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June 11, 2024

‘Loose cannon’: Senate Dem escalates attack on Justice Alito after secret recording

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal upped his attack on Justice Samuel Alito on Monday, calling him a "loose cannon" in response to new recordings.

June 11, 2024

Civil liberty, whistleblower protection groups urge Congress to allow vote on Espionage Act reform amendment

Nearly 20 civil liberty groups are urging the House Rules Committee to allow a Floor vote on an amendment to reform the Espionage Act to protect journalists and whistleblowers.

June 11, 2024

New docs show Bragg spent $1M on attorneys to address House probe of Trump case amid city budget cuts

Documents obtained by a good-government watchdog found New York DA Alvin Bragg had expended $1 million to an outside law firm in order to blunt congressional oversight of NY v. Trump.

June 10, 2024

Mike Lee praises Trump for resisting Clinton lawfare, warns Biden of slippery slope

Mike Lee warned Biden should not let the cycle of retaliatory lawfare begin and reverse course, noting that he applauds Trump for not going after his political enemy in Hillary Clinton.

June 10, 2024

Dems set to bring up next reproductive messaging bill ahead of 2024 elections

Democrats are planning to bring an IVF bill to the floor this week after a contraception bill recently failed to pass the 60 vote threshold.

June 10, 2024

Reporter's Notebook: Lawmakers take to the field in strange spectacle of annual Congressional Baseball Game

Elected representative of the House and Senate will soon suit up for the yearly Congressional Baseball Game that comes with its own slew of traditions and peculiarities.

June 10, 2024

Senate Dem doubles down on old Alito complaint as SCOTUS nears Trump immunity ruling

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is doubling back to year-old accusations about Justice Samuel Alito's ethics amid an ongoing row over flags flown at the jurist's homes.

June 10, 2024

Cuomo finally forced to tell whole truth about COVID-19 decisions that cost thousands of lives

Former NY Gov. Cuomo goes before Congress to tell them the whole truth about COVID-19 decisions. His state forced COVID patients into nursing homes and that cost thousands of lives.

June 8, 2024

Running for Congress: Pooch leads police, reporter and Senate staffers on hairy rush-hour chase around Capitol

A loose dog led half a dozen Capitol Police officers, plus senate staffers, reporters and bystanders on a wild chase through rush-hour traffic in D.C.

June 7, 2024

Pelosi says it's 'wrong' to invite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to speak to Congress: 'Very sad'

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., tells CNN it's "wrong" for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be invited to speak to Congress next month.