time a chamber of Congress has passed a D.C. statehood bill. The legislation now goes to the Senate, where it faces...