The banishment of Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, a Bowdoin College graduate, was a move the chamber has used only a handful of times since the Civil War.
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Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. challenging Biden in 2024
Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a statement of candidacy Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission.
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Ohio Republican lawmaker falsely claims to be MIT graduate
Rep. Dave Dobos studied there but did not receive a degree, the university says.
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McCarthy, Taiwan president meet in California
Both ignore calls from hard-liners in the U.S. for a more confrontational stance toward China.
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Ronald Sarasin, former congressman from Connecticut, dies at 88
Sarasin, a three-term Republican, went on to lead the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.
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Kansas bans transgender athletes from women’s, girls’ sports
The Legislature on Wednesday overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill to ban transgender athletes, and came a day after state lawmakers passed a broad bathroom bill.
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Trump’s bravado tested as legal problems overlap with 2024 campaign
Donald Trump, the early frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, now faces the unprecedented prospect of mounting another campaign for the White House while simultaneously on trial.
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Pence won’t appeal order to testify in Jan. 6 probe, spokesman says
Former Vice President Mike Pence will testify before a grand jury in the federal investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming care
Transgender youths who are taking medication to transition have until the end of the year to stop doing so.
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AG acknowledges relationship with subordinate, apologizes for not disclosing sooner
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey told staff members that the relationship began in August, although he did not disclose it until Tuesday and has now directed his chief deputy to supervise the employee.