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In the wake of 9/11, Congress approved two measures giving the president expansive war powers. The House voted to repeal one of those measures, the 2002 authorization of force in Iraq.
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"After just 100 days, I can report to the nation: America is on the move again," President Biden said in his remarks to lawmakers.
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Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT, President Biden will make his case before a pared-down gathering of mask-wearing legislators due to coronavirus restrictions and in a U.S. Capitol still surrounded by black fencing after insurrectionists protesting his election occupied the very dais where he will stand.
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Representative Ron Wright died in February after he tested positive for COVID-19. A whopping 23 candidates are running in the special election to replace him: 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats, a Libertarian and an Independent. The district covers part of the cities of Arlington and Fort Worth, and a large rural territory covering Waxahachie, Ennis, Corsicana, and Eureka.
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Budgetary earmarks, a maligned spending practice banished a decade ago, appear poised to return under Democratic control of Washington D.C. Some Texas lawmakers welcome their revival, while others are pledging to abstain from their use.
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As a senator, President Biden played a key role in passing the landmark 1994 law, which he called "one of my proudest legislative achievements." It wasn't reauthorized in 2018 over partisan disputes.
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The president, during an interview with ABC News, called to change the way the controversial Senate filibuster functions.
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The bill will deliver a new round of aid to Americans almost a year after the pandemic first upended daily life in the United States.
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The House speaker said she had already made her interest known to Vice President Pence, and if he and the Cabinet don't act "Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment."
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Lawmakers returned to the Capitol after hours of chaos in which protesters forced their way into the building and abruptly halted Congress' tally of Electoral College votes.
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The Associated Press on Wednesday declared Democrat Jon Ossoff the winner of his U.S. Senate runoff election, the second such seat captured by the party in twin contests that were held in Georgia on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the AP declared Democrat Raphael Warnock the winner of the other race.
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FBI, ATF, regional law enforcement and National Guard personnel responded to the Capitol on Wednesday after it was breached by pro-Trump extremists.