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House passes veteran affairs funding legislation as first 2026 appropriations bill
The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026 was passed in a 218-206 vote.
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Comer announces former Jill Biden advisor Bernal canceled testimony in mental acuity probe
Bernal was previously expected to testify in a closed-doors interview on Thursday, but pulled his appearance after the White House waived executive privilege for former Biden officials in the probe on Tuesday.
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Ways and Means chairman tells GOP colleagues to carefully thread needle to pass 'big beautiful bill'
Smith said that because Republicans have such a slim majority in Congress, they can't be too extreme on some issues, or the bill won't pass.
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Two protesters tased at Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall
One disrupter was tased by police officers as he was being removed from the event.
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Watch Live: Marjorie Taylor Greene holds town hall in Georgia
Greene is one of a handful of Republican lawmakers to hold in-person town halls despite guidance from House leadership not to. Florida GOP Rep. Byron Donalds, who is running for Florida governor, is also expected to hold a town hall.
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Democrats accuse Trump of insider trading on tariff changes but ethics issues persist in own ranks
Do as we say, not as we do: While lacking proof of inside trading by Trump, some Democrats have ignored ongoing ethics problems in their own ranks, including former Speaker Pelosi’s and her husband’s lucrative stock trades.
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House subcommittee to hold hearing on US Fencing allowing biological men to compete in female events
DOGE subcommittee Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene invited Stephanie Turner, a female fencer who refused to compete against a biological male fencer, and USA Fencing board Chairman Damien Lehfeldt to testify at the May 7 hearing.
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Grassley urges Mark Zuckerberg to stop silencing Meta whistleblowers
Grassley in the letter scrutinized Meta’s severance agreement with Wynn-Williams, which his office claimed could violate the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) regulations by not allowing her to receive money for reporting illegal conduct.
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Her husband killed himself five weeks into Zoloft. She just got a meeting with RFK Jr.'s nemesis.
Kim Witczak has crusaded for informed consent in antidepressants for two decades and more recently joined with Marty Makary, now FDA commissioner, to demand FDA accurately label COVID-19 vaccines.
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Envoys from Iran and U.S. agree to additional talks over Tehran’s nuclear program: Report
The first round of indirect talks included U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei
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Senate confirms Dan Caine as Joint Chiefs Chairman
Caine's confirmation comes less than two months after President Trump removed Gen. C.Q. Brown from the post. Brown, who was also an AF general, was nominated by former President Joe Biden and confirmed in 2023.
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A little or a lot? Conflicting targets for cuts leave budget in limbo
The House of Representatives this week narrowly approved a budget resolution after the Senate did so previously.
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Rising deficit sets record as House GOP moves forward with $5T in tax cuts
A hefty price tag: The current framework that was adopted by the House on Thursday also includes $521 billion in defense and immigration spending and a minimum of $4 billion in spending cuts. The debt limit would be increased up to $5 trillion as well.