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Mar 11, 2021

American Rescue Plan expands Obamacare subsidies, cutting premiums for millions

Jan 2, 2021

Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to "find 11,780 votes" in hour-long call

Aug 29, 2019

MIT and Harvard accepted $7.5 million from Epstein after conviction

Aug 10, 2019

Epstein died in federal jail with sleeping guards and broken cameras

Aug 10, 2019

DOJ refuses Epstein file release citing ongoing investigations

Nov 28, 2018

Miami Herald investigation forced federal charges after 11 years

May 8, 2018

Trump's 2018 Iran deal withdrawal led to current nuclear crisis

Jan 27, 2017

Federal courts block Trump's Muslim ban after nationwide airport chaos

Jul 14, 2015

Obama's 2015 Iran nuclear deal kept uranium enrichment below 4%

Nov 21, 2013

Senate eliminates filibuster for most nominees in 52-48 vote

Nov 21, 2013

Senate confirms Cabinet picks by simple majority

Jun 30, 2008

Federal prosecutors gave Epstein 13 months for trafficking 40+ minors

Jan 1, 1991

Billionaire Wexner gave Epstein power of attorney over $1 billion fortune

Nov 7, 1973

Congress limits president’s military deployments

Sep 17, 1787

Preamble frames federal power and constitutional purposes

Trump calls Rep. Massie a "moron" at National Prayer Breakfast after Massie votes against spending bill

Trump signs four executive orders to quadruple US nuclear capacity to 400 GW

Canada launches "Buy Canadian" defense strategy to cut US dependence

Farm bill extended to September 2026 as Thompson releases new draft

Trump administration tests census citizenship question in Alabama and South Carolina

Fourth Circuit reinstates Pentagon's HIV enlistment ban

Medicaid-ICE Data Sharing Forces Hospital Warnings

January jobs report delayed indefinitely by government shutdown

Senate confirms Burrows to lead DOJ office that vets federal judges

Congress extends cyber threat sharing law through September 2026

Congress scrambles to vote on war powers after Iran strikes begin

FCC proposes restricting phone and internet subsidies to citizens only

FOIA documents reveal ICE knew of 353% force increase before Minneapolis killings

NY redistricting fight heads to Supreme Court as deadlines loom

Cuba Humanitarian Aid and Oil Embargo

DHS spokesperson McLaughlin resigns amid deadly force scrutiny

Belgium summons US ambassador over mohel prosecution dispute

Trump eliminates CISA's election security program, cuts election grants 40%

Senate Democrats block DHS funding demanding ICE reforms after Minneapolis killings

Trump DOT opens $5.4 billion in bridge repair grants, strips DEI rules

Trump's FEMA Review Council recommends cutting agency in half

Black unemployment rises as DOGE cuts and manufacturing losses hit hardest

DOJ removes attorney who complained about overwhelming ICE caseload in Minnesota court

Washington Post cuts 300 journalists as Bezos reshapes newsroom

Rep. Loudermilk becomes 29th House Republican to retire, threatening narrow GOP majority

US accuses China of secret nuclear tests as three-way arms race looms

Democrats Slotkin and Houlahan refuse DOJ interviews over military video

Senate Splits DHS Funding as Democrats Demand Body Cameras and Warrants for ICE

Ninth Circuit lets Trump end protections for 60,000 TPS holders

Article I - Legislative Branch

Musk paid $1 million a day to swing-state voters, then landed a White House job

Oregon federal judge blocks ICE from making warrantless arrests, citing Fourth Amendment violations

Iran buries nuclear sites under concrete as satellites watch US bombers approach

American Rescue Plan expands Obamacare subsidies, cutting premiums for millions
Mar 11, 2021

American Rescue Plan expands Obamacare subsidies, cutting premiums for millions

apnews.com
aspe.hhs.gov
ballotpedia.org
bipartisanpolicy.org
+28
Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to "find 11,780 votes" in hour-long call
Jan 2, 2021

Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to "find 11,780 votes" in hour-long call

abcnews.go.com
en.wikipedia.org
www.11alive.com
www.axios.com
+7
MIT and Harvard accepted $7.5 million from Epstein after conviction
Aug 29, 2019

MIT and Harvard accepted $7.5 million from Epstein after conviction

amp.cnn.com
news.mit.edu
thetech.com
www.boston.com
+5
Epstein died in federal jail with sleeping guards and broken cameras
Aug 10, 2019

