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Trump-era Justice Department subpoenaed congressional staffers, watchdog finds
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Trump-era Justice Department subpoenaed congressional staffers, watchdog finds

NPR  

Trump-era Justice Department subpoenaed congressional staffers, watchdog finds toggle caption Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images The Justice Department's internal watchdog found no evidence of political motivation by federal prosecutors who subpoenaed the communication records of two Democratic members of Congress, congressional staffers as well as reporters as part of leak investigations during the first Trump administration. But a new report from …

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The Crucial Immigration Lifelines Inside Congress That Nobody Sees
11 months ago

The Crucial Immigration Lifelines Inside Congress That Nobody Sees

Huff Post  

In the chaos that swallowed Afghanistan as the U.S. withdrew its last troops in August 2021, thousands of Afghans, their friends and their families called anyone they could think of for help. “There aren’t a lot of Nickys out there.” For thousands of people trying to navigate the U.S. immigration system, congressional staffers like Leingang have become an essential lifeline. …

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Man accused in baseball bat attack of congressional staffers now facing federal charges
1 year, 7 months ago

Man accused in baseball bat attack of congressional staffers now facing federal charges

The Independent  

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AOC says Congress ‘sounds like a perfect place for a union’ in call for higher staff wages
2 years, 11 months ago

AOC says Congress ‘sounds like a perfect place for a union’ in call for higher staff wages

The Independent  

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Congress fights over money for child care — but never questions billions for war
3 years, 3 months ago

Congress fights over money for child care — but never questions billions for war

Salon  

President Biden and the Democratic Congress are facing a crisis as the popular domestic agenda they ran on in the 2020 election is held hostage by two corporate Democratic senators, fossil-fuel consigliere Joe Manchin and payday-lender favorite Kyrsten Sinema. Manchin has hypocritically described the domestic spending bill as "fiscal insanity," but has voted for a much larger Pentagon budget every …

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