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Congressional Black Caucus marks historic firsts as it membership hits record
With a record 62 elected Black officials, including historic firsts, the Congressional Black Caucus held a swearing-in ...
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Louisiana’s Mike Johnson elected U.S. House speaker by GOP in cliff-hanger vote
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans on Friday elected Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as their speaker for the 119th Congress, ...
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‘The shield that protects our democracy’: Democrats celebrate Biden judicial nominations
President Joe Biden on Thursday said federal judges confirmed during his tenure will help protect the nation’s democratic ...
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Biden blocks deal to sell U.S. Steel, saying it should be domestically owned and operated
President Joe Biden announced early Friday he will block the sale of U.S. Steel to the Japanese company Nippon Steel.
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Democrats object to Trump’s expected pardons of Jan. 6 defendants
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin on Thursday urged Americans to demand President-elect Donald Trump justify each Jan. 6 defendant ...
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‘We’re building a legacy’: Family aims to open cannabis cultivation facility in North St. Louis
At home, they had regular family dinners filled with laughter, and his wife, Marie, always went big on decorating for the ...
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‘Chiefsaholic’ documentary unsettles our understanding of a superfan gone wild
“Chiefsaholic” showcases the trapping of superfans: the extravagant makeup, the social media trash talking, the customized ...
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Despite Trump’s claim, deportations likely wouldn’t ease housing crisis, most experts say
The mass deportations of immigrants that President-elect Donald Trump has promised aren’t likely to make a dent in the nation ...
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Biden pledges federal help for New Orleans terror investigation
President Joe Biden directed federal security agencies on Thursday to continue assisting all levels of law enforcement investigating the terrorist attack in New Orleans in which a pickup truck driver ...