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Derrick Van Orden speaks in Waukesha, Wis., on Aug. 5, 2022. The Republican congressman has refused to apologize for his outburst in Washington this week — insisting that he was protecting the integrity of the Capitol Rotunda.

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Rep. Van Orden gets bipartisan scolding after he cursed at teen Senate pages

12:31pm July 29, 2023

by Juliana Kim

GOP and Democratic lawmakers alike condemned the Wisconsin Republican after he spewed profanities at a group of Senate pages taking photos at the Capitol.

Virginia first lady Pam Northam is facing criticism after asking Senate pages to imagine being enslaved cotton-pickers during a tour of the Executive Mansion.

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Politics & Government

Virginia's First Lady Criticized For Racially 'Inappropriate' Mansion Tour

8:21pm February 28, 2019

by Hafsa Quraishi

Pam Northam allegedly handed out cotton to two black Senate pages, asking them to imagine being enslaved cotton-pickers. The first lady says she was telling the "full story of the Executive Mansion."