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Senate unanimously passes resolution designating Oct 14 'day of remembrance' for Charlie Kirk
Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott introduced the resolution on Tuesday, alongside Florida GOP Rep. Jimmy Patronis in the House, which honors Kirk's legacy and influence in conservative politics.
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House members to get $10k a month for personal security after Charlie Kirk assassination
“The funding can be authorized, we need to make sure that that money is in the right buckets,” House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil said
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Four Republicans join Democrats to block Mace's censure vote of Omar over Charlie Kirk comments
The censure resolution would have formally reprimanded Rep. Ilhan Omar and stripped her of her committee assignments
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Credit unions step up efforts to protect tax-exempt status as large GOP budget bill moves forward
The House tax-writing committee is scheduled for a markup of the budget reconciliation bill on May 13, where members will reportedly discuss the tax-exempt status of credit unions.
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House GOP proposes raising current Child Tax Credit by $500 in budget reconciliation bill
The proposal currently lacks a top income tax rate cut but it extends the 2017 Trump tax rates for other tax brackets.
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MTG announces she is not running against Ossoff next year: 'The Senate doesn't work'
The Republican firebrand announced the decision in a lengthy post on X, where she did not endorse a potential candidate, but took herself out of the running.
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US government so far this year spent more than same period of 2024 as GOP mulls spending cuts
The Congressional Budget Office reported that the U.S. government has spent $2.4 trillion from January through April 2025, which is $196 billion higher than the same timeframe from 2024,
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PELL Act: More workers for jobs, less long-term debt for young adults
The proposal would expand Pell Grant eligibility for high-quality, short-term workforce programs.
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VA furnishing hyperbaric oxygen therapy takes another step in U.S. House
Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act, known also as House Resolution 1336, has been the project of Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., since arriving in Washington. HBOT, as the therapy is commonly known, is not in active-duty protocol for post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.
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Legislation seeks civilian roles for disqualified military recruits
Virginia has over 51,000 open cybersecurity positions in 2025, with only 77% of demand currently met—one of the largest workforce gaps in the nation, according to CyberSeek, a federal workforce data tool used by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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New York Republicans reject House's SALT deduction cap
In a joint statement. U.S. Reps. Mike Lawler, Elise Stefanik, Nick LaLota and Andrew Garbarino criticized the House Ways and Means Committee for "unilaterally" setting a lower cap with no notice, saying House budget writers proposed a cap "they already knew would fall short of earning our support."
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Trump presses Johnson to raise taxes on wealthy for budget bill: reports
"In any event, Republicans should probably not do it, but I’m OK if they do!!!" President Trump wrote.
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Anna Paulina Luna demands immediate release of Epstein files, client list
Luna demanded the files, along with Epstein's client list, be released in its entirety by May 16 without redactions except to protect victims.