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GOP threatens filibuster for Mayorkas nomination to be DHS secretary

Senate Republicans plan to object to any efforts to quickly confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of Homeland Security, further delaying his confirmation as the department grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic, national security concerns and President Joe Biden’s ambitious immigration plans. In confirming the GOP’s plans to filibuster, Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told reporters

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Biden to sign memorandum reversing Trump abortion access restrictions

President Joe Biden will sign a presidential memorandum on Thursday to reverse restrictions on abortion access domestically and abroad imposed and expanded by the Trump administration, ​according to the Biden administration. Biden will be fulfilling a campaign promise in the memorandum, rescinding the so-called Mexico City Policy, a ban on US government funding for foreign

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More than 30 lawmakers sign on to letter requesting ability to use congressional allowance for security

More than 30 House members sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday requesting more flexibility for using their congressional allowances toward helping their personal safety by hiring local law enforcement or other security personnel for their home district offices. “While the U.S. Capitol is protected by

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5 ways Biden plans to reset health care

Strengthen the Affordable Care Act. Restore abortion protections. Lower drug prices. President Joe Biden has a long list of health care promises — many of which center on reversing policies enacted by the Trump administration over the past four years. However, it will take the President’s health officials time to address all of the measures,

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Most House Republicans silent over violent Marjorie Taylor Greene comments as Democrats condemn them

Most House Republicans were silent on Wednesday after CNN’s KFile reported that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly indicated support for executing prominent Democratic politicians in 2018 and 2019 before being elected to Congress. “These comments are deeply disturbing, and Leader McCarthy plans to have a conversation with the Congresswoman about them,” Mark Bednar, a

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CFO of House GOP campaign committee resigned after lawmakers objected to Electoral College results

A top official at the National Republican Congressional Committee abruptly decided to resign earlier this month after House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and nearly 150 GOP lawmakers voted against certifying the Electoral College results, CNN has learned, in the latest sign of the civil war brewing inside the Republican Party as it seeks to rebuild

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CFO of House GOP campaign committee resigned after lawmakers object to Electoral College results

A top official at the National Republican Congressional Committee abruptly decided to resign earlier this month after House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and nearly 150 GOP lawmakers voted against certifying the Electoral College results, CNN has learned, in the latest sign of the civil war brewing inside the Republican Party as it seeks to rebuild

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Millions in vaccine research funds went instead for unrelated office expenses, HHS inspector general says

Millions of dollars in federal funds earmarked for vaccine development and other public health matters were wrongly used for the removal of office furniture, news subscriptions and other administrative expenses by an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, according to an investigation launched by its inspector general into a whistleblower complaint. The

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