Virginia congresswoman and 23 colleagues push for protection of SNAP benefits
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More than 34 million Americans are food insecure, including 9 million children, which makes SNAP a vital federal program.
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Letters: It’s time for the U.S. to take a stand on the endless war in Yemen
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We have seen much recently about the Ukraine war anniversary. But March also marks the eighth anniversary of the war on Yemen and the 20th on Iraq. Members of Congress should introduce a Yemen War Powers Resolution before this war enters a ninth year.
Mark Warner hires Lot Kwarteng, the fifth Black legislative director in the U.S. Senate
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Sen. Mark R. Warner announced Monday the appointment of Lot Kwarteng as Legislative Director in the senator’s Capitol Hill office.
Should Members of Congress be able to use inside information to buy, sell stocks?
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Members of Congress shouldn’t be able to trade individual stocks. Simple as that. What they do daily in Congress making laws gives them too much inside information.
Bipartisan U.S. House vote creates committee to study growing global influence of China
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A rare actual bipartisan vote in the U.S. House created a new committee to investigate the Chinese Communist Party’s growing global influence.
Holman Rule returns with 118th Congress’s approval of rules package
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The House of Representatives did what it needed to pass a rules package on a 220-213 vote Monday night, with a return of the Holman Rule.
How can the U.S. become a country with a creative foreign policy?
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What is democracy but platitudes and dog whistles? The national direction is quietly predetermined — it’s not up for debate.
Assessing which is the bigger security threat to the U.S.: Russia, or China?
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The Biden administration has cast China and Russia, in that order, as the major threats to US security.
Virginia’s Northern Neck area receives congressional heritage designation
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The Northern Neck area of Virginia received an early Christmas gift last week with the passage of the Northern Neck National Heritage Area Act.
Members of Congress ask CPSC to address dangerous air pollution emitted by gas stoves
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Reports have found that gas stoves emit dangerous air pollutants and without adequate ventilation, can cause serious health risks.
