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Tim Kaine announces Senate reelection bid, sparing Democrats 2024 headache

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) announced Friday that he will run for reelection in 2024, saving Democrats a headache as they will not need to defend an open seat in purple Virginia in what will be a tough cycle for Senate Democrats.

Women serve in top appropriations positions for first time in congressional history

Four women on Capitol Hill will make history this year after being appointed to the four top positions on the House and Senate Appropriations committees, marking a first for women in Congress.

Tim Kaine to reveal future plans, putting Democrats on edge as they prepare for 2024

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is reportedly set to reveal his plans, putting his party on edge as it worries the Virginia Democrat will resign and give Republicans a pickup opportunity in a state that has seen GOP gains in recent years.

Pelosi says it will take time for husband to be ‘back to normal’ after attack

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) provided an update on her husband’s condition after he was violently attacked in October, noting he is recovering well but that it will “take a little while for him to be back to normal.”

Google parent company Alphabet lays off 12,000 employees globally

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is laying off 12,000 employees worldwide, roughly 6% of its workforce, the company's CEO said Friday.

How China worries drove Youngkin to spurn a massive Ford battery plant

Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R-VA) decision that Virginia will not compete for a planned Ford-owned battery factory due to the legacy automaker's business relationship with a Chinese battery giant drew a clear political line in the sand at a time when states are aggressively competing for new manufacturing jobs no matter the developer's national origin.

What the House GOP could demand in debt limit standoff

The U.S. government hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit on Thursday, just as newly empowered House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), say they’ll use the debt ceiling to force budget cuts.

Overclassification seen as factor in Trump and Biden documents scandals

Between President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, it has been more than a decade since the country was offered a major presidential nominee who didn't wind up embroiled in a classified documents scandal.

Biden’s ‘phenomenally successful’ partnership with foreign-funded Penn examined

Republicans in Congress are ramping up investigations into President Joe Biden’s Washington think tank, the center’s funding, and who had access to the previously little-known center after classified documents were discovered inside a closet.

No waiting games

California Senate candidates aren’t deferring to a fellow Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
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