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Mar 2021
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Thursday, March 4, 2021: A Quiet House F...

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Speaker Pelosi says "troublemakers" shouldn't think they were the reason the House decided to scrap its session today, March 4th, the date of a popular QAnon conspiracy theory that heightened security on Capitol Hill. Plus, a Republican governor weighs in on some states lifting their mask mandates, saying he doesn't get "what the big rush" is to get rid of ... Show More
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