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Who Sits Where at the President's State of the Union Address?
Here’s a breakdown of the seating chart in the gallery and where all the major players in Washington, D.C. will sit.
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Congressional Black Caucus Push Biden on Police Reform
President Joe Biden met with the Congressional Black Caucus on Thursday to discuss police reform and pledged “to stay at it as long as it takes.” The CBC requested the meeting following the brutal death of Tyre Nichols — and is pushing the president to reignite reform efforts during his State of the Union address next Tuesday. NBC’s Brie Jackson...
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Biden, Black Caucus Agree on ‘Legislative Package' on Police Reform
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have left a meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris with an agreement on how to address the issue of policing in America after the recent killing of Tyre Nichols.
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House Republicans Remove Rep. Ilhan Omar From Foreign Affairs Committee
The 218-211 vote, along party lines, came after a heated, voices-raised debate in which Democrats accused the GOP of targeting Omar based on her race.
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Biden, McCarthy Meet for First Time in White House Amid Debt Limit Clash
The House speaker arrived for the afternoon session carrying no formal GOP budget proposal, but he is laden with the promises he made to far-right and other conservative Republican lawmakers during his difficult campaign to become House speaker.
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George Santos Backs Off House Committees Amid Ongoing Investigations
Embattled Rep. George Santos won’t accept key congressional committee assignments amid ongoing ethics and campaign finance-related investigations, the Republican told colleagues — and his office confirmed — Tuesday.
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House GOP Passes Bill to Restrict Biden's Use of Emergency Oil Stockpile
A GOP bill approved Friday would require the government to offset any non-emergency withdrawals from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve with new drilling on public lands and oceans.
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The Fair Tax Act, Explained: What to Know About the Republican Plan for a National Sales Tax, Decentralized IRS
A group of House Republicans is revisiting the Fair Tax Act, which would replace certain federal taxes with a national sales tax and decentralize the IRS.
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No Dad Jokes Here: Newly Launched Congressional Dads Caucus to Focus on Policies for Working Families
A group of House Democrats announced Thursday they were forming the Congressional Dads Caucus to focus on family issues.
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Sen. Josh Hawley Says He'll Introduce Legislation to Ban TikTok Nationwide
A similar bill was unveiled by other lawmakers in the House and Senate in the last Congress, but it was not considered in either chamber.
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George Santos Now Says $500K Campaign Loan Didn't Come From His Personal Funds
Rep. George Santos made a significant revision to his 2022 campaign filings Tuesday by specifying that a $500,000 loan he made to the campaign didn’t come from his personal funds.
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GOP Rep. Greg Steube Out of Hospital After Falling 25 Feet Off a Ladder
A U.S. congressman from Florida who was seriously injured in a tree-trimming accident in Sarasota says he has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home.
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The US Has Reached Its Debt Limit. What Happens If It Isn't Raised?
The U.S. government reached the nation’s legal borrowing limit on Thursday, forcing the Treasury Department to resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid a default.
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Florida Congressman Steube Injured in Accident at Home
U.S. Rep. Greg Steube’s office didn’t share any details on his injuries or how serious they were.
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The US Is Hitting Its Debt Limit Today. What Happens If It Isn't Raised?
Economists say consequences of a default on the national debt could include higher interest rates, a stock market crash, a recession and massive job losses. NBC’s Alice Barr reports.
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Santos Reportedly Denies Stealing Dying Dog's Charity as Pressure Mounts
The latest controversy around embattled Rep, George Santos involves a dying dog and a GoFundMe campaign.
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Capitol Police Investigated More Than 7,500 Threats Against Lawmakers Last Year
U.S. Capitol Police investigated 7,501 threats against members of Congress in 2022, according to new figures released Tuesday.
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McCarthy Admits He Knew Santos' Campaigner Impersonated His Chief of Staff
New York Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-15) on Tuesday called upon the Federal Election Commission to investigate George Santos. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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US Expected to Hit Debt Limit on Thursday, Treasury Secretary Yellen Warns Congress
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has notified Congress that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default.
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‘I've Lived an Honest Life:' George Santos Tells Gaetz He Won't Resign as Pressure Mounts
Slamming the coverage of his travails as “media nonsense,” Rep. George Santos on Thursday defiantly insisted he had no plans to resign from Congress.