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House Democrats subpoenaed Acting Chief of Staff to the President, John Mulvaney, for documents and requested documents from Vice President Mike Pence on Friday relating to President Donald Trump’s interactions with the Ukrainian President and delay of military assistance to Ukraine that are at the center of the impeachment inquiry that is currently underway. The [...]

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The US House Committee on Oversight and Reform voted 25-16 Wednesday to subpoena Kellyanne Conway in an attempt to compel her to testify about her alleged Hatch Act violations. Earlier this month, the Office of Special Counsel wrote to the White House claiming that Conway had committed multiple Hatch Act violations by using her government [...]

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US Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced HR 1384 Wednesday, proposing a sweeping national health insurance reform plan. The bill proposes a new system called Medicare for All, which would overhaul the current Medicare scheme and make it available to all residents of the US. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would be given broad [...]

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A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by a group of congresspeople against the General Services Administration (GSA) seeking the disclosure of documents related to the lease and operations of the Trump Hotel Washington. The plaintiffs, 17 democratic members of the US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, filed the lawsuit [...]

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JURIST Guest Columnist David G. Delaney, assistant Professor at Maurer School of Law discusses historic and current cyber legislation... No one should doubt that Congress's record on cyberspace issues is dismal. The Bush and Obama administrations both bemoaned Congress's expertise...

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