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June 24, 2022, 11:17 PM
Congress approves free student meal extension through summer
The bill aims to keep up the pandemic-era distribution of meals through summer.
June 24, 2022, 11:17 PM
June 23, 2022, 7:29 PM
Patsy Mink, 1st woman of color elected to Congress, honored with portrait on Capitol Hill
Rep. Mink was key in ensuring Title IX, signed 50 years ago, became law.
June 23, 2022, 7:29 PM
1 month ago
Vermont likely to elect its 1st woman to Congress this year
It is the only state in the country that has never sent a woman to Congress.
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Bipartisan senators meet on reviving stalled gun control talks
The bipartisan meeting comes two days after the Texas school mass shooting.
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Congress holds historic hearing on Navy UFO sightings
ABC News Senior Pentagon Reporter Luis Martinez discusses the importance of the hearing and what new light could be shed on these mysteries.
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Congress investigates mass shortage of baby formula in US
President Joe Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission to monitor the formula market for price gouging and to investigate any complaints.
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Senate Republicans block bill that would codify Roe v. Wade abortion rights
Senate Democrats forced a vote Wednesday on a bill to codify abortion rights, but without 60 votes needed to overcome a GOP-led filibuster, the measure failed.
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Democrats set to vote on bill to ensure access to abortion nationwide
The Senate is expected to vote on legislation that would protect access to abortion under federal law and put an end to restrictions enacted by states.
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Senate passes legislation to protect SCOTUS families after protests
The Senate passed a bill on Monday to increase protection for Supreme Court justices and extend security to family members amid protests at their homes following last week's leaked draft opinion.
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Late US Sen. Orrin Hatch honored at Utah Capitol
A procession of family, friends and colleagues gathered to honor late U.S. Sen. Orrin G
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U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar meets with Pakistani leaders
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has met with Pakistani leaders in the first visit by a member of Congress since a new coalition government came into power in Islamabad last week after the ouster of former premier Imran Khan
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Jackson, COVID and a retirement show Congress' partisan path
A milestone Supreme Court confirmation that endured a flawed process
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Senate votes to revive lend-lease policy
The World War II-era “lend-lease” policy will be used to quickly get more weapons and aid to Ukraine without involving American troops.
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Sen. Roy Blunt says he will not support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
George Stephanopoulos interviews Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., on "This Week."
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House passes $35-a-month insulin cap as Dems seek wider bill
The House has passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients
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Bargainers: Bipartisan deal near on trimmed $10B COVID bill
Lawmakers have moved to the brink of clinching a scaled-back bipartisan compromise to provide a fresh $10 billion to combat COVID-19
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Rep. Don Young, the longest-serving House Republican in history, lies in state at the US Capitol
Late Rep. Don Young of Alaska, the longest-serving Republican in the history of the House of Representatives, was honored on the Hill Tuesday as his body lay in state.
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Emmett Till Antilynching Act heads to Biden's desk
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act will head to Joe Biden's desk, after being passed by the House and Senate.
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US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announces resignation
He was convicted of lying to federal authorities about illegal campaign donation
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Gen Z candidates look to change face of Congress
ABC News’ Rachel Scott reports on a new generation of political candidates running for federal office in the 2022 midterm elections.
3 months ago
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Rep. Don Young, longtime Alaska congressman, dies at 88
Don Young, who was the longest-serving Republican in the history of the U.S. House, has died
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Congress addresses bomb threats at historically Black colleges
HBCU bomb threats will be addressed by Congress in a hearing about campus safety and domestic terrorism.
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Wisconsin Democrats vie for edge in crowded Senate race
Democrats in the crowded primary race for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin are trying to distinguish themselves through traditional campaign tactics, like million-dollar television ad buys and policy papers
4 months ago
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Congress votes to renew landmark domestic violence law
The 1990s-era law extends protections to victims of domestic and sexual violence
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The House is preparing to vote on a bill to officially ban Russian oil imports.
