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The president said Thursday he thought “some minds may have been changed” after prosecutors showed graphic video of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol.
The proposal would also expand tax credits for families with children, lower-earning people and those who buy health insurance on marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act.
Slain Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died after defending the Capitol on Jan. 6 against the mob that stormed the building.
It is officially budget reconciliation season, as Senate Democrats look to pass another coronavirus relief bill.
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The Department of Homeland Security cited "a heightened threat environment" across the country.
A new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds little faith in the U.S. system of government — or in the wisdom of other Americans.
Sen. Stephen Huffman was appointed to the state's Senate Health Committee despite questioning whether “the colored population” was disproportionately contracting the coronavirus because of their hygiene.
The Senate's voted 84-10 to confirm Avril Haines as the president's director of national intelligence, after having three Democratic senators sworn into office.
Dillingham has been accused of acceding to President Trump’s demand to produce citizenship information at the expense of data quality.
Some 25,000 National Guard troops from around the country were due in the District of Columbia in the coming days.