Congress
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House Democrats to force vote on Iran war powers resolution next week
The resolution was introduced by Reps. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, and Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, earlier this year and comes after both chambers of congress rejected a Venezuela war powers resolution last month.
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Mike Lee implores Senate colleagues to identify those who do not support SAVE America Act
The comment comes after Senate Majority Leader John Thune warned earlier Wednesday that the Republican conference in the upper chamber was not unified on the prospect of using the talking filibuster to pass the SAVE Act.
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Banks introduces Dalilah Law to bar states from granting a commercial license to illegal alien
"Americans are paying the price because illegal drivers are being handed commercial driver’s licenses like candy and put behind the wheel of 80,000-pound trucks," Sen. Jim Banks said
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GOP Rep. Banks introduces qualified immunity bill to protect police officers
New Mexico and Colorado both passed laws ending qualified immunity following the George Floyd riots.
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House rules package would make adding more 'too easy,' budget hawks say
The House is expected to vote on the rules package early Tuesday evening.
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Democrats urge Biden to extradite Bolsonaro from Florida after Brazil riot
U.S. lawmakers are comparing Sunday's events in Brazil to the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
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GOP-led House repeals funding for as many as 87,000 IRS agents
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said the House also plans to vote this week to form a committee on "the weaponization of the federal government against citizens" and to end Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) sales to China.
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As GOP-led House hastens to pass rules package, defense spending emerges as sticking point
"I don't want to see defense cuts," said Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.). "We don't know what deals were made. And that's something that we should be transparent about."
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GOP-led House passes rules package after contentious speaker vote
The adopted rules package contains a series of rules changes sought by the conservative House Freedom Caucus
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McCarthy deal creates special investigative panels for COVID, weaponization of FBI
Pressure from holdouts leads to potentially historic probes.
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McCarthy holdouts forced significant change in House. Will they now face recriminations?
Representatives could face fallout from House colleagues, Trump machine.
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Oops he did it again: Biden incorrectly claims Jan. 6 attack happened on July 6
President was at Jan. 6 commemoration event
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Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries claims 5 police officers died 'as a result of' Jan. 6 riot
Critics allege that suicides, stroke should be counted as deaths in connection with riot