Barbara Sprunt
Stories
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U.S. citizens detained abroad still face tax fines. Lawmakers want to change that.
The number of Americans who are wrongfully detained abroad has increased in the last decade. If they’re able to return to the U.S, they face bureaucratic hurdles to getting their lives back on track.
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Congress is campaigning —- even when it’s in session on Capitol Hill
Lawmakers are shifting their sights from legislating to putting forward bills that don’t have a political path forward but DO make a political point.
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Israel’s Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress on July 24
The speech from Israel's prime minister is likely to be contentious, with some Democratic members of Congress already signaling plans to boycott.
