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Senate Democrats prepare to force vote on a War Powers resolution this week over drug boat strikes
The vote, which could take place as early as Wednesday, is in response to the Trump administration's recent strikes on drug ships in the Caribbean they claim are primarily coming from Venezuela.
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Johnson pushes back on Democrats claiming they are not trying to provide health care for illegals
"It’s written in black and white — Page 57, Section 2141 of Chuck Schumer’s counterproposal. Republicans made it illegal for Medicaid to reimburse care for illegal aliens at higher rates than for U.S. citizens. Democrats are now demanding to reverse that," Johnson wrote on X
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Congressman targeted by Biden TSA wants law to end 'weaponization' against conservatives
Not just Tulsi: Hamadeh says he and two other Republicans were singled out by the “Biden TSA” as part of a broader pattern of surveillance and targeting of conservative figures.
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Trump endorses Matt Van Epps for Tennessee House seat
The 7th Congressional District is a solidly Republican constituency and includes a large slice of middle Tennessee, just to the West of Nashville. It also includes parts of the city itself.
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House extends recess until next week amid shutdown
The House district work period will stretch from Tuesday, Oct. 7 through the following Monday, Oct. 13.
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Federal shutdown to continue through at least Monday after Senate fails to reopen government
Friday's vote failed in a 54-44 split, with Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voting with most Republicans, along with Independent Sen. Angus King.
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Senate to vote again on spending bills to end government shutdown
There are two continuing resolutions on the table, one sponsored by each party, with neither expecting to pass
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Abe Hamadeh says he was placed on a Biden administration TSA watch list
The DHS' Quiet Skies program was originally intended to identify and track individuals who may pose threats to aviation and relied on behavioral analysis and data collection that was often gathered without passengers’ knowledge.
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FBI had three informants reporting Biden corruption in Ukraine, but no record of real investigation
More whistleblowers than previously known came forward alleging Biden family corruption in Ukraine. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley wants to get to the bottom of why the FBI failed to fully investigate the allegations.
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Top House Oversight Dem calls for Hatch Act investigation into Trump admin over shutdown messaging
The Trump administration has posted messages on the websites of multiple federal agencies, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture, that blame the "radical left" for the shutdown.
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Senate leader Thune says weekend votes to reopen government are 'unlikely' if Friday's votes fail
The government has been shutdown since Wednesday, after the Senate failed to pass a House-passed stopgap bill that would have kept the government funded through Nov. 21.
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'I don't have anything to negotiate:' Speaker Johnson holds firm on GOP shutdown strategy
Despite voting for nearly the same bill a total of 13 times during the Biden administration, Senate Democrats have continued to vote down GOP’s clean Continuing Resolution.
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Republican lawmakers claim they will not accept payment during government shutdown
Nebraska GOP Sen. Debra Fischer on Wednesday asked the Senate financial clerk to withhold her paycheck during the shutdown.