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Multiple articles of impeachment against President Trump have been introduced in the 119th Congress, according to Congress.gov — but they have been filed, not passed. The House voted to table impeachment in December 2025.
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After Trump's DOJ opened an investigation into him and his wife, Gavin Newsom called Trump "the most corrupt president in American history" and framed the probe as political retaliation.
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Active-duty Air Force Major Jason Watson was arrested in uniform on the Capitol steps while calling for Trump's impeachment. The charge was dropped, but the Air Force has opened an investigation.
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Bernie Sanders has long championed a 32-hour workweek. His Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act would cut standard hours from 40 to 32 over four years - with no loss in pay.
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The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship 6-3, striking down Trump's 2025 executive order. Trump is now pushing Congress to end it by legislation, but legal experts say only a constitutional amendment could.
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Former CIA Director John Brennan filed suit July 1 asking a federal court to force the DOJ to preserve records from investigations he says target him, to support a vindictive-prosecution defense.
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A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out proposed mail-in ballot restrictions tied to President Trump's March 2026 executive order, the second court defeat in two weeks for the administration's mail-voting push before the November midterms.
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A compromise folded into Virginia's new state budget will license up to 350 retail cannabis shops and open legal recreational sales on July 1, 2027.
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Rep. John Garamendi has introduced an amendment to bar at least $150 million in Pentagon funds from being spent on President Trump's new White House ballroom.
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The House passed Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution 420-0, directing officials to publicly name members tied to taxpayer-funded sexual misconduct settlements within 60 days.
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed HB 871, making it a crime to leave a firearm unsecured where a child or prohibited person can access it. The safe-storage law takes effect July 1 - and every Republican voted no.
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Pennsylvania joined a 25-state lawsuit against the Trump administration over a Medicaid work-requirement rule the states say ignores exemptions Congress passed - putting coverage at risk for roughly 750,000 Pennsylvanians.
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