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Jeffries breaks McCarthy's House floor speech record in bid to delay GOP megabill vote
Three months after Sen. Cory Booker broke his chamber's record for the longest speech ever, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ...
House passes GOP megabill and sends it to Trump; Hakeem Jeffries delays vote with record-breaking floor speech
The bill cleared a key hurdle early this morning after the president and House Speaker Mike Johnson persuaded a group of ...
IIHS President to Congress: 'The United States Is in the Middle of a Road Safety Emergency'
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is getting criticism from automakers and independent safety watchdogs like ...
US House bans WhatsApp on staff devices over security concerns
The U.S. House of Representatives has banned the installation and use of WhatsApp on government-issued devices belonging to ...
5 things Jeffries said in his record-breaking House floor speech
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries breaks the record for longest speech delivered on the House floor with nearly nine ...
Here's how Michigan representatives voted on 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Michigan's congressional representatives voted along party lines. Now the legislation is headed to President Donald Trump's desk.
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Check in with your representatives in Washington
In Congress, Athens-Clarke County is represented by Democratic Sens. Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock and Republican Rep. Mike Collins. Here is the latest from Washington, D.C.
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US: Budget Would Benefit Wealthiest at Expense of Rights
The budget reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate today would extend tax cuts that disproportionately benefit ...
List: The members of the House and Senate who have said they won’t seek reelection
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — where Republicans look to maintain control of both the Senate and House of ...