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Women veterans lobby Congress as a new study shows the barriers they face

A new comprehensive study from the Wounded Warrior Project found that female veterans face higher rates of unemployment and are more likely to have depression, PTSD and anxiety than their male counterparts.
Valerie Lewis, a US Army and Georgia Army National Guard veteran, poses for a portrait on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Lewis completed combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and was also stationed in Texas and Georgia.
Valerie Lewis, a US Army and Georgia Army National Guard veteran, poses for a portrait on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Lewis completed combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and was also stationed in Texas and Georgia.

Montana Sen. Jon Tester’s ethics crusade clashes with his campaign war chest

Lobbyist money and meetings complicate the Democratic incumbent's re-election fight in what's expected to be one of the most competitive Senate races of 2024.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., at the Capitol on Feb. 1, 2022.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., at the Capitol on Feb. 1, 2022.
2d ago

Two House Republicans say they might work with Democrats to fund government

Freshmen Marc Molinaro and Mike Lawler of New York opened the door to end-running Speaker Kevin McCarthy and partnering with Democrats if the GOP stalemate persists.
Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-N.Y., Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y.
Rep. Marc Molinaro, R-N.Y., Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y.
2d ago

Deflated House Republicans leave town with no solution for government shutdown

Speaker Kevin McCarthy brought up a vote to advance a bill to fund the Defense Department. For the second time this week, it failed.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Trump demands Republicans shut down government to 'defund' his criminal prosecutions

Despite the former president's efforts, a government shutdown wouldn’t halt the four criminal cases against him.
Former President Donald Trump in Washington on Sept. 15, 2023.
Former President Donald Trump in Washington on Sept. 15, 2023.
3d ago

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton suggests he might run against Sen. John Cornyn

Paxton, who was acquitted last week on 16 impeachment articles, also accused the Democratic Biden administration of being behind the state GOP-led impeachment effort.
Ken Paxton.
Ken Paxton.
3d ago

Did Sen. Bob Menendez and wife improperly take gold bars from corrupt bank exec?

Investigators want to know if the New Jersey Democrat offered to contact the Justice Department to try to help a man who was accused of banking crimes.
Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. The fight over who bears the blame for the recent US bank failures will turn ever more political today when lawmakers grill the lenders' former senior managers and top regulators. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Senator Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. The fight over who bears the blame for the recent US bank failures will turn ever more political today when lawmakers grill the lenders' former senior managers and top regulators. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
3d ago

Senate confirms first military nominee in months amid broader blockade by Tommy Tuberville

Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. was confirmed as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. President Joe Biden nominated him four months ago.
Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill July 11, 2023.
Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill July 11, 2023.
3d ago

Sen. John Fetterman says he'll 'save democracy' by wearing a suit if House GOP avoids a shutdown

The Pennsylvania Democrat issued the statement after Republicans expressed outrage about the Senate dress code being loosened.
Sen. John Fetterman at the Capitol
Sen. John Fetterman at the Capitol

Sen. Tommy Tuberville tries to flip political pressure of his anti-abortion crusade

Tuberville, R-Ala., tried force a vote on Gen. Eric Smith’s promotion to Marine Corps commandant — but Majority Leader Schumer appeared to beat him to the punch.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters as he and other senators arrive at the chamber for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul said on CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday, Sept. 10, that Tuberville “is paralyzing the Department of Defense,” as Tuberville wages an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters as he and other senators arrive at the chamber for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul said on CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday, Sept. 10, that Tuberville “is paralyzing the Department of Defense,” as Tuberville wages an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions.

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U.S. senators ask Biden admin to push for release of Princeton grad student held by Iran-backed militia

Elizabeth Tsurkov, who has Israeli and Russian citizenship, was abducted in March while doing research in Iraq “simply because she is Jewish and Israeli,” the two senators said.
A rally outside the International Committee of the Red Cross office in Gaza City in July demanding the Iraqi government  include Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in the exchange for Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov.
A rally outside the International Committee of the Red Cross office in Gaza City in July demanding the Iraqi government  include Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in the exchange for Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov.