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Gun violence February 8, 2023

U.S. Senate Democrats unveil legislation to ban high-capacity gun magazines

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 7, 2023 WASHINGTON — New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, along with 27…

U.S. Congress February 2, 2023

Of more than 7,500 threats against members of Congress in 2022, just 22 prosecuted

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 1, 2023 WASHINGTON — Members of Congress receive thousands of threats a year,…

U.S. Congress February 1, 2023

U.S. House Oversight chair’s agenda: Hunter Biden, COVID origins, classified documents

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 30, 2023 WASHINGTON — House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer on…

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Health Care January 24, 2023

Abortion Debate Ramps Up in States as Congress Deadlocks

This article by Julie Rovner was first published in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission. Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News January 23, 2023 Anti-abortion advocates are pressing for expanded abortion…

U.S. Congress January 16, 2023

Voters have few options to remove George Santos from Congress – aside from waiting until the next election

by Jonathan Entin, Case Western Reserve University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There are mounting calls from both politicians and voters to force the newly…

U.S. Congress January 12, 2023

U.S. House Republicans push through two anti-abortion measures in first work week

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 11, 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday approved its first abortion-related…

U.S. Congress January 12, 2023

U.S. House Republicans roll out a slew of new committee chairs to steer agenda

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 10, 2023 WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans filled their top committee seats this…

U.S. Congress January 11, 2023

U.S. House GOP plan calls for federal spending cuts, conditions on debt limit increase

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 10, 2023 WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republican leaders during a closed-door meeting Tuesday…

U.S. Congress January 7, 2023

U.S. House GOP backs McCarthy as speaker after tense and chaotic late-night session

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission] January 7, 2023 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House…

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Elections December 26, 2022

Congress passes legislation that will close off presidential election mischief and help avoid another Jan. 6

by Derek T. Muller, University of Iowa, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Presidential elections are complicated. But in a move aimed at warding off future…

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