Included in the defense bill is a provision that bans anonymous shell companies. The defense bill that Congress recently passed, which overrode the president’s veto, includes new legislation…
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117th Congress Sworn In
Speaker Pelosi retains her position by a thin margin. The newest members of Congress took their oaths of office on Sunday as the 117th Congress convened. Overcoming opposition…
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Secretary of Education Responds to COVID Relief
Applauds funding for education and Second Chance Pell grants. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released a statement regarding the signing of the COVID relief package this past week. She…
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Census Bureau Misses Deadline
Law requires results of census to be delivered to Congress by December 31. The first time in its 44-year history, the Census Bureau has missed the end-of-year deadline.…
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House Passes Increased Direct Payments to Americans
The Senate’s vote on the additional COVID relief is uncertain. On Monday, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass an increased direct payment to Americans. President Trump…
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House Votes to Override President’s Veto
Defense spending bill passed with 2/3rds majority On Monday, the House of Representatives successfully voted to override the president’s veto of a required defense spending bill, making it…
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Louisiana Congressman-Elect Letlow Dies of COVID
He had tested positive barely a week earlier. Luke Letlow, a congressman-elect from Louisiana, died Tuesday after contracting COVID-19 earlier this month. Letlow, age 41, announced on December…
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ATF Withdraws Proposed Gun Regulation
90 members of Congress urged the department to withdraw the new guidance. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has withdrawn new guidance on pistol braces for…
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President Signs COVID Relief and Spending Bill
Important to keep coronavirus assistance available to Americans, he says. After threatening to veto the coronavirus relief and budget that was passed by Congress last week, President Trump…
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President Calls for Increase in Stimulus Payments
Video released to advocate for Congress to pass $2,000 stimulus checks for individual Americans. President Donald Trump posted a recording of a formal speech to social media on…
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