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We have become one nation under house arrest. You think we’re any different from the Kentucky couple fitted out with ankle monitoring bracelets and forced to quarantine at home? We’re not.
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Senate Republicans today introduced the HEALS Act as a starting point for bipartisan, bicameral negotiations on another COVID-19 relief package.
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National defense ranks among the highest priorities of the federal government. If you recall the words of the Constitution’s preamble, you will know that providing for the common defense is identified as one of the document’s purposes.
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In the developing world, the inappropriate use of toxic chemical pesticides frequently leads to human, animal, and environmental health issues.
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring joined a large coalition of states, cities, and counties in filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced the Mothers and Newborns Success Act, legislation to help reduce the egregious racial inequities in maternal and infant mortality.
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The House voted today to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill championed by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) to address the $12 billion maintenance backlog at National Park Service sites.
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A former leader of the Nine Trey Gangsters was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that included the murder of 23-year-old Delante Eley.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are introducing the Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act.
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As a novel coronavirus, many characteristics of COVID-19 have taken time and research to uncover.
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