The legislation banning Russian oil is expected to pass with broad bipartisan support, landing what President Joe Biden calls a powerful blow to Vladimir Putin's war machine.
4 months ago
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Congress approves bill making lynching a federal hate crime
The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act was named after the Black teenager whose brutal murder in 1955 sparked the Civil Rights movement in America.
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House approves bill to help veterans exposed to 'burn pits'
The push to support veterans plagued with health issues they say were caused by toxic burn pits got a boost from President Biden in his State of the Union address.
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Minnesota Rep. Jim Hagedorn dies at 59 after cancer battle
He died after a battle with kidney cancer.
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Pelosi open to banning congressional stock trading after months of resistance
Democrats are heading into a long "uphill battle" to ban individual stock ownership among members of Congress.
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Florida senator fights back over nude images stolen from her
Someone is trying to extort her by threatening to reveal stolen nude photos.
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Democrats fail to pass voting rights legislation in Senate for 5th time
Rachel Scott reports from Washington, D.C., on the Democrats’ failed attempt to pass sweeping voting reform.
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Senate debates voting rights bill
Democrats have been scrambling for weeks to find a way to pass voting rights legislation, but it is expected to fail for the fifth time.
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Democrat Cherfilus-McCormick to fill Florida US House seat
Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick will fill Florida’s vacant U.S. House seat
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Senators take aim at fraudsters flooding the market with fake masks
The bill, obtained exclusively by ABC News, will grant more authority to the Food and Drug Administration to enforce and punish counterfeiters in the mask industry.
7 months ago
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Lawmakers reach deal to raise debt ceiling
Congressional leaders on Tuesday announced a deal that would avert a default of the nation's credit by allowing Democrats to raise the debt ceiling, just days before its Dec. 15 deadline.
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Why Congress keeps letting deadlines pile up and pushing them back
Why does Congress keep missing deadlines and pushing them back, including on some critical funding issues and with President Joe's Biden's agenda?
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Senate passes stopgap funding bill, avoiding shutdown
The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term shutdown.
7 months ago
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Carrie Meek, pioneering Black former congresswoman, dies
She was the grandchild of a slave and a sharecropper’s daughter.
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House Democrats pass sweeping social spending, climate policy bill
After months of wrangling, House Democrats on Friday passed President Joe Biden's roughly $1.75 trillion "Build Back Better" proposal.
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House passes spending bill after top Republican speaks for hours
The House passed President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy took to the floor for more than four hours, delaying Democrats plans to approve the bill.
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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski to run in 2022; Trump backs rival
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has announced that she will run for reelection.
8 months ago
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Max Cleland dies; senator and veteran lost limbs in Vietnam
Former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland has died
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GOP congressman under fire for anime attacking Ocasio-Cortez
Arizona congressman Paul Gosar is facing criticism.
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Parents brace for more limited Child Tax Credit in Democratic dealmaking
According to a Columbia University study, the first Child Tax Credit payment in July alone lifted 3 million children above the poverty line.
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Reaching across the aisle
New York Congressman Tom Reed speaks about the efforts to pass bipartisan infrastructure and spending plans.
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House of Representatives staffer faces child porn charges
He works as a program manager for the sergeant-at-arms of the House
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House sends debt limit hike to Biden, staving off default
Lawmakers are scrambling to pass a short-term lift of the nation’s debt limit.
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Once a hero, Oregon congressional candidate funds questioned
Hero soldier Alek Skarlatos formed a nonprofit to advocate for veterans.
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Negotiations on Biden’s infrastructure bill intensify at Congressional Baseball Game
On Wednesday, lawmakers of all stripes enjoyed America’s favorite pastime: baseball.
9 months ago
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Democrats face critical week on Capitol Hill
Democratic lawmakers remain at odds over the bipartisan infrastructure package that is expected to come to a vote on Thursday and a possible government shutdown on Friday.
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