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Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is seeking answers from the Department of Homeland Security and FBI on reports of 85,000 missing migrant children and issues of human trafficking.

Representative Maxwell Frost said if members of Congress insist on closing the border, they may as well remove the Statue of Liberty from New York Harbor, and offered legislation for its removal.

Representative Clay Higgins estimates there were 200 undercover FBI assets at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

Senator Bernie Sanders said Congress should not support funding for Israel’s war against Hamas, claiming it is immoral and violates international law.

Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma has joined a bipartisan group of senators in discussions during the holiday recess over a deal on Ukraine aid and U.S. border security.

Representative Hank Johnson heads a group of House members asking Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from former President Trump’s election case.

Representative Elise Stefanik was one of the members of Congress who questioned elite university presidents on antisemitism.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has raised concerns with the Education Department over the resumption of student loan payments.

Senator Ron Johnson said that U.S. border security should come before additional aid to Ukraine.

Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota said the deal negotiated in part by the U.S. to secure a pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel did not go far enough.