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Worker groups oppose move, citing studies finding health risks and decline in cognitive skills with increase in ageTed Cruz, the Texas Republican who heads the US Senate’s commerce committee, has urged Donald Trump to support international efforts by a…
US nears government shutdown after Democrats oppose Republican bill that ‘guts healthcare’US politics live – latest updatesThe US federal government drew closer to a shutdown on Friday, after Democrats made good on their vow not to support a Republican…
Several Democrats who opposed the measure said they condemned Kirk’s murder, but could not support his speechThe killing of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week has triggered a wave of political disquiet in Washington, with some House Democ…
If approved as proposed, legislation would delay ban on toxic ‘forever chemical’-laden firefighting foamRepublicans in Congress are attempting to gut hard-won health protections for service members against the US military’s toxic PFAS “forever chemical…
Trump said ‘I want him out’ about Erik Siebert, who was investigating New York attorney general Letitia James and former FBI director James Comey. This blog is now closed.Today, lawmakers in the House will vote on legislation, known as a “continuing re…
Council member Robert White says ‘we need our strongest fighters’ as he bids to take on Eleanor Holmes Norton, 88Washington DC’s long-serving delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is under renewed pressure to step down after a city council member announced on…
Kimberly Guilfoyle named as ambassador to Greece as Republicans change rules to clear backlog of positionsThe Senate has confirmed 48 of Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive…
Funds included in stopgap measure House Republicans released that would keep government through 21 NovemberCongressional Republicans have proposed $88m in new security spending for lawmakers, judges and top government officials in response to the shoot…
Letter signed by 95 demands to know how many people protected under Daca have been arrested or deportedA group of 95 members of Congress have written a letter to Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, condemning the arrest of protected immigrant…
Funding would go toward protecting members of executive and judicial branches, and potentially members of CongressThe Trump administration is asking Congress to approve an additional $58m for security services to protect the members of the executive an…