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House Democrats demand Obama release ‘full legal basis’ for drone strikes

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Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) is leading a small group of House Democrats in calling on President Barack Obama to release information regarding the Administration’s use of drone strikes. In a letter sent Monday, Lee said a leaked Department of Justice memo showed an “increasing devolution of accountability, transparency, and Constitutional…

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Watch live: House Democrats discuss gun violence prevention

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House Democrats hold a gun violence prevention meeting called “Gun Violence Prevention: A Call to Action.” Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 16. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…

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Watch live: House Democrats talk fiscal cliff

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Democratic leaders from the House of Representatives hold a news conference on jobs and the fiscal cliff after a closed-door meeting of the Democratic Caucus. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Nov. 28. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…

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60 House Democrats refuse to sign federal court brief against DOMA

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A group of House Democrats filed a friend-of-the-court brief asking a federal appeals court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act, according to Buzzfeed’s Chris Geidner. However, 60 Democrats — including 15 who had co-sponsored a bill repealing the DOMA — chose not to sign on to Tuesday’s brief to…

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House Democrats: Fast and Furious probe ‘based on a series of unfounded claims’

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Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a video on Tuesday highlighting Republican inconsistency regarding the “Fast and Furious” scandal. The 3-minute video shows Republican lawmakers contradicting themselves and each other while talking about the botched “Fast and Furious” operation. A House Committee on Oversight and…

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House Democrats propose online voter registration

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House Democrats on Thursday introduced voting legislation designed to counter restrictions on voting rights that have been enacted across the country since 2010. “The ability to vote should be easy, accessible and simple,” Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), the sponsor of the Voter Empowerment Act, said. “Yet there are practices and…

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Indiana House committee advances right-to-work bill

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INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – An Indiana state House committee advanced Republican backed right-to-work legislation to the full House in a 15-minute meeting on Tuesday, one day after Democrats ended a boycott that had blocked its path. The measure passed to the full Indiana state House of Representatives in an 8-5 vote…

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What Obama should have said

“I salute the efforts that House Democrats have made in reaching across the aisle to restore our Constitution, but I have repeatedly said that I would support a filibuster on any FISA bill which included retroactive immunity, and I will. I will work with Senate colleagues to ensure that the…

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