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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, greets police officers and their family members in the House chamber during the vote to create a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Pelosi reaches out to Gladys Sicknick, bottom center, the mother of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who died from injuries sustained during attack. At lower right is Sandra Garza, Brian Sicknick's partner. At...

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House votes to probe Capitol riot

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressJune 30, 2021

President Joe Biden points to Opal Lee after signing the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Washington. From left, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif, Rep. Danny Davis, D-Ill., Opal Lee, Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., Vice President Kamala Harris, House Majority Whip James Clyburn of S.C., Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, obscured, Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Sheila Jackson...

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Biden signs Juneteenth holiday into law

by Darlene Superville Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressJune 17, 2021

FILE - In this April 23, 2020, file image from video, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., speaks on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The Democratic-led House, with the backing of President Joe Biden, is expected to approve legislation Thursday, June 17, 2021, to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq. (House Television via AP)

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House votes to repeal 2002 authorization for use of force in Iraq

by Kevin Freking Associated PressJune 17, 2021

This updated handout photo provided by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 shows a signed copy of Emancipation Proclamation. The Library, in Springfield, Ill., will mark Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, by displaying the rare signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. The copy of the proclamation that's signed by Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward will be displayed between June 15 and...

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Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

by Kevin Freking Associated PressJune 16, 2021

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, pauses for reporters after a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus and Biden administration officials to discuss progress on an infrastructure bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Dems lose patience on infrastructure

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressJune 15, 2021

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post as chair of the House Republican Conference because of her repeated criticism of former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in instigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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GOP dumps defiant Trump critic Cheney from top House post

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressMay 12, 2021

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, second right, speaks with, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., right, as Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, left, arrives for a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Washington. (Oliver Contreras/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

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GOP pitches $568B for infrastructure

by Kevin Freking Associated Press, and Lisa Mascaro Associated PressApril 22, 2021

President Joe Biden stands as a joint services honor guard carries the flag-draped casket of U.S. Capitol Police officer William "Billy" Evans, to where he will lie in honor at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Amr Alfiky/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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Biden honors slain Capitol Police officer

by Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Kevin Freking Associated PressApril 13, 2021

President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One for a trip to Pittsburgh to deliver a speech on infrastructure, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Biden unveils $2.3T infrastructure plan

by Jonathan Lemire Associated Press, Kevin Freking Associated Press, and Zeke Miller Associated PressMarch 31, 2021

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief

by Kevin Freking Associated Press, Alan Fram Associated Press, and Josh Boak Associated PressFebruary 8, 2021