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Biden Calls On Senate To Act As The Rail Strike Looms To Daily Economic Damage

The possibility of a $2 billion a day cost to the American economy is on the line as President Joe Biden pushes for a deal

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Ky. Democratic Party appeals redistricting ruling

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POINT: A productive lame duck — the end of a historic Congress

As this session of Congress winds down, it’s important to note its many achievements. The current Congress passed a bipartisan infrastructure package, bipartisan anti-gun violence reform and a COVID-19 relief package, and made historic investments in climate change and health care while holding the former president accountable by exposing the…

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COUNTERPOINT: Lame-duck Congress should respect voters’ midterm message

Now that the Thanksgiving recess is over, the 117th Congress will reopen for business with just a few weeks before the 118th Congress will be sworn in.

Tribune News Service

Madison Cawthorn mocked for using final speech in Congress to complain about ‘metrosexuals’

Cawthorn will not be returning to the House of Representatives in January

The Independent UK

Parliament pays tribute to freed academic

Economist Sean Turnell has been honoured in the House of Representatives after spending almost two years in a Myanmar jail.

AAP

Who is the new US Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries?

Jeffries becomes the first Black politician to lead a party in the US Congress, succeeding Representative Nancy Pelosi.

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US House approves bill to avert freight rail strike

Washington (AFP) - Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to prevent a potentially catastrophic freight rail strike, stepping in to break an impasse between workers and executives during a critical pre-holiday period.

AFP

US Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as first Black congressional party leader

Washington (AFP) - Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday chose Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Nancy Pelosi as their leader in the House of Representatives, making him the first Black person to ever lead a US congressional caucus.

AFP

Jordanian Speaker: We Will Enable Partisan Work at Parliament

Jordan’s new Speaker Ahmed Al-Safadi said the House of Representatives was required to encourage collective action within political blocs and to enable partisan work within Parliament. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he noted that he would seek to build consensus at the legislature in order to amend the rules…

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Scott Morrison falsely claimed he lacked powers to help Biloela family

Former PM said decision on Murugappan family was in immigration minister’s hands, despite being sworn in to administer home affairs at the time

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Morrison censured; anti-corruption bill passes; and a breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug

Anthony Albanese calls on the former PM to apologise for secretly appointing himself to additional ministries

The Guardian - AU

Nothing in Scott Morrison’s demeanour projected regret as he was censured by parliament

But the former PM’s oversized perception of his role in the grand sweep of history took him to a place where he disdained parliamentary and democratic conventions

The Guardian - AU

FINALLY: A National Anti-Corruption Commission Has Been Approved To Investigate Shady Shit

Wonder who will be the first cab off the rank.

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The Conversation

View from The Hill: Scott Morrison makes parliamentary history – for the worst of reasons

Among the slew of mostly predictable speeches that culminated in the first-ever House of Representatives censure of a former prime minister, one stood out.

The Conversation

Could the Nationals' refusal to support a Voice to Parliament derail the referendum?

The Nationals have declared they will support the No case for the Voice referendum. This position has not been endorsed by all the Nationals, with the Western Australian Nationals and federal MP Andrew Gee confirming their support for the Voice.

The Conversation

Australia's national anti-corruption agency arrives. Will it stand the test of time?

Australia’s long-awaited National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has become a legislative reality, after the House of Representatives today accepted a final amendment imposed by the Senate on Tuesday.

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National Anti-Corruption Commission clears final hurdle, passes House of Representatives

The Albanese government fulfils one of its key election promises — to establish a National Anti-Corruption Commission — after its legislation passes the House of Representatives.

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US Senate passes bipartisan bill protecting same-sex marriage

The Respect for Marriage Act now returns to the Democratic-led US House of Representatives for a final vote.

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison becomes first former Australian prime minister to be censured by parliament

Former PM claims he would have answered truthfully if asked about any of the secret ministries he held and repeated past defence of arrangements

AFP

US Senate votes to protect same-sex marriage

Washington (AFP) - The US Senate passed a landmark bill Tuesday protecting same sex marriage, as lawmakers from both parties moved to forestall the possibility of the conservative-led Supreme Court taking away this right as it did with abortion.

ABC News

Scott Morrison censured over secret ministries, as former prime minister decries reprimand as 'political intimidation'

The House of Representatives votes to censure former prime minister Scott Morrison for secretly giving himself powers over several ministries during the height of the pandemic, after Mr Morrison rails against "retribution".

The Guardian - AU

Labor adds extra week of Senate estimates – as it happened

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Devin Nunes' Libel Claim Over Rachel Maddow Show Broadcast Can Proceed for Now, as to One Assertion

From today's decision in Nunes v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC by Judge P. Kevin Castel (S.D.N.Y.): Plaintiff Devin Nunes, a former Member of the House of Representatives, alleges that he was defamed by defendant NBCUniversal Media, LLC. According to Nunes, statements made on the March 18, 2021 broadcast of The Rachel…

The Independent UK

Connecticut facing growing cost of pandemic bonus pay

A greater-than-expected demand for aid has forced the Connecticut General Assembly to considering how to cover the extra cost of promised bonuses for thousands of frontline workers who remained on the job the during the coronavirus pandemic

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