Representatives Friday News Today

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(Springfield-jm) – Some Illinois lawmakers want to supersede the federal government when it comes to banning food additives.  A measure moving through Springfield would ban several additiv...

AOC made no mention of Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel, nor the dozens of Israeli and American hostages still being held hostage.

Sweeping restrictions on parole advanced in the Louisiana House of Representatives Friday as part of a special legislative session called by Gov. Jeff Landry (R).

In helping eject George Santos from the U.S. House of Representatives Friday, congressional Republicans weren't necessarily serving their personal or partisan political interests. Before Friday, Repu...

The New York representative was expelled for fraud and other offenses on Friday and did not mean the minimum service requirement for the benefit.

Generally, members must complete at least five years of service to qualify, which George Santos did not.

WASHINGTON—Emphasizing this was not the type of job they could simply complete in a day or two, custodians warned leaders in the House of Representatives Friday that it could take months to remove all the cashmere sweaters from former congressman George Santos’ office. “While we had hoped to have his area cleaned out…

Santos was “too obvious” in his alleged crimes, Watters said, claiming he should have bought clothes “off the rack” instead of from high-end stores.

Jacobs said they had their first round of candidate screenings Friday afternoon.