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Trump's 'original sin' in crosshairs of looming Congressional investigation list: report

House Democrats are drawing up plans to investigate Elon Musk if they win control of the chamber next month, with multiple committees eyeing targets ranging from his tenure atop the Department of Government Efficiency to his possible role in throttling Ukraine’s Starlink access. The world’s richest man has poured $276 million and counting into Republican…

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Three Democratic committee leaders still behind on duesRep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is one of three House Democrats who have yet to pay their DCCC dues in full despite plans to return to top committee jobs next year.

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Anthropic’s leaked AI bill sparks backlashAnthropic, long seen as the safety-promoting frontier lab, found itself on the defensive.

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The most awkward Senate delegation ever?If Democrat Sherrod Brown wins an Ohio Senate seat, he would have to serve with Republican Bernie Moreno, who defeated him in 2024.

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Republicans in competitive Pa. races are tying themselves to Josh Shapiro. What does that mean for the midterms?Republicans in competitive swing district races are featuring Gov. Josh Shapiro in ads. It's "quite telling," one political science professor said.

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Ilhan Omar's sister questioned by feds after dramatic DC home raidIlhan Omar's older sister Sahra Noor was questioned by federal investigators in connection with the immigration fraud probe following the DHS raid.

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Is this America’s most normal congressional race? San Diego candidates run on classic platformsDemocrat Marni von Wilpert and Republican Jim Desmond are sticking to conventional centrist platforms in the closely watched San Diego House race.

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6 bombshells unearthed as squashed FBI congressional corruption probe comes to lightA bombshell report from ProPublica published Tuesday shed light on a previously unreported FBI corruption probe into several lawmakers, one that unearthed several stunning revelations involving a bipartisan group of congressmen. Here are six of the most significant discoveries from ProPublica’s reporting. 1. Lindsey Graham allegedly demanded $40,000 for…

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