US Congress Politics
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Democrats ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to order new congressional maps for fall election
Jan 17, 2024 10:22 am - MADISON, Wis. — A Washington law firm that tries to help Democrats win elections around the country has asked the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court to throw out ...
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Congressional candidates knocked off primary ballot because of petition problemsJan 11, 2024 2:14 pm - Three candidates seeking to represent Illinois’ 5th and 14th congressional districts were disqualified from the March 19 primary ballot Thursday because of problems with ...
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As House GOP launches effort to impeach Mayorkas, senators want to strike a border deal with him
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Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance
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Congress launches an investigation into the Osprey program after the deadly crash in Japan
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Hope in a ‘time of darkness’: Suburban students discuss campus antisemitismDec 18, 2023 7:29 pm - Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct Hayden Hirschhaut’s name. A campus antisemitism roundtable discussion sponsored by U.S. Rep Brad Schneider in Nort...
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Why some congressional candidates could get kicked off the March primary ballotDec 16, 2023 3:00 pm - Four congressional candidates running for seats serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs could be kept off the March 2024 primary ballot if formal complaints about t...
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Rep. Casten to host telephone town hall TuesdayDec 15, 2023 2:35 pm - U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a Democrat from Downers Grove, will host a telephone town hall on Tuesday -- and you can participate or observe. Casten, who represents Illinois’ 6...
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The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friendsDec 14, 2023 6:06 am - TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rep. James Comer, a multimillionaire farmer, boasts of being one of the largest landholders near his rural Kentucky hometown, and he has meticul...
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Big upgrades coming to Union Station; more trains to Midwestern cities plannedDec 12, 2023 5:00 am - A massive revamp of Chicago's Union Station plus potentially more trains to Midwestern cities including Milwaukee are among the projects Amtrak is eying with over $101 m...