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MPs, Senators debate requirements for medically assisted dying with mental disorders
The Peace tower is seen on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. A special joint committee of the House of Commons and Senate is debating provisions around medically assisted dying for people with mental disorders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Justice minister urges senators to pass Liberal mandatory minimums bill
Justice Minister David Lametti rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 20, 2022. Lametti urged Senators Wednesday night to pass the Liberal government's proposed legislation on mandatory minimum penalties.THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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U.S. House to vote on election law overhaul in response to Jan. 6
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), vice chairwoman of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks during a Constitution Day lecture at American Enterprise Institute on September 19, 2022 in Washington, DC. Cheney spoke on a variety of topics, including the threat former President Donald Trump poses to the Republican Party and American democracy. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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U.S. Senate to wait until after midterm elections to vote on gay marriage bill
FILE - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., listens during a news conference at the Capitol, Sept. 7, 2022, in Washington. Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, reversing course just days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.” (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
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New Hampshire Republicans pick far-right candidate to challenge U.S. Senator Hassan
Don Bolduc, a retired Army general and 2020 election denier, declares victory in a tight New Hampshire Republican senatorial primary, in Hampton, N.H., on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Chuck Morse, the president of the state Senate, conceded the race to Bolduc early Wednesday morning, though The Associated Press had not yet called the race. Bolduc held a lead of about 1,200 votes. (John Tully/The New York Times)
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Twitter whistleblower reveals concerns over China agent
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DuckDuckGo, Mozilla and others support Klobuchar bill in rein in big tech
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo/File Photo
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U.S. Senate to vote on same-sex marriage in coming weeks
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., listens during a news conference at the Capitol,, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Dr. Oz learns all politics is local in run for Pennsylvania Senate seat
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Trump loyalists vie for GOP Senate nomination in Oklahoma runoff
FILE - Oklahoma state Rep. T.W. Shannon is pictured during a Republican candidate forum in Lawton, Okla., Friday, June 6, 2014. Shannon is a candidate in the Republican primary runoff election for the U. S. Senate. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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Giuliani’s lawyers told he’s a target of Georgia election probe
FILE - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters, Nov. 19, 2020, in Washington. A lawyer for Giuliani says he will not appear as scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, before a special grand jury in Atlanta that's investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Omar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar waves to passersby for support during a voter engagement event on the corner of Broadway and Central Avenues in Minneapolis, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Omar faces a primary challenge from former city council member Don Samuels. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)
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Automakers say U.S. Senate bill will jeopardize 2030 EV targets
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., gives a thumbs-up in his office after the Senate approved Democrats' big election-year economic package, in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)
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U.S. Senate passes major $430-billion bill to fight climate change, cut drug costs
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference on the Inflation Reduction Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Aug. 4, 2022. Liberal Democrats who once demanded a far more ambitious plan appear ready to support a climate, health and tax package that could be their party’s last chance to enact some of its agenda. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times)
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Surprise Senate vote would overturn Biden environmental rule
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., jogs up the steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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U.S. Senate backs Finland, Sweden for NATO 95-1, rebuking Russia
FILE - Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, left, Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde, right, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attend a media conference after the signature of the NATO Accession Protocols for Finland and Sweden in the NATO headquarters in Brussels, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, File)
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Politics Briefing: Poilievre wins fundraising race among Tory leadership candidates
Pierre Poilievre, centre, Conservative Party leadership candidate, attends a party barbecue in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, July 9, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Bipartisan compromise bill would restore U.S. abortion rights, but unlikely to even get vote
FILE - Abortion-rights activist rally at the Indiana Statehouse following Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 25, 2022 in Indianapolis. Anti-abortion groups are looking to the courts, lawmakers and elections to facilitate more abortion restrictions and bans after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June left the issue up to states. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
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U.S. Senate likely to delay bill protecting gay marriage until September
FILE — The Capitol building in Washington, on June 15, 2022. There is new hope for a bill that codifies federal protections for same-sex couples to move ahead in the Senate. (Anna Rose Layden/The New York Times)
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U.S. Senate Democrats hand Mitch McConnell a rare defeat with climate, drug bill
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a statue dedication ceremony honoring Amelia Earhart at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo