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Clyburn, 82, has served in House Democratic leadership for nearly two decades. Some younger Democrats were upset with his decision to run for another top job.

The company is accused of a sweeping, 15-year scheme to compensate top executives of former President Donald Trump’s company off the books.

The dinner is a chance for the leaders to toast each other and their respective countries and strengthen ties that have frayed amid disputes over trade and national security.

The justices will consider whether to endorse a conservative theory that could limit power of state courts to review election-related laws enacted by legislatures.

A separate appeals court put the program on hold, prompting the Biden administration to ask the Supreme Court to intervene.

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said investigators would not conduct any more depositions.

The seven Republicans say they will prolong consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act unless they get a vote on their proposal to lift a vaccination requirement.

The House approved legislation today that would force rail companies and their workers to accept an agreement brokered earlier this year. NBC News’ Peter Alexander has more details on the potential strike.

The California congressman, the highest-ranking Latino ever in the House, will help steer Democrats, soon to be in the minority, as they push their legislative priorities.

Jeffries, 52, was elected Wednesday alongside Reps. Katherine Clark, 59, and Pete Aguilar, 43, as the party’s new top three.

Americans motivated by violent ideologies pose a “persistent and lethal threat,” a senior DHS official said in a briefing about a new Terrorism Advisory System bulletin.