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The Florida Republican has maintained his innocence through multiple ethics inquiries and alleges the panel is using investigations against him as retribution for spearheading the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy last fall.

Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse and Ron Wyden have asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and others involved in his acceptance of certain gifts and financial benefits. “The evidence assembled thus far plainly suggests that Justice Thomas has committed numerous willful violations of federal ethics and false-statement laws and raises significant questions about whether he and his wealthy benefactors have complied with their federal tax obligations. Presented with opportunities to resolve questions about his conduct, Justice Thomas has maintained a suspicious silence,” wrote Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Wyden (D-Ore.). In addition to the gifts, the senators are requesting the DOJ look into a $267,230 loan that Thomas took out and then was forgiven.

Those Senate Democrats with concerns said their feelings hadn't changed following the Thursday afternoon meeting with top advisers to Joe Biden.

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) plan to introduce legislation Tuesday that would require the Secret Service director to be confirmed by the Senate, according to a post on X by Grassley. The agency's director currently is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the president. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned earlier Tuesday amid bipartisan anger over the agency’s failures to prevent the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

Some Republicans in the upper chamber have indicated they would sign on to a "clean" spending plan that doesn't include the House GOP's noncitizen voting legislation.

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Several in New York delegation stress their office and Adams’ can still work together amid raids and probes

Over the past 15 years, members of Congress have survived two near-deadly shootings, a train crash with dozens of them on board, and a Capitol riot that had hundreds of lawmakers fearing for their lives.

The House and Senate are both poised to pass a stopgap spending measure that will fund federal agencies through Dec. 20 and avert a government shutdown next week.

Brown conceded a sweeping deportation effort would be a “very big logistical undertaking.”