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You Vote: With the government shutdown now longest on record, which side will blink and when?
Thune claimed that he would have to see whether he can rally enough support from Democrats to effectively pass the resolution, which is expected to be amended to extend federal funding past the House's Nov. 21 deadline.
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Senate Democrats to meet to discuss deal ending government shutdown
“If this is going to progress to the point where we actually have an agreement, we need to do a lot today,” Sen. Dick Durbin said
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Pelosi says she will not seek reelection
“I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said
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In sudden shift, Democrats take lead in generic election ballot as voters fret about finances
The new poll shows bad news for Republicans heading into 2026 midterms.
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More congressional Democrats go to El Salvador over deportation of Abrego Garcia
The House members are Reps. Robert Garcia, of California; Maxwell Frost, of Florida; Maxine Dexter, of Oregon; and Yassamin Ansari, of Arizona.
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Another Democrat lawmaker heading to El Salvador to advocate for Abrego Garcia's release
"This is not just one family’s nightmare; it is a constitutional crisis that should outrage every single one of us,” Dexter said in a statement released on Friday night.
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GOP Rep. Collins mocks Democrat Sen. Van Hollen's visit to El Salvador to meet deportee
Collins posted a photo of Sen. Van Hollen's office sign with El Salvador replacing Maryland
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Van Hollen: 'Nobody drank' margaritas that someone placed on table during meeting with Abrego Garcia
Van Hollen argues that El Salvador President Nayib Bukele was deceiving the public with his X post about drinking cocktails
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Comer rejects House Democrats' request to fund travel to El Salvador to meet deported migrant
Comer rebuked the two lawmakers, claiming that it was "absurd" they were requesting the committee pay for the travel when they have been "hostile" to the committee's oversight of the border crisis.
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Rep. Andy Biggs announces death of daughter from cancer
Biggs represents the fifth district of Arizona. He recently announced his bid for governor.
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Arizona GOP congressman backs bills on silencers
Hamadeh says the legislation makes commonsense changes to the definition of "silencer" and ensures that parts like end caps, adaptors and wipes are not misclassified as silencers.
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Congress requests interviews of former ActBlue officials in fundraising platform fraud probe
The former officials may have worked closely with the platforms fraud prevention team, which the committees say maintained “poor” practices, allowing potentially illegal donations to slip through.
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GOP congressman Grothman on forthcoming budget bill: 'We'll see what the Republicans are made up of'
"If you checked off Republican, maybe you better be ready to dig in and get rid of this fraud and abuse, not to mention get rid of anything that is not prescribed by the U.S. Constitution," he says