Articles filed under U.S. Congress
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Congresswoman apologizes for citing Hitler in speech to groupJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Mary Miller apologized today for quoting Adolf Hitler at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol this week. In a statement, the newly sworn-in downstate Republican or...
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Despite security concerns, Schneider and Foster still plan to attend inaugurationJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - Despite concerns about U.S. Capitol security after Wednesday's incursion by a violent mob, at least two suburban congressional representatives still plan to attend Presi...
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Insurrection marks moment of reckoning for RepublicansJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was both stunning and predictable, the result of a Republican Party that has repeatedly enabled President Donald Trump's destructive...
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Democrats' Georgia alliance is diverse and broad. Is it durable?Jan 07, 2021 12:00 am - ATLANTA - President Donald Trump came to the north Georgia mountains Monday night to gin up turnout in conservative strongholds and stave off the Democratic challengers ...
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Trump calls for 'healing and reconciliation' in concession video; DeVos resignsJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times Eastern): 7:20 p.m. President Donald Trump is conceding ...
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'It was harrowing': U.S. Rep. Schneider on taking cover as mob stormed U.S. CapitolJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois congressman Brad Schneider experienced the unimaginable Wednesday: having to take cover in the gallery of the U.S. House as angry pro-Donald Trump extremists st...
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'The president is unwell': Kinzinger urges Cabinet to invoke 25th AmendmentJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Republican Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger is calling on President Donald Trump's Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove him from office. Kinzinger made the...
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Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Democrats Senate controlJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - ATLANTA - Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats - and with them, the U.S. Senate majority - as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stu...
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Illinois congresswoman quotes Hitler to crowd outside U.S. CapitolJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - A newly minted Illinois congresswoman with suburban roots quoted Adolf Hitler during prepared remarks Tuesday to supporters of President Donald Trump on the lawn of the ...
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Already sworn in, Underwood disregards Oberweis' attempt to toss election resultsJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville is disregarding her most recent Republican rival's attempt to jettison the results of November's election. Alleging v...