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Republican budget plan passes but hurdles ahead to extend Trump tax cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget plan this week that lays the groundwork for extending President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, overcoming opposition from Republican hardliners who worried that…

John McCarthy April 13, 2025

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George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House, still faces an ethics probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while both his criminal trial…

John McCarthy November 3, 2023

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Queen Of All Mainstream Media … Stacey Plaskett Takes Capitol By Storm … Peacefully

WASHINGTON — Stacey Plaskett has taken the Capitol by storm. But it was a "peaceful" takeover of the seat of democracy this week — one that was accomplished in the…

VI Free Press February 13, 2021

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Stacey Plaskett Makes History As First Delegate To Congress Chosen As An Impeachment Manager

WASHINGTON — House Representative Jamie Raskin, lead impeachment manager, said it was a moment of "special pride" to introduce his fellow impeachment manager Stacey Plaskett to speak on the Senate…

VI Free Press February 10, 2021

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Prison Psychologist Approved Jeffrey Epstein’s Removal From Suicide Watch

NEW YORK — A psychologist at the federal detention center in New York City where financier Jeffrey Epstein was jailed on sex-trafficking charges had approved his removal from suicide watch…

VI Free Press August 24, 2019

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Plaskett Grateful Trump Will Fund Federal Government For Three Weeks

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett issued the following statement Friday on President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is finally ending the government shutdown and temporarily reopening the federal government: “After…

John McCarthy January 26, 2019

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Puerto Ricans Feel Federal Government Ambushed Them With Cockfighting Ban

SAN JUAN -- Thursday was a somber day at the Cockfighting Club of San Juan. The rows and rows of cubbies that usually house up to 80 roosters waiting to…

John McCarthy December 14, 2018

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Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Express Outrage Over Possible Cockfighting Ban

SAN JUAN — Congress on Wednesday gave final passage to legislation that would shut down legal cockfights in U.S. territories including the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, ending an…

John McCarthy December 13, 2018