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Senators demand Mark Zuckerberg produce details on Instagram’s ‘warning screens’ that allowed users to see potential child sex abuse material

WASHINGTON — The Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and one of its most senior Republicans escalated their demands Monday for information from…
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Senate advances $95 billion Ukraine, Israel funding bill, faces uphill battle as budget talks loom

Senators on Thursday advanced a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, garnering momentum for a funding package that…
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Big bank executives will assure lawmakers the industry’s crisis is over, KBW CEO Thomas Michaud predicts

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GOP Sen. Mullin challenges Teamsters boss to fight at Senate hearing: ‘Stand your butt up’

A Republican senator and the president of the Teamsters union nearly got into a fistfight Tuesday in the middle of…
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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he is not running for reelection

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Thursday he will not run for reelection in 2024 — but signaled…
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We can use AI to fight predatory robocalls, experts tell senators

WASHINGTON — Senators took a bipartisan stance against abusive robocalling on Tuesday, appealing to experts for enforcement measures as more…
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Sen. Bob Menendez on reelection bid: ‘We will announce it when it comes time’

(Editors note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly reported a question Sen. Bob Menendez was asked Wednesday on Capitol…
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Congress and Washington wonder if Biden and McCarthy cut secret Ukraine funding deal

WASHINGTON — Congress and the rest of Washington buzzed Monday over the question of whether President Joe Biden and House…
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Sen. Durbin renews call for a Supreme Court code of conduct amid ethics concerns

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin called on the Supreme Court to create a code of conduct as its…
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Biden signs 45-day funding bill to keep government open

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a last-minute spending bill Saturday night averting a government shutdown that would have triggered a…