Congress
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Senate parliamentarian rejects GOP budget bill provision limiting judicial contempt over Trump admin
"Senate Republicans tried to write Donald Trump’s contempt for the courts into law—gutting judicial enforcement, defying the Constitution, and bulldozing the very rule of law that forms our democracy," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.
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Comer supports USDA inspector general's findings on Tennessee Walking Horse competition inspections
"The USDA Inspector General’s review confirms our Committee’s findings of inconsistent enforcement of the Horse Protection Act by APHIS at Tennessee Walking Horse competitions," House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer said.
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Speaker Johnson pushes back on Massie's war powers resolution over Trump's missile attacks on Iran
“I don’t think this is an appropriate time for a war powers resolution and I don’t think it’s necessary,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said.
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Sen Roger Marshall touts Trump's first 100 days as 'some of the most consequential' in US history
“My belief is that President Trump has declared the apology tour is over with – that we’re boldly putting America and Americans first," Marshall said. "Gone is the despair of the Biden era.
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Lawmakers in Congress begin budget markups for Trump's border security, defense priorities
The House committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Education and Workforce each held markups of their respective budget reconciliation recommendations Tuesday.
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Anna Paulina Luna introduces bill to codify DOGE actions into federal law
The bill comes as the department estimates that it has saved American taxpayers a cumulative $160 billion since January.
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Top House Democrat Aguilar dismisses attempts to impeach Trump
Rep. Pete Aguilar made the comments a day after Rep. Shri Thanedar announced he had filed seven articles of impeachment against Trump.
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Senate confirms former Georgia GOP Sen David Perdue as US ambassador to China
Purdue was confirmed 67-29 with some Democratic support.
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House overwhelmingly passes 'Take it Down' bill that criminalizes deepfake revenge porn
The Senate passed the measure, which was cosponsored last month by Texas GOP Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz and Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, and President Donald Trump has promised to sign the legislation.
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Rep. Bryan Steil says judge who allegedly helped illegal migrant evade arrest is not above the law
Last week, FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest of a Milwaukee judge who allegedly obstructed an immigration arrest.
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Hawaii senator officially throws hat into ring to replace Durbin as Democratic whip
The Hawaii senator, who already serves as the Chief Deputy Whip, said that if he's elected next year after the midterm elections, then he would work to elevate the party and tap people for positions that align with their expertise.
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House Judiciary to mark up immigration portion of GOP's reconciliation bill on Wednesday
The judiciary meeting will take place in the Rayburn office building at 2 p.m. Eastern.
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Michigan Democrat introduces articles of impeachment against Trump for allegedly ignoring SCOTUS
Michigan Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar accused Trump in the articles of obstruction of justice, abuse of power, usurpation of power, bribery and corruption.