Congress
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Sen. Whitehouse defends Democrats on shutdown as Senate rejects sixth attempt to reopen government
The Senate failed to advance competing continuing resolutions for the sixth time that would temporarily restore federal funding, with the House-passed resolution failing in a 54-45 split that was primarily along party lines.
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MTG says GOP must 'come up with a solution' for Obamacare subsidies amid government shutdown
"Americans are going to be hurting, and they really don’t care about R and D," Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said
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Jeffries rejects possible one-year extension on Obamacare tax subsidies amid funding showdown
Virginia GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans is reportedly floating the one-year extension on Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies as a possible starting point for negotiations on reopening the government, which has been shut down since last week.
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Congress acts to help veterans avoid foreclosure after VA ends relief program
The VA Home Loan Program Reform Act creates a five-year partial claims program for delinquent borrowers with VA-backed loans. It lets the VA buy a portion of a loan in default, allowing veterans to catch up on payments without immediately losing their homes.
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House panels request interview with former ActBlue associate general counsel amid investigation
The panels asked Aaron Ting to sit for a transcribed interview with them since he "worked closely with ActBlue's fraud prevention team"
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Senate panel moves to let FBI headquarters stay in DC, rather than move to Maryland
The Senate Appropriations Committee struck an amendment to an appropriations bill that would have blocked funding for a plan by the Trump administration to relocate the FBI headquarters to a new site in D.C.
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House gives final approval to $9 billion spending clawback, sending it to Trump for signature
The bill makes major cuts to foreign aid, and subsidies for NPR and PBS.
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House Rules Committee advances rescissions bill to floor vote without Epstein amendment
Republicans on the Rules Committee declined to include the Epstein amendment in the rescission package but unveiled their own non-binding resolution in a separate rule
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House Judiciary accuses Biden admin of misusing funds that went to anti-Netanyahu organizations
The House committee said its investigation into the alleged misuse of funds is still ongoing and that they have since reached out to other groups.
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Anna Paulina Luna to refer Jerome Powell to DOJ over perjury allegations related to Fed headquarters
Powell has been accused of lying to Congress about the project after he testified last month that there would be no "VIP dining room," "new marble," or "special elevators," despite government planning documents indicating otherwise.
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Rep Yakym introduces bill that would keep workers on strike from getting unemployment benefits
The legislation introduced by Yakym is titled the Securing Help for Involuntary Employment Loss and Displacement (SHIELD) Act.
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House passes historic cryptocurrency legislation, sending GENIUS Act to president's desk
The Senate passed the bill in a bipartisan vote last month. The vote in the House was also bipartisan, with 206 Republicans voting in favor of the bill and 102 Democrats. The complete House vote was 308-122.
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House Oversight secures interviews with top former Biden aides in mental acuity probe: Report
Comer requested the interviews earlier this month, where he asked Jean-Pierre, former White House counsel office spokesperson Ian Sams, senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates, and chief of staff Jeff Zients to sit for interviews.