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Massie crosses threshold to force House vote on full Epstein files release
Four Republicans, including lame-duck Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, joined all Democrats to bypass GOP leadership and bring Epstein Files Transparency Act II to a floor vote.
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Bernie Sanders won't back Schumer for majority leader in new Congress: 'time is now for change'
Sanders delivered the remark at a news conference at the Capitol, flanked by Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., and they both called for a debate about the party's direction and future.
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You Vote: GOP in the House picked Jim Jordan as its leader, Senate picked John Thune. What say you?
The entire Senate GOP leadership team was re-elected by acclamation during the closed-door conference meeting.
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Democratic-led House authorizes $3.5 trillion of spending as national debt climbs to $29 trillion
Pelosi was ultimately able to secure yes votes from nine moderate House Democrats for the resolution which expands the social safety net in the U.S. with new federal programs
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McCarthy to Pelosi: 'Drop' $3.5T budget vote until every American is home from Afghanistan
Military vet and GOP Rep. Brian Mast on Democratic-led House debating infrastructure bill, new spending: 'Get our Americans home."
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House GOP: Biden risks having 'blood of Americans' on his hands by sticking to exit deadline
"America is going to face al Qaeda 3.0," said Florida Republican Rep. Mike Waltz, a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.
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Jan. 6 select committee seeks phone records of lawmakers, others related to the Capitol breach
The select committee is in the process of asking social media and telecommunications companies to preserve relevant documents
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Pelosi's plan to move $3.5 trillion spending bill falters overnight, talks with moderate Dems resume
The moderates want the chamber to vote immediately on a Senate-passed, $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill.
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Fiscal watchdog group urges House not to pass $3.5T budget bill
"Now is not the time to further explode our national debt," warns the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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Manchin to House Dems: Don't hold infrastructure bill 'hostage' to budget reconciliation
"It would send a terrible message to the American people if this bipartisan bill is held hostage," said Manchin.
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Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending package in jeopardy, with Pelosi appearing short on votes
The House speaker is facing opposition from nine moderate Democrats, enough to keep the measure from passing.
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GOP Senator says she and her colleagues want to welcome Afghani refugees who are 'fully vetted'
Skeptics are wondering if GOP critics of Biden's handling of the Afghanistan exit are sincere or merely opportunists.
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War veteran in Congress laments Biden’s ‘lack of clarity’ on Afghanistan exit timetable
“We need clarity around that deadline," says Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) of Biden's Aug. 31 exit deadline