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Pelosi so far has only said she won't retire from Congress entirely; that would leave her seat open until a special election.

WASHINGTON — Election legislation aimed at preventing another Jan. 6 insurrection attempt will have to wait until after this year’s midterm elections on Nov. 8 — but will get passed, House Democratic Conference Chairman Rep. Hakeem Jeffries pledged Thursday.

Progressive Democrats are facing a test of their power in November's midterm elections

FORT WORTH, Texas — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a federal proposal this week to place reasonable limits on abortion.

CEOs face aggressive questioning from lawmakers about their companies’ responsibility for recent attacks

CHICAGO — On a recent Sunday afternoon, 31-year old Kina Collins strode up the front steps of tidy bungalows in the Galewood neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side to introduce herself to voters in the hopes they will make her their next representative in Congress.

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s once-a-decade redistricting process has played out in protracted court battles, sowed confusion among voters as well as candidates and exposed deep divisions within the Democratic Party.

On Thursday, congressman Dave Joyce (R-OH) introduced the PREPARE Act (Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult Use Regulated Environment), with congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Brian Mast (R-FL) “to better prepare the federal government for the inevitable end to cannabis prohibition

The US consists of 15 percent of the global insulin market but accounts for nearly half of the pharmaceutical industry’s revenue

Watch back The Independent’s virtual event as Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Dr Julie Norman, Eric Garcia and David Taintor discuss the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency

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