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Another Democrat lawmaker heading to El Salvador to advocate for Abrego Garcia's release
"This is not just one family’s nightmare; it is a constitutional crisis that should outrage every single one of us,” Dexter said in a statement released on Friday night.
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GOP Rep. Collins mocks Democrat Sen. Van Hollen's visit to El Salvador to meet deportee
Collins posted a photo of Sen. Van Hollen's office sign with El Salvador replacing Maryland
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Van Hollen: 'Nobody drank' margaritas that someone placed on table during meeting with Abrego Garcia
Van Hollen argues that El Salvador President Nayib Bukele was deceiving the public with his X post about drinking cocktails
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Speaker Johnson says Zelenskyy needs to 'come back to the table in gratitude' or resign
Johnson also says the mineral-rights deal that was not signed at the White House on Friday would have been beneficial for both the U.S. and Ukraine.
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AOC asks Pam Bondi whether she is 'under investigation' over her migrant webinar
"Educating the public about their rights, especially in a time of rising uncertainty, is a key part of our responsibility as elected officials," she wrote. "A government that uses threats of DOJ investigations to suppress free speech is a threat to all, regardless of political ideology."
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Senate Democrats warn that housing migrants at Guantanamo Bay pose threat to military readiness
The senators cited previous reports that alleged abuse and mistreatment of detainees in facilities operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and expressed concern that those same abuses could happen to migrants at Guantanamo.
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First Democrat to join DOGE caucus blasts Musk for using ‘sledgehammer instead of a scalpel’
Moskowitz on DOGE moving to shutdown USAID: 'You got rid of the agency that literally is fighting every single day against China's influence, because every time we retract from someplace, China steps in."
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Congress scrambles to prevent government shutdown with another stopgap bill
The stopgap, most likely to take the form of a six-month Continuing Resolution (CR), would mark the third time Congress punted the deadline to pass the 12 annual appropriations bills that provide money for federal agencies to spend on programs each year.
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Johnson expresses caution about Trump tariffs but says he'll give president 'benefit of the doubt'
Johnson said he is "concerned" about the tariffs because his home state was badly impacted by the tariffs in the president's first administration, which harmed the Wisconsin agriculture industry.
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Sen Ron Johnson says Kennedy will send him 'terabytes' of HHS data on Friday
Johnson expressed optimism in all of Trump's Cabinet picks, but highlighted Kennedy's commitment to providing transparency on issues like vaccine safety.
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Senate advances Linda McMahon nomination for Education secretary, setting up final vote for Monday
The Senate invoked cloture on the nomination in a 51-47 vote, which sets her confirmation up for a full vote on Monday. No Democrat supported advancing the nomination
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Elissa Slotkin to lead Democratic response to Trump address to Congress
Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt delivered the Republican response to former President Joe Biden's State of the Union address last year.
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House Federal Secrets Panel Chair Luna says AG's release of Epstein docs nothing but 'phonebook'
A group of conservative influencers including DC Draino, Mike Cernovich and Liz Wheeler were seen outside the White House holding up documents that said “The Epstein Files: Phase 1."