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Policymakers are focusing on honoring female veterans, responding to wildfires, and addressing declining army recruitment numbers as key issues. The US Senate has introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate June 12 as "Women Veterans Appreciation Day," while President Donald Trump signed an executive order to empower commonsense wildfire
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MPs have debated the Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill for over four hours, with various amendments to tighten the legislation being hashed out. Under the changes backed by parliamentarians, health professionals would not be allowed to raise assisted dying with child patients and advertising for such a service
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A provision added to the Senate version of the major tax and budget policy bill could restart and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program, which compensates people exposed to radiation from past nuclear weapons testing and manufacturing. The revamped program would cover a wider range of illnesses and expand coverage
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U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) have led 25 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing legislation that would establish a nationwide right to in-vitro fertilization (IVF). The Protect IVF Act aims to protect patients' rights
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A narrow victory for the Trump administration's proposal to cut foreign aid, the 214-212 vote largely fell along party lines with only four Republicans voting against the measure. The package, which includes cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
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A proposed change to the tax and spending bill in the Senate aims to overhaul college financial aid, drawing criticism from both opponents and supporters. The 71-page bill would establish new caps on student loan borrowing and drastically reduce repayment options, with some provisions potentially affecting millions of students. The
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Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), along with Democratic leaders, has introduced legislation to posthumously award the esteemed Congressional Gold Medal to former Congressman Charles B. Rangel. Rangel served New York's 13th congressional district for nearly 50 years, including a Chairmanship tenure on the influential Ways and Means Committee and
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Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led a bill to prohibit non-U.S. citizens from voting in Washington, D.C. elections, which passed the House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 266 to 148. The bill aimed to reverse a 2022 Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act, which granted non-U.S.
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The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, aimed at legalizing assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales, is back in Parliament for further debate. The bill, proposed by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, seeks to allow terminally ill adults with fewer than six months to live to
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As the June 20 visit deadline approaches, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has written a letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, calling for him to visit Malheur County in Oregon to discuss the importance of Medicaid in the county. Wyden is
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The Philadelphia City Council has approved a $6.8 billion budget, with a mix of tax cuts and housing initiatives. The budget includes small tax cuts for individuals, but small businesses will face a significant increase in tax burden due to the elimination of a popular tax break. The city&
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U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) have introduced the Bicycle Commuter Act of 2025, bicameral legislation that aims to reinstate and modernize the Bicycle Benefit Subsidy Program's non-taxable bicycle commuter benefit. This legislation seeks to encourage more Americans to bike to
