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The House Ways and Means Committee met Tuesday to decide whether or not to release a report on the former President Donald Trump's tax returns.

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A House panel voted to publicly release a report on Trump's tax returns

10:32pm December 20, 2022

by Dustin Jones

The Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee said it will release a report that covers several years of tax returns by the former President Donald Trump

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy set to visit Washington

8:55pm December 20, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

Zelenskyy plans to meet Wednesday with President Biden and congressional leaders.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press briefing after the International Summit on Food Security in Kyiv on Nov. 26 amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy plans to visit Washington

8:50pm December 20, 2022

by Ximena Bustillo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to be in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The trip comes as lawmakers are debating a bill that includes billions more in aid for Ukraine.

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How 2 new House members plan to 'work across the aisle' in the next Congress

8:36pm December 20, 2022

It's a time of transition on Capitol Hill. As departing lawmakers pack up their things, first-time lawmakers like Maxwell Frost and Mike Lawler are getting ready to settle in.

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Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Monday about negotiations on the government spending package.

Lawmakers unveil a $1.7 trillion U.S. spending bill as shutdown deadline looms

1:18pm December 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

Leaders are racing to complete passage before a midnight Friday deadline or face the prospect of a partial government shutdown going into the Christmas holiday.

Vice President Harris told NPR in an interview Monday that the administration plans to add more resources to the southern border when Title 42 migration restrictions end.

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Harris says Congress needs to lead on immigration after Title 42 restrictions end

12:36pm December 20, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Vice President Harris told NPR that the administration plans to bolster agents at the southern U.S. border after pandemic migration restrictions end, but said Congress must lead on broader reforms.

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Attorney General Stein wants strengthened protections for airline customers

10:49am December 20, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is calling on transportation officials to strengthen protections for airline customers.

A video of former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill Monday.

5 takeaways from the final Jan. 6 committee hearing

10:47am December 20, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

The Jan. 6 committee held its final hearing, outlining its recommendations to refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges to the Department of Justice.

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Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., arrives at the final meeting of the Jan. 6 committee on Capitol Hill on Monday.

Trump should face justice just like anyone else would, argues Rep. Raskin

9:59am December 20, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

"If Donald Trump had succeeded, he'd be bragging about it," says Raskin, a member of the Jan. 6 panel. He argues the former president must be held accountable based on the facts and what the laws say.

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Rep. Mike Gallagher's committee will push back against China

8:02am December 20, 2022

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Congressman Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, chairman of the China select committee, about the economic and security challenges posed by Beijing.

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