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Senate Dem snaps at CNN reporter over lawmaker pay raise question
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) scoffed at a question from CNN reporter Manu Raju who asked him on Wednesday why lawmakers should ...
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Congress Sneaks Massive Pay Raise For Itself Into Spending Bill As Americans Struggle To Make Ends Meet
Members of Congress are slated to receive a pay raise for the first time in 15 years if the massive spending bill released by ...
Congress exploring expansion of sports betting in Illinois and elsewhere
Committee Chair Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Springfield, said while sports leagues once opposed sports betting, leagues ...
Illinois Democrats push to accomplish a slew of last-minute goals as President Joe Biden’s era ends
Members of Congress from Illinois seeking pardons, including for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Chinese trade policies ...
Missouri’s 10 electors cast votes for Donald Trump as Electoral College faces fire from national lawmakers
President-elect Donald Trump was formally elected as electors from all 50 states, and Washington, D.C., submitted official ...
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‘It’s Time To Amend The Constitution’: Hochul Advocates Abolishing Electoral College
Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for a constitutional amendment Tuesday to abolish the Electoral College and said ...
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Why Aren’t More Democrats Speaking Out Against RFK Jr.’s HHS Nomination?
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes the rounds on Capitol Hill, talking this week with Republican senators about his contentious ...
Congress scrutinizes sports betting
Connecticut Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal and North Carolina Republican Senator Thom Tillis agree that legislation is ...
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Visa And Mastercard Accused Of Market Dominance And High Swipe Fees
Card issuers Visa and Mastercards are being accused of holding a dominant position in the bank and credit card market and ...
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U.S. Senate Starts a Sports Betting ‘Discussion’ — But Where Will it Go?
Senators kicked off a conversation about legalized sports betting on Tuesday that highlighted serious concerns but also ...
Trump formally wins Electoral College — with Jan. 6 expected to be mere formality
President-elect Donald Trump formally won the Electoral College Tuesday as Republican electors affirmed his victory in the ...
Senate’s progressive wing proposes bill to end the Electoral College and ‘restore democracy’
Three progressive Democratic senators have unveiled a constitutional amendment that aims to abolish the Electoral College, five weeks after Donald Trump stormed to victory in the presidential election ...