Congress is back from its Easter Break and things are already getting chaotic in the House of Representatives. Amid chatter that House Speaker Mike Johnson may soon face a motion to vacate from Marjorie Taylor Greene, one representative wants to remind Republicans in the lower chamber of their top priority: …
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Congress has been locked in a death spiral for months, but instead of trying to do anything productive, seven House Republicans are focused on a ploy to rename Washington’s most inconvenient airport after Donald Trump. The bill was introduced Friday by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.), and six cosponsors, and seeks …
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A caucus representing most House Republican lawmakers endorsed a 15-week national abortion ban on Wednesday.The announcement came one day after former President Donald Trump indicated that he could support a 15-week abortion ban. The Republican Study Committee (RSC), which includes nearly 80 percent of all House Republicans, released its 2025 …
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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Wednesday that could ban TikTok in the United States. The vote came with President Joe Biden’s support, amid a warning from his administration that China had used the popular social media platform to try to influence the 2022 midterm elections — …
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This week, Washington’s top Israel lobby is rallying its supporters to go to Capitol Hill and falsely claim to lawmakers that people aren’t starving in Gaza and Israel isn’t blocking aid shipments, according to talking points obtained by the American Prospect. Israel has led a brutal siege on Gaza since …
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The House of Representatives has advanced a bill that could effectively ban TikTok within the United States. The legislation will now advance to the Senate, where it will likely face a steeper road to adoption. The bill, titled the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, would require TikTok …
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Congress is learning a tough lesson this Thursday: Don’t fuck with teens and their scrolling. Teenagers are often (mistakenly) considered to be a generally politically apathetic demographic. Many of them can’t vote, so lawmakers tend to overlook younger Americans’ role in shaping culture and political movements. But as lawmakers consider …
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Speaking in front of Congress about fentanyl and the effects of addiction on his life will always be the “single most impactful moment” of Jelly Roll‘s life. The country musician spoke to Rolling Stone‘s Ilana Woldenberg for an episode of the Green Room before performing at Spotify’s Best New Artist …
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After an exhaustive yearlong search to find the show’s next host, Jon Stewart is returning to The Daily Show on a part-time basis, just in time for the 2024 election season. But he won’t be doing it alone. He’ll host Monday night’s broadcast beginning Feb. 12, with a roster of …
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DNIPRO, Ukraine — The building rocks as air defenses engage incoming missiles, and one regrets being caught out on the 17th floor of a 20-floor high-rise, despite the view and modern construction. In Dnipro, an industrial city along the banks of the Dnieper River in central Ukraine where I had …
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