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The bill would require lawmakers to repay any awards and settlements that stem from acts of harassment they personally commit. It would also require the public release of settlements and awards.

Story updated Thursday, July 23 at 2:20 p.m.Gov. Mike DeWine is now calling on Ohio lawmakers to repeal and replace HB6, the sweeping bill that bailed out…

Transportation secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg made the case for climate action and infrastructure investments at his confirmation hearing. Most senators reacted warmly.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is the first member of House GOP leadership to announce publicly support of impeachment. Five other Republican House members also said they'll vote to impeach Trump.

Multiple Republican senators, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., criticize including the resources for a new FBI headquarters building in Washington in the coronavirus package.

With the full House on recess, the House Intelligence Committee could start hearings within days into President Trump's contacts with Ukraine.

The House will return to Washington after its latest extended recess. The plans will overlap the Senate's session for the first time since the pandemic began as access to testing remains limited.

After an abrupt end to a contentious day of debate, the panel reconvened Friday morning to pass the articles on party-line votes. The full House of Representatives is expected to vote next week.

Three members of Congress have tested positive; more than a dozen are in quarantine. A move to remote voting would break a longtime institutional tradition of voting in person.

The senator's casket will lie in state in the Capitol rotunda overnight, watched by an honor guard. Congressional leaders and Vice President Pence paid tribute in Friday's memorial service.