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The referrals will be voted on during a meeting as part of a longer list of recommendations for criminal referrals. Referrals do not carry any legal weight or compel the Justice Department to act.

The nearly $1.7 trillion government funding package boosts defense and domestic spending and includes more than $44 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine.

Multiple GOP lawmakers tell NPR that embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos has voluntarily recused himself from serving on committees temporarily.

Democrats are strategizing on how to win back the House next year and are undertaking a publicity blitz to remind voters of their records.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he and Speaker Kevin McCarthy are working together to determine how the personal information was compromised.

The House has approved a package of defense policies that are intended to counter those of President Biden. The Senate version is expected to be far different.

The Washington Democrat walked back comments she made over the weekend in which she called Israel a “racist state.”

President Biden is spending the week at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Del. While he may get some downtime, it’s impossible to fully check out from the job.

The administration is releasing new suggested guidelines for states and local communities on how to protect against extreme temperatures.

Rhode Island voters cast their ballots in two special state legislative elections.