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It would punish Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., for her comments toward Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., by removing Boebert from her committee assignments.

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The House of Representatives backed the bill by 363-70 on Tuesday.

Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to former President Donald Trump, is refusing to be deposed or hand over documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to his attorney.

Following a court order, the Biden administration is reinstating Migrant Protection Protocols requiring asylum-seekers to wait out their cases in Mexico.

The approach includes a multi-step process that would resolve the debt limit standoff and avoid automatic cuts to Medicare.

Stone is only the latest Trump associate to refuse to cooperate with the House panel investigating the Capitol riot.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., suggested in a video that surfaced online last month that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., had been mistaken for a terrorist.

The plan requires private insurance holders to submit reimbursement claims that policy experts say might do little to make testing more widespread.

Saule Omarova lacked unanimous support from Democrats, while at least two GOP lawmakers suggested she was a Communist.

A federal judge in Georgia said President Joe Biden's executive order probably exceeded his authority.