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Bipartisan legislation to reform DC's criminal law makes progress to fight crime in the capital
Congress has moved to codify changes to D.C. law to encourage a crackdown on violent crimes in the nation’s capital. Changes include lowering the age of "juvenile" defendants, which currently can apply to 24-year-olds.
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'Radical transparency' comes for CDC director fired by RFK Jr., Fauci, pharma-funded GOP chair
Susan Monarez still clinging to COVID dogma rejected by Biden CDC director four years ago, that vaccines reduce viral load and hence transmission. Rand Paul planning Fauci subpoena after new emails suggest he lied under oath.
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Senate Republicans come a step closer to confirming Trump's nominees after rule change
On Wednesday, the Senate had multiple votes on the first of the blocs and the upcoming confirmation votes.
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Florida Rep. Randy Fine says the only way to save US is to get spending under control
Fine explained that the reason interest rates in the U.S. are so high is that the U.S. has to keep borrowing money to fund the government and past debt.
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Nancy Mace files resolution to expel McIver from Congress over Newark charge
McIver allegedly assaulted and impeded a law enforcement officer during a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Newark earlier this month.
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House GOP releases update to Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ that speeds up Medicaid work requirements
The legislation is currently with the House Rules Committee, which is expected to vote on the legislation late Wednesday evening, or in the early hours of Thursday morning.
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Trump‘s legislative agenda clears key House hurdle after Medicaid work requirements sped up
The passage was a major victory for Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, and set the bill up for a final vote as early as Thursday.
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White House deputy chief of staff says Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' is a massive win for Congress
The bill, pushed by Trump, includes key factors of his agenda, such as no taxes on tips, increased border security funding and extending the president's 2017 tax cuts.
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GOP-House panel continues with its all-nighter to try to get Trump's budget bill to final vote
The process has been further complicated by Democratic committee members complaining that they don't have a final bill on which to vote because GOP leadership continues to rewrite it as compromises are made.
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House GOP leadership reaches tentative agreement with SALT Republican holdouts: Report
The new agreement, proposed to Republican lawmakers in liberal states, would raise the cap on SALT deductions from the $10,000 currently in place to $40,000 a year instead.
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Nancy Mace displays nude still of herself during House hearing she claims was taken without consent
Mace shared the shot during a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing on "surveillance in private spaces," and claimed Bryant's actions and that of the other men's were "creepy" and "criminal."
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House Speaker predicts chamber will vote on Trump budget before Friday
Johnson has been negotiating with GOP holdouts over the past week, but said recent progress could put the House on track to pass a rule governing the bill on Wednesday and a final vote no later than Thursday.
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Supreme Court rules Maine House must temporarily return voting power to censured state lawmaker
The order restores voting rights to GOP Maine Rep. Laurel Libby, who was censured on a party-line vote for refusing House Speaker Ryan Fecteau's demand to remove a post criticizing transgender athletes’ participation in girls’ sports.