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Censures were historically rare rebukes against lawmakers. But members of the House are increasingly using them in ways their peers say are political.Republicans and Democrats in Congress spent much of last week voting to formally reprimand each other, and both sides are tired of the back-and-forth.Congress voted on as many censure measures last week as it did during all of the 118th Congress. On Monday, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Washington) lobbed a disapproval measure against retiring Democratic colleague Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García of Illinois. The next day, Rep. Ralph Norman, who is running for governor in the state of South...

The House of Representatives voted today to censure Rep. Al Green (D-TX) for his stupid stunt during President Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday. The vote was 224-198. Every Republican voted yes, while 10 Democrats surprisingly also voted to censure. The House has voted to censure Rep. Al Green on a bipartisan vote with 10 Democrats voting with every Republican. pic.twitter.com/8NBoAcHmet — Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 6, 2025 Following the vote, Democrats started singing “We Shall Overcome” on the House floor as if the party needed further embarrassment. WATCH: The Democrats are singing again pic.twitter.com/3AAMwMGqeT — Karli Bonne’ (@KarluskaP)...

ROME — Belgium’s Prime Minister has protested remarks by Pope Francis condemning abortion as murder, insisting they constitute interference in the country’s internal affairs. During his recent visit to Belgium, the pontiff praised the late King Baudouin for his courage in choosing to temporarily “leave his position as king to avoid signing a murderous law,” which legalized abortion in 1990.