congressional

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As she put it: “I have seldom seen a clearer expression of legislative intent in a congressional record.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

So, what are three big questions Epstein could be asked by the congressional committee?

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Raj Bhakta was a former contestant on “The Apprentice,” an unsuccessful congressional candidate and an embattled whiskey entrepreneur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat, called for a congressional investigation.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Franklin’s endorsement of the petition from the Pennsylvania Abolition Society effectively assured that the preferred Madisonian strategy—calmly receiving these requests, then banishing them to the congressional version of oblivion—was not going to work.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis