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House advances NDAA amendment to rescind Pentagon abortion policy

House Republicans narrowly approved a controversial amendment to the annual defense bill that would overturn the Pentagon’s abortion policy, throwing the must-pass legislation into uncertainty ahead of its looming expiration deadline.

Secret Service confirms marijuana found in White House on two separate occasions

It's not just cocaine in the White House — marijuana was found on two separate occasions in the executive mansion in the past year, the Secret Service told the Washington Examiner.

Fetterman celebrates LGBT representation in Senate office with White Lotus meme

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Thursday cheered the recent finding that his office had the third-highest percentage of LGBT staffers among Senate Democrats.

Manchin to oppose Biden Labor pick Julie Su in major blow to confirmation chances

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) will oppose Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su's nomination to the top job, he announced Thursday afternoon, striking a major blow to her confirmation chances.

Pennsylvania escaped prisoner: Officials describe video showing inmate escaped ‘like a spider’

New details about the escape of a prisoner from a Pennsylvania jail reveal that he may have received help to go on the run as investigators' search for the fugitive goes into its seventh day.

Stimulus update: $1.2 billion in unclaimed funds in Oklahoma — here’s how to see if you’re eligible

More than 800,000 Oklahomans are eligible for a share of $1.2 billion in unclaimed funds.

Crenshaw says staffers, not members, thwarted his psychedelics amendment

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) railed against committee staffers he says blocked his amendment to fund research using psychedelics to treat service members from being included in the National Defense Authorization Act.

Stimulus update: Deadline to collect 2019 refunds worth up to $6,557 in four days

The deadline for taxpayers to claim tax refunds from 2019 is approaching in four days. The IRS issued its final notice last month for those who continue to be owed money from the government. Taxpayers have until July 17 to submit a tax return, otherwise, unclaimed funds will be kept by the Treasury.

GOP attorneys general warn 100 largest companies after affirmative action ruling

A group of more than a dozen Republican attorneys general sent a letter to the country’s biggest corporations warning of legal consequences over race-based employment preferences.

Crenshaw and AOC expect to pass bill funding psychedelic clinical trials for PTSD

Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Thursday they expect their bipartisan legislation to create a pathway for clinical trials for psychedelic drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder to pass the House in a floor vote on Friday.
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