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When it comes to the future of America's youth, Republican presidential candidates are less focused
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Lawmakers presided over one of the most fruitless sessions in legislative history this year — and th
The Israel-Hamas war has sparked demonstrations on college campuses, igniting the age old debate abo
The vote is intended, in part, to give lawmakers greater legal authority to enforce subpoenas. House
The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade last year has made it virtually impossible to
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Lawmakers are scrambling to get things done before the end of the year, but is there an appetite to