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Banks claims seven Indiana residents died in the past six months from illegal migrant truck drivers
"I am angry about it; I have had enough of it," he lamented. "Because it is stories like this that show why mass deportations matter and why they are needed now more than ever.
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Massie doubles down on calls for Lutnick to resign
In 2013, a business associate had emailed Epstein the resume of Lutnick’s nanny and said he was trying to arrange a time for Epstein to meet her.
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House Dems to force vote on ending Trump's Canada tariffs as early as Wednesday: Reports
Trump imposed the tariffs on Canada last year over the country's failure to prevent fentanyl from flowing across the United States' northern border.
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Scott Perry becomes latest House Republican to keep 'options open' on next speaker vote
House Speaker Mike Johnson received unanimous support from House Republicans in November as the party's nominee for the floor vote, but some lawmakers have since soured on the speaker over his handling of the House spending bill.
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First Amendment rights at risk if donor disclosure required in legal briefs, GOP senators warn
Democrats say they want to stop an "orchestrated campaign of judicial lobbying by an amicus flotilla," but Republicans mock idea that anyone cares if "the Sierra Club has been bought off by the green-energy industry."
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MTG tells US youth 'put down the selfie light,' pursue useful skills, amid debate on foreign workers
Greene says too many young people are trying to become the "next youtuber/content creator/social media influencer instead of pursuing a useful skill set/trade/education."
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Kay Granger's disappearance from Congress prompts fresh debate over term limits
Granger, 81, has not cast a vote in Washington since July and was found in memory care facility.
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Congress just pushed Social Security closer to the brink to appease unions, but few seem to care
CBO estimates the new law will deplete Social Security Trust fund by a whopping $20 billion a year.
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Johnson allies urge Trump to reaffirm support for speaker ahead of January vote
House members are expected to vote on the new speaker when they return from the holidays on January 3. Once the speaker is confirmed, the lawmakers will officially be sworn into office, and then vote on January 6 to certify the 2024 election results.
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Rand Paul's annual Festivus report details how Biden admin spent $1T on 'government waste'
Paul's 41-page report this year concludes the Biden administration spent $1 trillion on such events as drag shows and projects like the construction of pickle ball complexes.
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Comer to invite former SSA Commissioner O’Malley to testify on federal telework policies next month
The letter comes after O'Malley signed an agreement last month with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) that would extend the agency's current remote policies for 42,000 Social Security Administration (SSA) employees through 2029.
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Read explosive allegations against Matt Gaetz in newly released House Ethics report
The committee released the findings of its probe shortly before the Christmas holiday.
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Gaetz takes legal action to stop release of House Ethics Committee report on him
Gaetz made a last-minute attempt to stop the official release of the report, following Just the News and other news outlets publishing a draft of the report.