Congress
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Politics
U.S. Senate delays same-sex marriage vote until after midterm elections
The U.S. Senate won’t vote on legislation to secure marriage equality for millions of Americans until after the midterm elections,…
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Crime
U.S. House panel presses gun makers to testify before Congress
WASHINGTON — The chair of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform said Thursday that she had requested that…
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Opinion
Opinion: COVID in children can bring lifetime of diabetes – and soaring insulin prices, unless Congress acts
As nurses, my husband and I witnessed truly awful and devastating things treating patients on the frontlines of this pandemic.…
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Health
Change clocks, lose an hour: Everyone hates it, and Congress is no exception
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress can agree on sleep, or more precisely, the inconvenience of losing or gaining…
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Politics
Republican launches bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Cori Bush
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis businessman who has twice ran unsuccessfully for mayor is now a candidate for…
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Politics
Congress is attempting the biggest expansion of U.S. social programs since FDR
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate passed last week a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill and an even larger budget blueprint that…
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Politics
Electric buses, asphalt, bridges: Politicians jostle for federal transportation cash
WASHINGTON — The nearly $1 billion that U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., is seeking through Congress’ revamped earmarks process isn’t a…
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Opinion
Capitol invasion hit journalists hard, too
This column is prompted by the pictures of the Capitol assault that triggered fond memories of where I had been…
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News
Senate race thrusts ‘Black America’s church’ into spotlight
ATLANTA (AP) — For decades, the red-bricked Gothic Revival church where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once preached…
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Coronavirus
Census Bureau will miss deadline
The Census Bureau will miss a year-end deadline for handing in numbers used for divvying up congressional seats, a delay…
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Coronavirus
$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses…
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News
Congress set to strip Confederate names from military bases
WASHINGTON – Congress is moving toward passage this week of a massive defense policy bill that President Donald Trump has…
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Coronavirus
Stalled coronavirus relief talks shake loose a little
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers reported progress Saturday on a huge coronavirus relief bill, as political pressure mounts to restore an…
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Opinion
The Jaco Report, Ep. 27: In push to impeach, Clay takes on Trump and Pelosi
While Rep. Lacy Clay, D-Mo., wants President Donald Trump impeached, Clay’s putative boss, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., does not.…
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