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Pelosi to meet Mnuchin in hopes of deals on debt, spending
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders have arranged to meet with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney next week to explore an agreement…
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House approves sweeping bill to expand gay rights
Democrats in the House approved sweeping anti-discrimination legislation Friday that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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The Latest: House passes sweeping bill to expand gay rights
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a House bill to extend civil rights protections to LGBT people (all times local): 12:15 p.m. Democrats in the House have approved a sweeping anti-discrimination bill that would extend…
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Correction: Russia Probe-Florida Voting story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story May 16 about Russian hacking of voter databases in Florida, The Associated Press incorrectly quoted Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy. She said the public needs to know which counties in…
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Roy Moore weighs AL Senate re-run despite GOP opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lightning rod Roy Moore of Alabama, narrow loser of a turbulent special election for Senate in 2017, is considering a fresh run next year. National Republican leaders are signaling they’ll again…
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Schiff plans ‘enforcement action’ against DOJ over Mueller
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Thursday that his panel will vote on “enforcement action” against Attorney General William Barr or the Justice Department next week, yet another escalation in the…
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Congressional leaders get classified briefing on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders received a classified briefing on Iran from the White House Thursday following criticism that lawmakers have been kept out of the loop about recent military moves in the Middle East.…
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Fiancée of slain writer Khashoggi pleads for US response
Speaking to a congressional panel Thursday, the fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi said the ideals of the United States are at stake.
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Democrats hold marathon reading of Mueller report at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Live, from a tiny parlor in the Capitol, Democratic lawmakers read aloud Thursday from nearly 400 pages of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report in a marathon expected to stretch into the next…
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House GOP leader says Alabama abortion law goes too far
California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the House minority leader, told reporters that the law, which doesn’t allow exceptions for abortions in cases of rape and incest, “goes further than I believe.”
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Michigan lawmaker denies cash-for-vote scheme, won’t quit
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan lawmaker charged with seeking a bribe from a union said investigators got it wrong and he won’t resign. Republican state Rep. Larry Inman is charged with attempted extortion, soliciting…
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The Latest: UN notified of ships targeted in UAE waters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the United States and Iran (all times local): 6 p.m. The governments of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Norway are notifying the United Nations that four commercial…
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Trump to launch new immigration overhaul push
President Donald Trump will lay out yet another immigration plan on Thursday as he tries to convince the American public and lawmakers that the nation’s current legal immigration system should be overhauled.
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Trump’s Iran moves trigger warnings, demands from Congress
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also warned the administration against any action without approval from lawmakers.
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Senate backs appeals court judge from Calif. as Dems protest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a Los Angeles lawyer as a federal appeals court judge, despite opposition from California’s two Democratic senators. The Senate voted, 52-45, Wednesday to confirm Kenneth Lee’s nomination to…
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