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“We celebrate the rich heritage of the American story,” a narrator says, over footage of a drilling rig in Russias Volgograd region.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended proxy voting, allowing House members to vote without being in the Capitol, until after the November elections, despite President Biden declaring Covid "is over."

The race to become the top Republican on the House Committee on Ways and Means is heating up, with three senior lawmakers battling to lead the powerful tax-writing panel next Congress.

And DOJ asks appeals court to restore access to Trump Mar-a-Lago documents.

Some FARA experts warned that another defeat in a high-profile case like Barrack’s could have a chilling effect on DOJ’s renewed push to crack down on illegal foreign lobbying.

Republican congressional leadership is fuming over a recent move by BP and Shell to endorse Democrats healthcare and clean energy legislation — just the latest strain in relations between big business and the GOP.

GOP lawmakers vying to be the next House majority whip are hustling to lock up support from key members of the conference as the race heats up ahead of the Republicans likely takeover of the lower chamber next fall.

Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio is under fire for allegedly abusing the House proxy voting system in order to devote more time to his campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Elie Honing leads with Barr's embarrassing, corrupt and revealing texts: https://cafe.com/elies-note/note-from-elie-bill-barrs-revisionist-bs/ And then there's Barr's dishonest book promotion tour:   First, as a warmup, here's a piece I wrote last week about Barr's image rehab effort. /2https://t.co/W9qgqMIcdf

Elie Honing leads with Barr's embarrassing, corrupt and revealing texts: https://cafe.com/elies-note/note-from-elie-bill-barrs-revisionist-bs/ And then there's Barr's dishonest book promotion tour:   First, as a warmup, here's a piece I wrote last week about Barr's image rehab effort. /2https://t.co/W9qgqMIcdf