Author: Makini Brice
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McCarthy directs a House panel to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday launched an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, propelling Congress toward a long-shot effort to remove the Democratic president following two impeachments of former President Donald Trump. McCarthy’s move sets the stage for months of divisive House of Representatives hearings that could distract from lawmakers’ efforts…
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House Dems release framework for bill to restrict members trading stocks
WASHINGTON • House Democrats on Thursday released a framework for legislation that would restrict lawmakers and other senior government officials, including the Supreme Court, from trading in stocks. The bill would also restrict lawmakers’ spouses and dependent children from trading stock and holding certain other investments, as well as require public officials to divest from…
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Manchin says he reaches deal with Schumer on drugs, energy bill
WASHINGTON • Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Wednesday that he has reached a deal with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on a bill that would reduce the national debt, invest in energy technologies and lower the cost of prescription drugs. The move by Manchin, who has often been a roadblock to President Joe Biden’s policy…
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Pa.’s GOP Senate midterm primary heads to recount
WASHINGTON • The deadlocked U.S. Senate Republican primary between wellness celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund executive David McCormick was headed for a recount in Pennsylvania, Acting Secretary of State Leigh Chapman said on Wednesday, with the outcome delayed into next month. Oz, whose candidacy was propelled in the final weeks of the…
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Top Dem sees tough pathway for $3.5T social, climate plans
WASHINGTON • Hours after the U.S. Senate approved a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint chock-full of investments in new domestic programs, fissures emerged between the moderate and liberal wings of the Democratic Party over the size and scope of the spending. Sen. Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat representing the conservative-leaning state of West Virginia, issued a…