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Feb 2024
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Dems pick up House seat, Mayorkas impeac...

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Republicans' slim majority in the House just got a little bit thinner after Tom Suozzi won the seat left open by ousted New York congressman George Santos. Republicans didn't lose control of the house, but the latest vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas - 114-113 - proved just how big of a loss this race was for the GOP. What happens next as things move to the Democratic-controlled Senate? Plus, a US official says Israeli hostage and ceasefire talks are "productive" and "serious." But how close does that mean they are to actually ending the conflict in Gaza? 

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