Rep. Maloney calls Manchin and Schumer deal ‘a message that Democrats get things done’
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Gunfire has long echoed in New York's Adirondack Mountains. So June's landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court establishing a constitutional right to carry weapons in public seemed like a vindication of an upstate, gun-centric way of life. The ruling by the court's conservative majority appalled Democratic leaders across the country who said it would lead to more gun violence.
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Opinion: Biden undermines farmers after warning of food shortages
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House GOP Defends Trump, Saying Maybe Government Secrets Weren't So Secret
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- The New York Times
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WASHINGTON — Republicans struggled to come together on how to respond to the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago as it emerged Friday that federal law enforcement officers had recovered top secret files from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home. They were divided over whether to attack the nation’s top law enforcement agencies and how aggressive to be in those attacks. Publicly, Trump’s allies continued an aggressive push to portray the former president as a political target while sending urgent-
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Minnesota Republican Brad Finstad was sworn in Friday as the newest member of the U.S. House, giving the GOP one more seat, which means Democrats can't afford to lose more than four votes on close issues like their flagship climate change and health care bill. Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a ceremonial photo op afterward with a smiling Finstad, who was surrounded by members of his large family, including his wife, Jackie, and their seven children. “It's a special day for us to welcome a new member of Congress, Mr. Finstad, and his beautiful family,” Pelosi said.
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Rand Paul says Mitch McConnell 'needs to pick up the phone' after anti-abortion judge saga
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