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House Dems join Republicans to pass crackdown of Biden rules on dishwashers, fridges

A handful of House Democrats joined Republicans on legislation aimed at blocking new Biden administration energy efficiency standards for refrigerators and dishwashers. The Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act by Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., and Refrigerator Freedom Act by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, passed along party lines Tuesday evening. Seven House Democrats voted for each bill....

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Schumer silent as worries over Biden’s fitness swell in Senate

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has refused to comment on President Biden’s poor presidential candidate debate performance last month against former President Trump or the concerns it has raised for many about Biden’s ability to serve another term. Schumer’s staff was asked Monday by Fox News Digital how he felt about Biden’s debate performance...

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Reporter's Notebook: Backlash in the halls of Congress

It’s a challenge to protect 535 members of Congress. That’s to say nothing of guarding their offices on Capitol Hill, along with their offices back in their home states or districts. And in many cases, even their homes and loved ones. That’s why some on Capitol Hill found the vandalism to an exterior wall of...

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Democrats' Senate hopes could hang on split-ticket voting comeback

With President Biden’s decidedly lacking debate performance and subsequent polling downturn, what was an already difficult fight to preserve a Democratic majority in the Senate could be reliant on a resurgence of voters willing to select candidates of different parties for various positions. Democrats face a particularly difficult Senate election map, with multiple incumbents in...