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GOP readies bills to fund or authorize White House ballroom
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (521+ words) Senate Republicans are pushing for passage of legislation that would back the Trump administration's planned White House ballroom in the wake of a shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Katie Britt…...
One idea to retain Capitol Police officers? Up the retirement age
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (732+ words) As the Capitol Police force is strained to its limits, lawmakers are looking to a key group of officers " those who are nearing retirement. The House passed a bill Monday evening that could potentially allow Capitol Police officers to work…...
Critical test for immigration funding
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (125+ words) House Republicans will try to adopt a budget resolution that emerged from the Senate in a first step toward funding immigration agencies. CQ Roll Call's Paul M. Krawzak, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman discuss the challenge for House leaders and the…...
California man charged in White House media gala shooting
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (508+ words) The California man who authorities say rushed toward the White House Correspondents" Association dinner armed with guns and knives faces three criminal charges, as federal prosecutors on Monday accused him of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump and target other…...
Bipartisan bill would study maternal health-violence link
10+ hour, 21+ min ago (836+ words) A bipartisan pair of senators on Monday introduced legislation that would support research into the link between intimate partner violence and maternal deaths and illness. The legislation by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N. H. , and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, would direct the Health…...
De Santis unveils new map aiming to help Florida GOP flip 4 House seats
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (544+ words) Florida Gov. Ron De Santis unveiled a new House map for the state Legislature to consider in a special session this week that would appear to give Republicans four pickup opportunities if enacted." The map, which was first reported by…...
Supreme Court wipes out lower court ruling against Texas redistricting
13+ hour, 53+ min ago (364+ words) The Supreme Court on Monday summarily reversed a lower court ruling that found Texas" new congressional map was likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, pointing to the high court"s unsigned order last year allowing the map to go into effect....
Immigration debate, upfront costs are hurdles for hepatitis C bill
13+ hour, 47+ min ago (1380+ words) Despite bipartisan agreement on the need for'testing and treatment for the life-threatening liver disease hepatitis C,'potentially hundreds of thousands of Americans remain untreated or even unaware they're infected as'efforts to expand access to cures have stalled in Congress. Legislation…...
Deadly liver disease, rooted out elsewhere, retains grip on US
13+ hour, 57+ min ago (1547+ words) It was hailed as a "triumph of 21st century medicine" " a daily pill that cures a life-threatening liver disease in a matter of weeks with minimal side effects and a success rate of more than 95 percent. While countries like England and…...
Virginia Supreme Court hears oral arguments on redistricting
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (574+ words) The Virginia Supreme Court grappled Monday over the validity of the legislative process leading to last week's redistricting referendum, during oral arguments in one of the challenges to the commonwealth's new congressional map. An eventual decision on the lawsuit from…...