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President-elect Trump has selected former Wisconsin congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy to lead the U.S. Transportation Department.
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Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Loading your audio article Former congressman and Air National Guard pilot Adam Kinzinger says there’s a reason so many photos of drones being reported along the East Coast are blurry.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
In 2022, the former congressman resigned from office to run Trump’s media and technology company, which underscored Trump’s looming presence in Washington, even after his 2020 election defeat.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
Schiff, a 12-term congressman and the former chair of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee is perhaps best known for leading the first impeachment effort against then-President Donald Trump in 2019.
—Sarah Gleason, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
Loading your audio article Former congressman and Air National Guard pilot Adam Kinzinger says there’s a reason so many photos of drones being reported along the East Coast are blurry.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
In 2022, the former congressman resigned from office to run Trump’s media and technology company, which underscored Trump’s looming presence in Washington, even after his 2020 election defeat.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
Schiff, a 12-term congressman and the former chair of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee is perhaps best known for leading the first impeachment effort against then-President Donald Trump in 2019.
—Sarah Gleason, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Spartz is a congresswoman representing Indiana's 5th District, which covers an area northeast of Indianapolis, including Anderson and Marion.Brittany Carloni, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bipartisan legislation to honor the late Shirley Chisholm, the nation’s first Black congresswoman, became law last week, as the 118th Congress winds down with a final flurry of bills.Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Another person close to the transition team was more optimistic about Gabbard securing Senate approval but said several Republican senators and senators-elect plausibly could vote against Gabbard, including Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, John Curtis and Mitch McConnell.Andrea Shalal and Gram Slattery, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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On Tuesday, Reuters reported that eight Republican senators had expressed doubts about Trump's nomination of Gabbard to lead the nation's intelligence community.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Adam Gray Democratic former assemblyman beats Republican incumbent John Duarte by only 187 votes out of 210,000 cast in Merced-Modesto area congressional district, leaving the GOP a tiny 220-215 House majority.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Her father, Thomas R. Jones, was a former New York State assemblyman, a judge, and an advocate for civil rights who helped create the Bed-Stuy Restoration Corporation.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congressman. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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