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Rep. Hamadeh says 'barbaric violence' against Druze community in Syria 'must end immediately'
"Now is the time for the Syrian government to turn their words into real actions if they want to maintain legitimacy: restore order, protect all of its citizens," Hamadeh says
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House committee could grant Biden witnesses immunity to get them to talk
Three witnesses close to the former president pleaded the fifth during depositions before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in less than two weeks, with more likely to come.
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Democrats seek federal ban on price gouging amid tariff rollout
Critics say the measure could actually make shortages of key products worse.
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Democrats and three Republicans block Senate crypto bill from advancing to final vote
The three Republicans who voted against advancing the legislation to a final vote were Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Josh Hawley of Missouri, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
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Democratic Connecticut senator explains why party's approval rating is low ahead of 2026
The party's rating in a Pew Research national survey last month showed 60% of respondents viewed Democrats unfavorably, and 38% viewed them favorably. A Wall Street Journal poll in late March showed similar numbers.
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House passes bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America
The bill passed in a 211-206 vote, with 16 not voting, all Democrats and one Republican voting against.
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House Republicans push non-Ivy League presidents on responses to last year's antisemitic protests
The hearing featured testimony from the presidents of DePaul University, Haverford University, and the California Polytechnic State University.
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Republican fiscal hawks remind Johnson that Trump's budget must not add to US deficit
Congressional Republicans in both chambers are attempting to make cuts to federal spending while also boosting defense spending, and funding for deportations.
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Sen. Ron Johnson proposes Trump's 'one big beautiful bill' be broken up into three parts
Johnson said while he appreciated all of Trump's work in his first 100 days in office, he just disagreed with how the president wanted to pass a comprehensive legislative package in one large bill.
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Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna introduces bill to fully repeal the Patriot Act
The Patriot Act was passed in 2001, shortly after the 9/11 attacks, and signed into law by then-President George W. Bush.
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Rep. Steube says FBI agents who helped cover up cause of GOP baseball shooting should be fired
Steube said if there were FBI agents who helped cover up the cause of the 2017 GOP baseball practice, they should be investigated to see if they obstructed justice.
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House moderates, conservatives' dispute over Medicaid slows passage of Trump spending bill
“We’re coming up with options — we’re discussing them, hashing through them, debating them,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said.
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Massie opposes Hill efforts on antisemitism, cites free speech, 'not illegal to be antisemitic'
“Congress should just stay out of these fights to crack down on free speech,” Rep. Thomas Massie said.