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On First Day of Virtual Congress, More Than 70 Democrats Stayed Home…

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The House met for the first time Wednesday under new rules permitting proxy voting. Nearly one-third of the Democratic caucus stayed home. According to the House clerk, more than 70 Democrats assigned another 40 lawmakers to vote for them by proxy, which is now permitted under a rule change passed by the Democratic majority earlier […]

OPPOSITION TO FISA SURVEILLANCE RENEWAL GAINING STEAM IN THE HOUSE…

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Democrats are making a last-ditch attempt to salvage a bill to renew expired surveillance tools Wednesday amid mounting opposition from Republicans and liberals in their own party, but it’s still unclear whether the gamble will succeed. Hours ahead of the scheduled floor vote, Pelosi and her top deputies were still […]

Supreme Court Blocks Release of Mueller Grand Jury Materials…

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Today the Supreme Court blocked the disclosure to the House Judiciary Committee of grand jury materials from the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The Department of Justice had asked the court 13 days ago to put the release of the materials on hold while it appeals a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals […]

Antibody Tests Continue to Suggest Wuhan Virus Far More Widespread, Less Deadly Than Initially Thought…

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International alarm surrounding the coronavirus has been driven largely by early estimates about the death rate, but new antibody tests are significantly undercutting those projections. In early March, for example, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom declared that globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died. He added, “by comparison, seasonal flu generally […]

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