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Zelenskyy lobbies Congress for Ukraine aid at center of GOP spending battle

Thursday, September 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to Washington on Thursday to make the case for $24 billion more in U.S. aid tied up in a showdown between House Republicans over spending.Zelenskyy's first stop was Capitol Hill, where he was lobbying lawmakers behind closed... Read More.

Zelenskyy lobbies Congress with Ukraine aid at center of GOP spending battle

Thursday, September 21 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came Washington on Thursday to make the case for $24 billion more in U.S. tied up in a showdown between House Republicans over spending.Zelenskyy's first stop was Capitol Hill, where he was lobbying lawmakers behind closed doors.... Read More.

Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress

Thursday, September 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A jury has found former Trump adviser Peter Navarro guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.Navarro, who under Donald Trump was director of the White... Read More.

Deliberations underway in ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress trial

Thursday, September 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Jury deliberations are underway Thursday in the trial of former Trump adviser Peter Navarro on charges of defying a subpoena issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.Navarro, who under Donald Trump was director of... Read More.

Jury seated in former Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress trial

Tuesday, September 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A jury has been selected in the trial of former Trump adviser Peter Navarro on charges that he defied a subpoena for testimony and documents issued in February 2022 by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.Fourteen jurors... Read More.

Israeli president highlights US-Israeli relationship, addresses antisemitism in speech to Congress

Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday morning, highlighting the foundations of the U.S.-Israel relationship in addition to addressing antisemitism amid tensions between Israel and some members of Congress.Herzog received a standing ovation when entering the House chamber... Read More.

Khanna claims Supreme Court overruled Congress on student loan forgiveness, lauds Biden’s Plan B

Sunday, July 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- California Rep. Ro Khanna on Sunday praised President Joe Biden's continued efforts to cancel federal student loan debt after the Supreme Court struck down his initial plan to forgive up to $20,000 for some borrowers.Biden said Friday that he will now rely on... Read More.

Sarah McBride could be 1st openly trans person in Congress, but her focus is on results for Delaware

Thursday, June 29 by ABC News

(DOVER, Del.) -- Sarah McBride is used to being first. She was the first openly transgender person to work in the White House, the first to speak at the Democratic National Convention and the first to become a state senator, in Delaware.If the campaign she... Read More.

Schumer unveils new AI framework as Congress wades into regulatory space

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Congress is in a race against the clock to regulate artificial intelligence and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is unrolling the early-stage steps that the chamber will take to try to get a handle on the rapidly evolving technology.Artificial intelligence, or AI,... Read More.

Equality Act reintroduced in Congress to protect LGBTQ+ community

Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Equality Act, which would protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination, has been reintroduced by four Democratic legislators.Several representatives – including Representatives Mark Takano and Hakeem Jeffries and Senators Jeff Merkley, Tammy Baldwin, and Cory Booker – are behind the bill, which comes... Read More.

Dads in Congress reflect on working in Washington while making sure ‘kids come first’

Sunday, June 18 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- At 10 months old, Hodge Gomez has already roamed the halls of Congress, meeting with politicians and presidents.He even went viral -- watching all 15 rounds of Kevin McCarthy's historically messy fight for the speakership from the arms of his dad, California Rep.... Read More.

Slain Home Depot worker’s mom tells Congress, amid worrying retail crime: ‘The system failed’

Wednesday, June 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As much of the nation on Tuesday watched news coverage of former President Donald Trump's historic arraignment at a Miami courthouse, a panel of Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill were being riveted by something else: the testimony of a mother whose 26-year-old... Read More.

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Zelenskyy lobbies Congress for Ukraine aid at center of GOP spending battle

Zelenskyy lobbies Congress with Ukraine aid at center of GOP spending battle

Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress

Deliberations underway in ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress trial

Jury seated in former Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress trial

Israeli president highlights US-Israeli relationship, addresses antisemitism in speech to Congress

Khanna claims Supreme Court overruled Congress on student loan forgiveness, lauds Biden’s Plan B

Sarah McBride could be 1st openly trans person in Congress, but her focus is on results for Delaware

Schumer unveils new AI framework as Congress wades into regulatory space

Equality Act reintroduced in Congress to protect LGBTQ+ community

Dads in Congress reflect on working in Washington while making sure ‘kids come first’

Slain Home Depot worker’s mom tells Congress, amid worrying retail crime: ‘The system failed’

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