Epstein died in federal jail with sleeping guards and broken cameras

oig.justice.gov
www.abcnews.go.com
www.cbsnews.com
www.harvard.edu
+23
DOJ refuses Epstein file release citing ongoing investigations
Aug 10, 2019

DOJ refuses Epstein file release citing ongoing investigations

www.justice.gov
www.courtlistener.com
www.law.cornell.edu
abcnews.go.com
+17
Miami Herald investigation forced federal charges after 11 years
Nov 28, 2018

Miami Herald investigation forced federal charges after 11 years

Wikipedia
nymag.com
TIME
www.amazon.com
+25
Trump's 2018 Iran deal withdrawal led to current nuclear crisis
May 8, 2018

Trump's 2018 Iran deal withdrawal led to current nuclear crisis

Axios
Responsible Statecraft
Rowan Humphries
ABC News
+4
Federal courts block Trump's Muslim ban after nationwide airport chaos
Jan 27, 2017

Federal courts block Trump's Muslim ban after nationwide airport chaos

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Congressional Research Service
Equal Justice Initiative
Wikipedia
+31
Obama's 2015 Iran nuclear deal kept uranium enrichment below 4%
Jul 14, 2015

Obama's 2015 Iran nuclear deal kept uranium enrichment below 4%

www.npr.org
Responsible Statecraft
Rowan Humphries
ABC News
+5
Senate eliminates filibuster for most nominees in 52-48 vote
Nov 21, 2013

Senate eliminates filibuster for most nominees in 52-48 vote

TIME
www.npr.org
MSNBC
blogs.lse.ac.uk
+11
Senate confirms Cabinet picks by simple majority
Nov 21, 2013

Senate confirms Cabinet picks by simple majority

Yale Law School
Congress.gov
Wikipedia
Brennan Center
+11
Federal prosecutors gave Epstein 13 months for trafficking 40+ minors
Jun 30, 2008

Federal prosecutors gave Epstein 13 months for trafficking 40+ minors

abcnews.go.com
Wikipedia
www.cnn.com
www.floridabulldog.org
+8
Jan 1, 1991

Billionaire Wexner gave Epstein power of attorney over $1 billion fortune

Nov 7, 1973

Congress limits president’s military deployments

Sep 17, 1787

Preamble frames federal power and constitutional purposes

Trump calls Rep. Massie a "moron" at National Prayer Breakfast after Massie votes against spending bill

Trump signs four executive orders to quadruple US nuclear capacity to 400 GW

Canada launches "Buy Canadian" defense strategy to cut US dependence

Farm bill extended to September 2026 as Thompson releases new draft

Trump administration tests census citizenship question in Alabama and South Carolina

Fourth Circuit reinstates Pentagon's HIV enlistment ban

Medicaid-ICE Data Sharing Forces Hospital Warnings

January jobs report delayed indefinitely by government shutdown

Senate confirms Burrows to lead DOJ office that vets federal judges

Congress extends cyber threat sharing law through September 2026

Congress scrambles to vote on war powers after Iran strikes begin

FCC proposes restricting phone and internet subsidies to citizens only

FOIA documents reveal ICE knew of 353% force increase before Minneapolis killings

NY redistricting fight heads to Supreme Court as deadlines loom

Cuba Humanitarian Aid and Oil Embargo

DHS spokesperson McLaughlin resigns amid deadly force scrutiny

Belgium summons US ambassador over mohel prosecution dispute

Trump eliminates CISA's election security program, cuts election grants 40%

Senate Democrats block DHS funding demanding ICE reforms after Minneapolis killings

Trump DOT opens $5.4 billion in bridge repair grants, strips DEI rules

Trump's FEMA Review Council recommends cutting agency in half

Black unemployment rises as DOGE cuts and manufacturing losses hit hardest

DOJ removes attorney who complained about overwhelming ICE caseload in Minnesota court

Washington Post cuts 300 journalists as Bezos reshapes newsroom

Rep. Loudermilk becomes 29th House Republican to retire, threatening narrow GOP majority

US accuses China of secret nuclear tests as three-way arms race looms

Democrats Slotkin and Houlahan refuse DOJ interviews over military video

Senate Splits DHS Funding as Democrats Demand Body Cameras and Warrants for ICE

Ninth Circuit lets Trump end protections for 60,000 TPS holders

Article I - Legislative Branch

Musk paid $1 million a day to swing-state voters, then landed a White House job

Oregon federal judge blocks ICE from making warrantless arrests, citing Fourth Amendment violations

Iran buries nuclear sites under concrete as satellites watch US bombers approach