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Before Pizza Glue was in the search results, the search engines cut back on the stories that came up about it
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are used to monitor workers could potentially violate privacy, according to security consultancy Prism Infosec’s Principal Consultant Phil Robinson. This comes after US House of Representatives barred staff from using Microsoft’s ‘Copilot’ cloud service for sensitive data. The risk of leaking data to non-House approved cloud service is what prompted…
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There has been a surge of antisemitic activity since the October 7 attacks on Israel
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged the US to pass anti-Semitism awareness legislation. “No place on any campus…is for threats or hate speech, or antisemitism of any kind,” he added. “Hate never goes away. We’re aware that hate never goes away,” Biden further said. The bill was introduced in 2016 and passed the US…
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The House did not pass articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
The US House of Representatives has rejected an impeachment motion against Alejandro Mayorkas, the Deputy Attorney General of the US Department of Homeland Security under President Joe Biden, by a vote of 217 to 215. A Democratic-led Senate had refused to take up the motion. The House had earlier voted against impeaching the Speaker of…
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The white evangelical- GOP alliance has a new speaker in Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson was sworn in as the Speaker of the US House of Representatives for the first time after the Republican party nominated him to succeed Kevin McCarthy. The 56-year-old is the Majority Whip, an official position in the House of Representatives. He is a member of the white evangelical-GOP alliance in the US House…
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House Republicans are looking for a way out of Speaker debacle
Jim Jordan, the Republican Party’s nominee to be the next Speaker of the US House of Representatives, has failed to secure enough votes for the post. Jordan had won the nomination in an internal caucus vote but failed to secure a majority on the House floor. The same majority vote would be needed for a…
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The House delayed a vote on the Speaker after the G.O.P. nomination
US Representative Jim Jordan, who is running for the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, said, “I’m humbled and grateful to be nominated by my colleagues to serve as Speaker of the House.” He added, “I look forward to serving with you in the years to come.” Jordan was nominated on Wednesday by the…
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The path for Israel aid is uncertain after the house dissolution
The US House of Representatives on Saturday elected Patrick McHenry as the acting Speaker after Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s ouster. McHenry, a North Carolina Republican, was appointed to the position after McCarthy’s removal. He has limited authority that does not include the right to take major legislative action, according to many House aides.
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House January 6 investigator says that the 2020 election subversion probes are likely to produce indictments
US House of Representatives Republican leader Liz Cheney said that her party wants to avoid former US President Donald Trump turning his potential testimony into a “circus”. Cheney, the Vice Chair of the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, added, “It’s important that we don’t turn this into acircus.” She further said that the…
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Georgia prosecutor is interested in getting testimony from Flynn and Gingrich
A US House of Representatives panel has released its report on the allegations against ex-US President Donald Trump and Republicans over the 2020 presidential election. The committee’s summary said Trump’s campaign sent “millions” of emails with messages claiming that the election was “rigged”, that their donations could stop Democrats from “trying to steal” the election…
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Sources say that McCarthy gave Tucker Carlson access to Capitol security footage
C-SPAN cameras in the US House of Representatives have revealed that Republican House Speaker Paul Gosar and a Democratic Senator were on the floor together on January 6. The cameras also showed Gosar posing with Ocasio-Cortez at a rally. The US Congress had voted to censure Gosar in November 2021, after he photoshopped an anime…
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Timothy J. Heaphy conducted an investigative session in the House
A US House of Representatives committee has said it’s investigating if President Donald Trump or his aides committed crimes against the American people. The Judiciary Committee is looking into whether Trump and his aides “deliberately” violated the law. It added, “The purpose of this panel is to make sure that government officials can make changes…
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What is at stake in these elections?
The US House of Representatives has formed a committee to probe claims of election fraud during the 2020 presidential election. The committee has subpoenaed several witnesses, including former Attorney General Bill Barr, who resigned from his post last year. Earlier, Vice President Mike Pence said that the committee would be tasked with looking at allegations…
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He told the Republicans that he wanted his committees off until the issues were solved
Republican Congressman-elect George Santos, accused of lying about his Jewish heritage, is set to be sworn in as a member of the US House of Representatives next week. However, Santos has been accused of lying about his past and financial irregularities. “I never claimed to be Jewish,” he told the New York Post on Monday.
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McCarthy announces top House lawyer as fights with Biden shape up.
The US House of Representatives’ General Counsel Matthew Berry has been named as the General Counsel for the House investigation into former US President Donald Trump’s business dealings. Berry was previously serving as the General Counsel of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He will also serve as the General Counsel of the…
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The incoming N.Y. Rep.-elect is under investigation for lying about his past.
Democratic Representative Robert Santos, who is due to be sworn in as a US lawmaker on January 1, has declared that he’s not fit to serve. This comes after the New York Times alleged that Santos claimed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education. Several Republican members of the US House of Representatives have also…
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Kevin McCarthy is attempting to be the next GOP speaker.
Kevin McCarthy, who became the House speaker for the 118th Congress, said that he started working as a congressman to “improve opportunities for all Americans, not to harm workers and small businesses”. The 47-year-old Republican was first elected to the US House of Representatives in 2010. He previously served as the Majority Whip in the…
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McCarthy is in a race to be elected Speaker of the House.
As many as 19 Republicans voted against Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday. McCarthy, who was nominated by the GOP for the job, has been supported by a faction of the party that claims that he doesn’t have enough support in the Republican caucus. The first ballot…
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Who is GeorgeSantos? His Résumé may be largely fiction.
US House of Representatives Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries called Republican lawmaker George Santos a ” woefully unqualified Extreme MAGA Republican who is clearly not fit to serve”. Santos has admitted that he didn’t work directly for Citigroup or Goldman Sachs, but did do work for them through his company, which was a poor choice of…
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It was the biggest mystery following the January 6 revelations.
A US House of Representatives committee has voted to subpoena ex-President Donald Trump for documents after it found that he and his aides were engaged in a “cyber attack” against the Electoral College in January 2021. The committee also recommended that Trump, former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany and former campaign aide Carter Eastman…
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McCarthy is under attack as the former president seeks support for a campaign.
The top Republican in the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, has said he does not have the 218 votes he needs to become the Speaker of the House. In the GOP’s internal leadership elections, McCarthy only needs a simple majority to win his party’s nomination for Speaker. Biggs has said he will challenge McCarthy…
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Different states went in different directions during the midterms.
The US House of Representatives is set to vote in the general elections on November 4, 2020. Democrats are looking to win at least two races in New Jersey, Maine’s 2ndDistrict and Colorado’s 8th District with Democratic state senator Jeff Van Drew and former Republican Representative Bruce Poliquin. Republicans have written off the 3rd and…
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Some states went in different directions during the midterms.
Democrats have regained control of the US House of Representatives in the elections that took place on Tuesday. The Democrats had lost the majority in the US Senate in 2020 and now hold a narrow advantage over the Republicans. In the US, all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives are up for election…
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Lauren Boebert blames her party for her reelection being too close to call.
Republican Lauren Boebert has been elected to a fourth term in the US House of Representatives after defeating Democratic Diane Mitsch Bush by 51.6% of the vote. Boebert’s victory is a victory for President Donald Trump, who won the Colorado district by almost 8percentage points in November 2018. Boebert’s district is white, and many of…
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A flood of GOP spending tightens the Senate races.
Democrats would need to win two seats in Pennsylvania to win control of the US House of Representatives in the General Elections. If Democrats take Pennsylvania, Republicans would need to pick up two seats to win control. If Democrats take California, Republicans would need to pick up two seats to win control of the US…