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Pelosi-Backed Drug Negotiation Bill Wins House Committee’s OK BY ALEX RUOFF - 10/22/2019  A third House committee signed off on a bill to direct the government to negotiate the price of some costly medicines, teeing up the measure for a full House vote next week. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the bill (H.R. 3) Tuesday on a vote of 24-17, with one “present” vote.… Read more »

Beyer Welcomes Jane Fonda to Women’s Conference BY NICHOLAS BENTON - 10/21/2019 JANE FONDA (CENTER) was U.S. Congressman Don Beyer’s special guest at his Fifth Annual Women’s Conference and Forum, titled, “Nevertheless, She Persisted.” Fonda is an award-winning actress and a political activist for causes including feminism, Native American rights, peace, and the environment. She’s… Read more »

Democrats to subpoena Gordon Sondland, say Trump’s move to block deposition amounts to obstruction BY SHANE HARRIS & JOHN WAGNER - 10/08/2019 The Trump administration on Tuesday blocked a planned deposition from Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union and a central figure in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. Democrats called the administration’s move an… Read more »

Democrats to subpoena Gordon Sondland, key player in Ukraine controversy, after Trump blocks impeachment testimony BY DEIRDRE SHESGREEN & CHRISTAL HAYES - 10/08/2019  House Democrats said Tuesday they would subpoena Gordon Sondland, a U.S. ambassador involved in the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine, after the State Department blocked his appearance before their… Read more »

Jane Fonda Coming to Arlington for Event with Rep. Beyer BY ARL NOW STAFF - 10/04/2019  Activist and actress Jane Fonda will be coming to Arlington next weekend for an event with Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), Beyer’s office is announcing this morning. Fonda will be the special guest at Beyer’s fifth annual Women’s Conference and Forum, subtitled this year “Nevertheless, She… Read more »

AI bias: How tech determines if you land job, get a loan or end up in jail BY DALVIN BROWN - 10/02/2019 Businesses across almost every industry deploy artificial intelligence to make jobs simpler for staff and tasks easier for consumers.  Computer software teaches customer service agents how to be more compassionate, schools use machine learning to scan for weapons and mass… Read more »

Trump ‘even more unhinged than usual’ as impeachment heats up, Democrats warn BY GRIFFIN CONNOLLY - 09/30/2019 From “unhinged” to “reprehensible” to  “wacky,” Democratic lawmakers had harsh words for President Donald Trump and Republicans after the president and his allies in Congress over the weekend tried to defend his phone call pressuring Ukraine to dig up… Read more »

Trump turns to Twitter to fight back against impeachment, 280 characters at a time BY STEPHEN LOIACONI - 10/01/2019  President Donald Trump’s social media accounts have quickly become his primary venue for pushing back against Democrats pursuing an impeachment inquiry, but experts say his 280-character missives tinged with threats, misstatements, and dubious… Read more »

‘Beyond repugnant’: GOP congressman slams Trump for warning of ‘civil war’ over impeachment BY KATIE SHEPHERD & BRITTANY SHAMMAS - 09/30/2019 As Democrats begin an impeachment inquiry, President Trump spent Sunday vigorously defending himself on Twitter and sharing cable news clips of his most ardent devotees insisting that he did nothing wrong in asking the Ukrainian president… Read more »

Lawmakers warn about threat of political deepfakes by creating one BY CAT ZAKRZEWSKI - 09/27/2019  Rep. Michael Waltz called for Navy to beat Army in this year’s football game. That's essentially treason for a former Army Green Beret. And it's not something he'd ever say in real life: The statement came from a newly released political deepfake -- a video doctored with… Read more »