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On Monday, Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel walked out of his own ethics trial, the 111th Congress reconvened and newly elected members attended orientation. Kwame Holman has an overview then Ray Suarez gets more on what to expect from the lame-duck session with Richard Norton Smith and Norm Ornstein.
DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s455dqfc4', 'news01s455dqfc4', '29'); Today is the first day of the lame-duck session of the 111th Congress. What will (and what won't) they accomplish in the next few months before a new, more Republican Congress is sworn in? Gwen Ifill briefs Hari Sreenivasan on the Congress' four ...
Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. File photo by Getty Images. As dozens of newly-elected members of Congress arrive this week for freshmen orientation, one veteran lawmaker begins his fight to save his job. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., after months of investigations, will finally have his ethics trial on Capitol Hill Monday. Rangel will represent himself against...
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks sort through the top political stories, including the debate over extending tax cuts, prospects for the lame-duck Congress, criticism of debt commission ideas and former President Bush's new book.
NewsHour Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming laments the newsroom cuts and budget woes of her hometown newspaper, the Los Angeles Times.
... carry his light forward. His legacy calls each of us to stay committed, stay organized, and remain faithful to the pursuit of justice. Chicago congressman laments his friend’s passing “Of course, we have known that he was ill for quite some time, and that ultimately it would come,” Rep ...
... Van Der Beek, who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023, died at age 48 on Feb. 11, 2026, bringing the disease back into the limelight. The Conversation U.S. asked gastrointestinal oncologist Christopher Lieu and cancer researcher Andrea Dwyer to explain what’s known about early-onset colon cancer ...
... stockpile has helped the GOP build a sizable cash advantage over Democrats ahead of November, at least so far. "One of the main reasons a lame-duck president might want to amass this much money is to maintain political relevance," said Daniel Weiner, a former Federal Election Commission attorney and ...
... an important moment for Latino culture." He also thought it fantastic that Ricky Martin sang Bad Bunny's, "Lo que le pasó a Hawaii," which laments gentrification in Puerto Rico, a worsening issue for many on an island with a more than 40% poverty rate. "Transmitting that message is extremely ...
... by his office, described himself as a politician who has denounced and prosecuted drug traffickers. Accompanied by one of his daughters and his granddaughter, he lamented that most of his children live outside of Colombia, in exile, due to the fight he's waging against drug trafficking. “We have truly ...
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