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Lawmakers to Confront Boeing Chief on Mounting Quality and Safety Issues
Dave Calhoun, Boeing’s chief executive, will appear before a Senate investigative panel and plans to apologize for the company’s high-profile safety i [...]
Trump to Meet With Republican Lawmakers in Washington
Former President Donald J. Trump is expected to meet with a group of Republican senators and House members this week in Washington, where he will also [...]
Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War
Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs ordered the operation, which used fake social media accounts urging U.S. lawmakers to fund Israel’s military, ac [...]
U.S. Lawmakers Push Biden to Bring Back Detained Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan From Nigeria
Gambaryan and another company exec, Nadeem Anjarwalla, were detained by Nigerian officials after they were invited by the country to resolve a dispute [...]
Health Officials Tried to Evade Public Records Laws, Lawmakers Say
N.I.H. officials suggested federal record keepers helped them hide emails. If so, “that’s really damaging to trust in all of government,” one expert s [...]
Lawmakers Dial Up Pressure on Alito to Recuse From Elections Cases
The outcry over Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. comes amid fears about whether the American public will regard the Supreme Court’s rulings about Jan. 6 as [...]
Louisiana Lawmakers Vote to Make Abortion Pills Controlled Substances
The legislation would make possession of the drugs without a prescription a crime in Louisiana, punishable with jail time.
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Four Lawmakers Denounce Plan to Ease Sanctions on Mining Executive
A White House proposal to allow the billionaire Dan Gertler to sell off his assets in the Democratic Republic of Congo sparks a bipartisan rebuke.
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‘Oversight After Dark’: Lawmakers Hurl Insults at Hearing
In an after-hours session on Capitol Hill, insults by the right-wing Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene led to a raucous exchange with Democrats, featu [...]
‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill
A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill t [...]
Norway Wants to Restrict Crypto Mining by Regulating Data Centers, Lawmakers Say: Report
Energy-intensive crypto mining is an example of a type of business not wanted in Norway, Minister for Energy Terje Aasland reportedly said.
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What Is the Powerful Surveillance Law That Divided Lawmakers?
Under Section 702, the government is empowered to collect, without a warrant, the messages of Americans communicating with targeted foreigners abroad. [...]
Top U.S. House Lawmakers Meet With Schumer on Stablecoin Bill Strategy: Punchbowl
On the crypto event circuit, McHenry has repeatedly contended that it's still possible to get his panel's stablecoin bill passed for President Joe Bid [...]
Nonprofit Theaters Are in Trouble. Lawmakers Are Proposing Help.
Proposed legislation would allocate $1 billion annually for an industry coping with rising expenses and smaller audiences.
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Nebraska Lawmakers Block Trump-Backed Changes to Electoral System
The state awards an electoral vote to the winner of each congressional district. Former President Donald J. Trump and allies want a “winner take all” [...]