Republicans want to shred Amtrak funding as the railroad plans a historic Sunbelt and Western expansion

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Passengers board a train bound for Boston on the day before Thanksgiving at Union Station on November 24, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Passengers board a train bound for Boston on the day before Thanksgiving at Union Station on November 24, 2021 in Washington, DC.

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House Democrat says 'perhaps we should call Hunter Biden' the 'Big Guy' after Marjorie Taylor Greene displays lewd photos

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Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida and Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden.
Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida and Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden.

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Sen. Ed Markey announces bill to raise taxes on private jets and their ultra-wealthy passengers

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A private jet is fueled at the Sugar Land Regional Airport Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Sugar Land, Texas.
A private jet is fueled at the Sugar Land Regional Airport Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, in Sugar Land, Texas.

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These 9 House Democrats voted against a resolution declaring Israel is 'not a racist or apartheid state'

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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was among the lawmakers who voted against the resolution.
Rep. Ilhan Omar said the purpose of the resolution was to "target and shame" Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

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Kyrsten Sinema raked in more than $100,000 from the airline industry as she pushed to alter pilot training requirements

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol on May 9, 2023.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol on May 9, 2023.

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Sen. Ron Johnson repaid himself $400,000 in old campaign loans days before saying he had 'no intentions of doing that'

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Sen. Ron Johnson, seen here at a recent press conference, says he won’t seek to recoup $8.4 million in personal loans from his campaign — even though he legally could.
Sen. Ron Johnson, seemed to indicated in May that he would not seek to recoup the old loans he'd made to his own campaign.

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The House could vote on censuring George Santos in the next two weeks — and it may actually pass, despite GOP control

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Rep. George Santos of New York outside the House on May 17, 2023.
Rep. George Santos of New York outside the House on May 17, 2023.

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Fears of a US debt default are mounting as the deadline to lift the borrowing limit looms. Here's what Elon Musk, Paul Krugman and Jamie Dimon have warned.

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Congressional leaders meet on debt ceiling
US President Joe Biden meets with US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 9, 2023. Biden and Republican leaders met in hopes of breaking an impasse over the US debt limit.

Utah bicycling groups and Democrats call on Mitt Romney to rethink his comments calling bike lanes 'the height of stupidity'

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An ammended city limit sign welcomes visitors to town including more than 1000 mountain bikers competing in the 2010 24 Hours of Moab on October 8, 2010 in Moab, Utah.
An amended city limit sign welcomes visitors to town including more than 1000 mountain bikers competing in the 2010 24 Hours of Moab on October 8, 2010 in Moab, Utah.

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Bernie Sanders doubled his income last year by writing a best-selling book that condemns capitalism

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Bernie Sanders'
Bernie Sanders' "It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism" published in February 2023.

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