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BIZARRE: 4 - What They Never Told You

A suspect looking for a Virginia congressman attacked two of his staffers with a baseball bat. What happened?

Two congressional staffers were hospitalised after a man attacked them with a metal baseball bat

The Independent UK

Man in custody after baseball bat attack hurts 2, including intern, at congressman’s Virginia office

Two staffers working in Rep. Gerry Connolly’s district office in suburban Virginia were hurt when a man entered and struck them with a metal bat. He was taken into custody.

Chicago Sun-Times

Suspect named in baseball bat attack at Democratic congressman’s office

Virginia congressman Gerry Connolly condemns ‘devastating and unconscionable’ assault on two staffers

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Va. Democrat's staff attacked with bat

The attacker was looking for Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly, according to his statement

Salon

Virginia congressman says staff attacked by assailant who was looking for him

The assailant allegedly "asked for me," Rep. Gerry Connolly said.

Axios

Congressman’s staffers hospitalised after baseball bat attack at Virginia office

The two members of Rep Gerry Connolly’s staff were treated for non-life-threatening injuries

The Independent UK

Police are investigating an attack on staffers in Rep. Connolly's office in Virginia

Two staff members at Rep. Gerry Connolly's Northern Virginia office were attacked Monday by a person armed with a baseball bat, according to a statement released by the Democratic lawmaker.

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Intensity and insults rise as lawmakers debate debt ceiling

This year’s debt ceiling debate has a different feel to it for some lawmakers

The Independent UK

Julianna Goldman: Should the bureaucrats get back to their desks?

Never underestimate Washington’s ability to turn a controversial but apolitical issue into a partisan battle. The latest example is something called the Show Up Act, which stands for Stopping Home Office Work’s Unproductive Problems.

Tribune News Service

House GOP Twitter bias hearing backfires

"What happens when you hold a hearing, and you can't prove your point?” a Democrat questioned

Salon

Republicans have won the House. Now, they're promising to investigate the Bidens

GOP Rep. Comer says pending investigations will show Hunter Biden engaged in influence peddling. Comer alleges then-Vice President Biden may have financially benefitted from his son's businesses.

WEKU

Democrats call for justice department to investigate migrant flights

Dozens of Congress members seek inquiry into whether transport of asylum seekers from Florida and Texas broke federal law

The Guardian - US

House blocks Trump's civil servant plot

"The civil servants who make up our federal workforce are the engine that keeps our federal government running"

Salon

Rep. Maloney introduces bills to curb future Trump-like presidents

WASHINGTON — A package of bills that Democrats hope will curb any future Trump-like presidents passed the House Thursday, advancing measures that could stand as a legacy to departing Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

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Axios

Inside Trump '25: A radical plan for Trump’s second term

Allies want to empower him to purge potentially thousands of civil servants.

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Why do we still honor J. Edgar Hoover's racist, homophobic legacy?

Fifty years ago this week — on May 2, 1972 — J. Edgar Hoover, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, died at his home near Washington's Rock Creek Park, and was found the next morning by his housekeeper slumped on the floor next to his bed.

Salon

DeJoy defies Biden on electric trucks

At least one congressman called for the Postmaster General's ouster following the incident

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