GOP Sen. Steve Daines says Elon Musk personally called him after photo with dead antelope got his Twitter account suspended

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Republican Sen. Steve Daines of Montana.

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George Santos' first House race took days to call in 2020. So he came to DC for new member orientation and had a blast before finding out he lost.

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George Santos walking in front of capitol buildings

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The US promised the Cherokee Nation a seat in Congress in a treaty that fueled the Trail of Tears. 188 years later, the Cherokee say lawmakers may finally fulfill that promise.

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A collage of Kim Teehee and the capital building
Kim Teehee has been proposed to serve as the Cherokee Nation's first congressional delegate.

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This is why some members of Congress have been seen wearing lapel pins resembling miniature AR-15 rifles

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Rep. George Santos (R-NY) seen wearing the lapel pin on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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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.
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