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Redistricting decision hamstrings potential congressional response

The Supreme Court’s decision limiting the Voting Rights Act appears to hamper Congress from passing legislation to restore the law’s protections for minority voters when states draw new congressional districts, legal experts say. In the hours after Wednesday’s 6-3 decision invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.,…

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Report sexual misconduct? It’s not that simple, staffers say

Almost a decade after a workplace harassment overhaul on Capitol Hill, staffers aren’t fully comfortable reporting misconduct — that is, if they even know where to turn, a range of lawmakers and aides told Roll Call. Congress should finish the job it started during the #MeToo era, several said, especially…

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Victims of Camp Lejeune’s tainted water inch closer to amends

Decades of anger and frustration are turning into cautious optimism for some victims of contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, as about two dozen of more than 3,700 lawsuits seeking compensation for damages appear headed for trial later this year in federal court in North Carolina. Once…

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Lawmakers criticize Kristi Noem over delayed FEMA decisions

Members of the House Judiciary Committee used an oversight hearing Wednesday to highlight delays in dispersing disaster relief funds.

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Bondi to face criticism over Epstein disclosure law at House hearing

Attorney General Pamela Bondi is set to face House lawmakers at an oversight hearing Wednesday that could focus on Epstein file releases.

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Democrats call for hearings, independent probes over ICE shooting - Roll Call

Democratic members of Congress on Thursday called for oversight hearings and independent probes after the fatal shooting of Renee Good.

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Congressional parents keep the spotlight on proxy voting - Roll Call

Few members of Congress have given birth while in office. Proxy voting could help, some believe, but staunch opposition remains.

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Supreme Court's redistricting decision could hurt map challengers - Roll Call

A Supreme Court decision will make it harder for voters to prove lawmakers improperly relied on race for congressional maps, advocates say.

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Congress takes holiday decorating seriously. This year it caused an outcry - Roll Call

An immigration-themed display outside the office of Republican Rep. Eli Crane is “not in keeping with the spirit of the season,” Democrats say.

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House Democrats push for proxy voting when illness impedes attendance - Roll Call

Democrats are seeking to change House rules allow proxy voting and remote committee participation when illness is a factor.

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Two Democrats sidelined ahead of anticipated debt ceiling vote on Wednesday - Roll Call

Two House Democrats announced Tuesday that they’ll miss the anticipated vote this week on the debt ceiling deal.

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Counting votes with Rep. Deborah K. Ross

WASHINGTON — Deborah K. Ross is an optimist, despite the chaotic early days of her first term in Congress.

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Counting votes with Rep. Deborah K. Ross - Roll Call

As she joins the Democratic whip team, Ross talks about how North Carolina politics have changed and why she likes to “listen and observe.”

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Immigration agency backlog weighs on congressional offices

WASHINGTON — Immigration lawyer Diana Baurele spent weeks getting bounced around the bureaucracy of a U.S. immigration agency as she tried to renew work authorization documents for a home health care worker.

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Immigration agency backlog weighs on congressional offices - Roll Call

Member offices have fielded a growing pile of requests for help to speed their cases through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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Defense bill could be best shot for immigration changes - Roll Call

Provisions added to a sweeping defense bill could be the best chance Congress has of passing any immigration legislation this year.

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Inflation, China competition bill will headline Biden’s stop in battleground North Carolina

President Joe Biden will continue his travels to promote efforts to combat inflation with a visit to Greensboro, North Carolina, on Thursday to urge congressional action to finalize work on a bipartisan competitiveness bill as Democrats seek to hold both chambers of Congress.

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Inflation, China competition bill to headline Biden’s stop in battleground N.C.

President Biden is expected to press for congressional action on a China competitiveness bill, arguing it would lower inflation.

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