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Social media debate shaken up by Meta settlement

Those who’ve fought on Capitol Hill to rein in social media platforms see last week’s settlement between Meta and state attorneys general not as a final destination, but as a roadmap to what’s possible. Privacy and First Amendment advocates are worried they’re right. The settlement comes as the House and…

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Shades of 2006 loom large two months out from Election Day

ANALYSIS — Despite adverse political conditions, Republicans still have an opportunity to hold both the House and the Senate this fall. But it’s also possible that the bottom will fall out from under them, leading to heavy GOP losses reminiscent of an election 20 years ago. Back in 2006, there…

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Andrew should face investigation for US sex crimes, says senior Republican

The disgraced former prince was named on Capitol Hill as one of the ‘co-conspirators’ of paedophile predator Jeffrey Epstein

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Congress’ wide age gap comes into focus

Iowa Sen. Charles E. Grassley, the oldest member of Congress, was born in 1933, the year Prohibition ended. On the other end of the age spectrum, Congress’ youngest member, Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida, was born in 1997, the year Google registered its domain. That’s an age gap of…

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Inside DHS: How Old Senate Friendships Are Steering Trump's Immigration Crackdown

DHS chief Markwayne Mullin keeps reversing enforcement moves after calls from old Senate friends — and it's now colliding with a MAGA revolt.

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White House legislative liaison’s exit comes ahead of tricky pre-midterms session

James Braid, President Donald Trump’s point man on Capitol Hill, will soon leave that post ahead of a packed September congressional session and just over two months before voters will decide which party controls the House and Senate. A White House official on Thursday confirmed the legislative affairs director’s exit…

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Trump’s Harp strings: The aide who strums the President’s ego

TOI Correspondent from Washington: The US capital is never short of political scandal, sexual intrigue, and salacious scuttlebutt -- to the extent that Playboy magazine once offered a “sex tour” of the city, pointing visitors toward such scandal-scarred landmarks as the White House and Capitol Hill. Washington’s latest soap opera…

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Heavily tattooed Nancy Mace shows off her new look as she launches YouTube podcast

Mace previously said that she got tattooed to ‘reclaim’ her body and to feel ‘the pain that I need to feel’

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Democratic Governor Demands Mitch McConnell 'Provide Proof of Your Capacity to Serve, or Resign'

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has fiercely demanded that Republican Senator Mitch McConnell either prove his physical capacity to serve or resign immediately amid his prolonged absence from Congress.

International Business Times UK

AI Is Quietly Becoming Part Of Congress' Workforce While Lawmakers Are Still Figuring Out The Rules

Congressional offices are adopting AI for tasks ranging from summarizing bills to preparing amendments even as lawmakers are debating privacy, accuracy and safety concerns surrounding the technology.

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Mitch McConnell's Caregiver Assures Public Everything Is Fine Right Before Sprinting Away At Full Speed

A caregiver hired to look after Republican Senator Mitch McConnell was filmed sprinting away from a journalist outside his home, fuelling wild speculation about the true state of his ongoing health.

International Business Times UK

August recess was saved. The GOP’s voter ID bill, not so much

President Donald Trump and his closest allies on Capitol Hill said they’re willing to do whatever it takes to pass the so-called SAVE America Act before the midterms — except follow through on threats to cancel August recess. A group of ultraconservative House Republicans and even a few GOP senators…

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White House’s push to delay hemp product ban could have big benefit to Susie Wiles’ son-in-law: reports

Bret Worley, who married Wiles’ younger daughter Caroline in June, is the CEO of a global hemp product supplier

The Independent UK

Mitch McConnell announces discharge from rehabilitation center

Republican, 84, absent from Senate after fall that led to hospital stay, says he will continue recovery at home

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'That's Delusional': Senators Bash Elon Musk Claim That AI Will Do Away With Retirement Accounts

Elon Musk's claim that AI will make retirement accounts obsolete faces bipartisan scepticism in Congress, with lawmakers urging continued savings amid uncertain economic impacts of AI technology.

The Independent UK

Zelensky asks for Trump’s help to win Elon Musk’s approval for Starlink drones plan

Zelensky is looking for alternate ways to mitigate the need for U.S. Patriot air defense systems to thwart Russian attacks

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Republicans warn Dr. Fauci of ‘repurcussions’ after he pleads the Fifth more than 100 times on Capitol Hill: ‘You wanted to be the sun god of science’

Scientists have called this a political witch hunt.

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Trump uses Truth Social to rip Fauci’s athletic skills via a six-year-old video

Trump called the former public health official a ‘terrible’ athlete and a ‘phony’

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Aipac’s brand has become toxic. Can this ‘pro-Israel, pro-peace’ rival move in?

J Street’s liberal Zionist politics are landing with the Democratic establishment but the electorate may have moved on

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No quick fix for sexual misconduct in the House

When Colorado Republican Rep. Jeff Crank introduced legislation last week aiming to crack down on members of Congress dating staff, not everyone was happy. “If you talked to the women who are working on this, maybe you’d get it right,” the Democratic Women’s Caucus posted in response, accusing him of…

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Set to Hold High-Stakes Meetings With Congress Members on 'American Leadership' in AI

Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang is set to hold meetings with members of Congress in Washington this week to discuss the future of artificial intelligence and America’s position in the global AI race.

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Netanyahu, Zelenskyy in Washington for Graham's funeral as Trump hosts high-stakes war talks

Today, President Trump welcomes leaders from Ukraine and Israel for crucial discussions centered on ongoing conflicts and regional security. Both leaders are in Washington to pay their respects at Senator Graham's funeral. Following their meeting, Ukraine's president will head to Capitol Hill, while Israel's prime minister aims to address issues…

International Business Times UK

Mitch McConnell Health Controversy: Aides Provide Zero Proof of Life Amid Hospitalisation

Mitch McConnell's aides say the hospitalised Senate leader is working as normal, but with no new proof of life and uneasy Republicans demanding answers, questions over his health are only deepening.

The Independent UK

Fired military officials claim they were ousted by Pete Hegseth for questioning orders

Ex-officers accuse defense secretary of being ‘intimidated by people who have real warfighting background’ and ‘call him on his bulls***’

The Independent UK

Republican admits she doesn’t want daughter to work on Capitol Hill because of the ‘culture of creepiness’

When asked if she would tell parents to send their children to work on Capitol Hill, Florida Republican Kat Cammack responded: ‘Not in this environment, no’

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