House Democrats pressure Kevin McCarthy to keep his promise on stock trade ban after they were burned by Pelosi

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has voiced support for a stock trade ban on a number of occasions, but has yet to get into specifics.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has voiced support for a stock trade ban on a number of occasions, but has yet to get into specifics.

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Eric Swalwell slams House GOP for moving against Ilhan Omar after supporting the openly anti-semitic Kanye West

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Representative Eric Swalwell of California.

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86 House Democrats voted against a GOP-proposed resolution 'denouncing the horrors of socialism'

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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York was among the Democrats who voted against the symbolic resolution.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, a self-described Democratic socialist, was among the Democrats who voted against the symbolic resolution.

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House votes to boot Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee after McCarthy wins over GOP holdouts with ethics promises

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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota outside the Capitol on January 26, 2023.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota outside the Capitol on January 26, 2023.

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Elon Musk scheduled meetings with many Republicans but no Democrats on his visit to US Capitol, report says

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Elon Musk leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
Democrats say they still want to hear from Elon Musk, per reports.

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Kamala Harris tells Tyre Nichols' funeral attendees that Congress must pass a sweeping police reform bill: 'It's non-negotiable'

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Rev. Al Sharpton listens as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the funeral service for Tyre Nichols at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.
Rev. Al Sharpton listens as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the funeral service for Tyre Nichols at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday, Feb.

Biden's bully pulpit is Democrats' best policing reform tactic as Congress grapples with Tyre Nichols' death

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US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the US economy at Steamfitters Local 602 on January 26, 2023 in Springfield, Virginia.
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the US economy at Steamfitters Local 602 on January 26, 2023 in Springfield, Virginia.

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House GOP accidentally gives Democrats supermajority on new 'weaponization' subcommittee

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Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York and Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.
Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York and Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.

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House Democrats have already found something to love about Kevin McCarthy's Republican-led House

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the House chamber on January 7, 2023.
Last week, rank-and-file lawmakers were able to propose amendments on the floor for the first time since May 2016.

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George Santos says he'll step down from his committee assignments amid scandals

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Rep. George Santos leaves a GOP caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on January 25, 2023.

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