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The United States is grappling with a severe shortage of healthcare professionals, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas. To address this issue, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced the Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, aiming to recapture unused immigrant visas to alleviate the shortage of doctors and nurses. Key
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Senator Jacky Rosen condemned Senate Republicans for blocking her resolution to protect children's access to life-saving vaccines and preserve long-standing school vaccination requirements. The resolution aimed to condemn Florida's action against required vaccines for schoolchildren and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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Bipartisan US Senate Republicans, led by Senator Jim Risch, have collectively sent a letter to French, German, and British officials, thanking them for initiating snapback sanctions on Iran and urging their continued support to achieve permanent dismantlement of Iran's nuclear program. The 49 signatory senators emphasize the need
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New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani's candidacy has sparked a wave of controversy within the Democratic Party, with Senate Democrat Chris Van Hollen accusing his New York colleagues of being "spinless" for not endorsing Mamdani. Despite meeting with Mamdani several times, Senate Minority Leader Chuck
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US Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, joined by several of their colleagues, have written a letter to Senate leadership expressing strong opposition to any language in upcoming government spending bills that would re-criminalize hemp products. The lawmakers are instead calling for the full regulation of hemp-derived products to ensure
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U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, warned Monday that the GOP-led Congress may face significant pressure to revise President Donald Trump's sweeping tax break and spending cut bill if Americans start falling ill due to its provisions. The remarks came during a health care forum in Massachusetts, where
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House Republicans appear to have given in to pressure from Democratic lawmakers and the public, with anonymous sources indicating that they will eventually vote for legislation releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The move comes despite earlier opposition from members of the Freedom Caucus, who were hesitant to release the
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Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Dick Durbin (D-IL) expressed outrage and disappointment after Senate Republicans voted against releasing the Epstein files, citing the need for transparency in government and holding those responsible for abuse accountable. Durbin, a cosponsor of the Merkley's Epstein Files Transparency Act, emphasized
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Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a rallying cry for the Democratic Party's future during a town hall event in New York City, criticizing local leaders, including Gov. Kathy Hochul and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, for not endorsing mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. The independent senator from Vermont expressed
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A letter signed by U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, and other Senators expresses concerns over the Department of Justice's (DOJ) antitrust matters and the partisan weaponization of the Antitrust Division. The letter highlights the DOJ's abrupt proposed settlement in
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Congresswoman Julie Johnson (D-TX) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) have introduced the No Foreign Fundraising at United States Embassies Act, aimed at banning the use of U.S. diplomatic posts for raising funds for foreign political parties or candidates. The bill seeks to uphold the integrity of U.S. diplomacy
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Senators Dick Durbin and Cory Booker, along with several of their Judiciary Committee colleagues, have sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi expressing concerns about the politicization of antitrust enforcement under the Trump Administration. The Senators specifically criticize the Department of Justice's (DOJ) handling of Hewlett Packard
