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Representative Chuck Edwards received a formal rebuke on the floor after a speech in which he apologized for his conduct but said it did not constitute harassment.
Floods are common across the Southwest this time of year, when even a little bit of rain can quickly become dangerous.
Authorities in Buga, Colombia, are searching for a motorcyclist who was caught on video crashing into a bus at high speed, then leaving the scene.
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The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday evening to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards following allegations of sexual harassment.
Officials in Tarrant County, Texas, voted to reduce polling locations in the county from 316 in the 2022 midterm elections to 224 for this year's elections.
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Also, borrowing costs rise around the world. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
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The defense secretary’s cuts, which have hit about 10 percent of the military’s top officers, are dividing the Pentagon, officials said.
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) was censured by the House on Tuesday after the Ethics Committee found he failed "to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers." Why it matters: The vote amounts to a remarkable bipartisan rebuke, with the GOP leadership team and the vast majority of Edwards' own party joining Democrats to impose one of the House's most serious punishments. - The Ethics Committee's findings follow Axios' reporting that Edwards singled out two young female staffers in their 20s for special attention that multiple sources described as inappropriate. - Every Democrat and all but two Republicans voted to censure Edwards, who abandoned his reelection campaign last…
House Democrats were left stunned and pointing fingers Tuesday after a pair of centrist lawmakers unexpectedly helped Republican leadership pass a key procedural vote. Why it matters: The result underscored how little control House Democratic leadership enjoys over some of its more independent-minded members even at crucial moments. - The two centrists, Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.), are known to rarely attend party caucus meetings or heed leadership's instructions on how to vote. - "I think it's well established that I don't really do whip calls," Golden told Axios on Tuesday. Driving the news: The House passed what is known as a "rule" — a procedural package setting out the parameters for how a…
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has been in the majority in divided cases more times than any other chief since 1953. But not this time.
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