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Senate overwhelmingly rejects Bernie Sanders' bid to block billions in Israeli military aid
The resolutions intended to block the Trump administration’s planned sale of bombs and other weaponry to Israel that was estimated to be worth $8.8 billion.
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Anna Paulina Luna discussed changes to proxy voting with Speaker Johnson after Trump endorsement
The Floridian on Thursday said she and the speaker talked after President Donald Trump said he liked the idea of new mothers voting by proxy. However, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he would let the decision rest with Johnson.
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Senate advances groundwork for passing Trump's tax agenda
The resolution includes framework instructions for how both chambers can eventually pass a bill through budget reconciliation, which would bypass a filibuster.
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House members, amid busy legislative agenda, set sights on overhaul of chamber's biggest cafeterias
House members and staff are reportedly evaluating potential new vendors for the U.S. House.
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Helene: Proposal brings back help accessing federal money
Helene Small Business Recovery Act, authored by Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., drew the immediate support when filed last week of Democratic Rep. Don Davis and Republican Reps. Virginia Foxx and David Rouzer, all of North Carolina.
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Interest costs on U.S. debt to exceed economic growth by 2045, increasing risk of fiscal crisis
"Interest costs will reach a record 3.2 percent of GDP this year – exceeding the cost of defense and Medicare," said a budget watchdog group. That may signal a debt spiral.
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House Ethics Committee to investigate GOP Rep. Cory Mills over questionable weapons contracts
Federal law states that members of Congress cannot have contracts with the U.S. government except in rare circumstances.
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Trump endorses ex-Freedom Caucus leader Scott Perry for reelection in 2026
Perry, a known Trump ally who represents the state's 10th congressional district, narrowly won his race last year. He is seeking his eighth term in Congress in 2026.
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Utah GOP Sen. Lee introduces bill to abolish the TSA
"The TSA has not only intruded into the privacy and personal space of most Americans, it has also repeatedly failed tests to find weapons and explosives," Lee said. "Our bill privatizes security functions at American airports under the eye of an Office of Aviation Security Oversight, bringing this bureaucratic behemoth to a welcome end."
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Trump pulls Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be US ambassador to UN amid tight GOP House majority
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch said he got the notice Thursday afternoon.
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House committee approves bill to remove DC's sanctuary city policies
The bill was introduced by GOP Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins.
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With DOGE gavel, MTG aims to end federal funding of news, tax breaks for nonprofits causing harm
“They can hate us on their own dime, not the American people's hard earned tax dollars,” Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., says.
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Trump slams Jasmine Crockett for referring to Texas' Greg Abbott as 'governor hotwheels'
Crockett made the comment at an event over the weekend for the Human Rights Campaign in Los Angeles, where she stated "We in these hot a** Texas streets, honey. Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there, come on now! And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot a** mess, honey!"