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More than 100 House Democrats vote to end aid to Israel, measure fails with wide Republican support
The measure, which was an amendment to the State Department's spending bill, would have eliminated $3.3 billion in funding for Israel but failed in a 314-104 split. Ten lawmakers voted "present."
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House Homeland Security Chair Garbarino vows oversight of ICE after shootings
ICE agents shot a man in Texas on July 7 while the agents were trying to conduct a vehicle stop as part of a targeted enforcement operation to arrest an illegal migrant and that the victim Lorenzo Salgado Araujo attempted to evade them.
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Blanche faces Senate hearing to be next attorney general, amid tepid GOP support, tough questions
Among the questions Blanche will face are those on Trump’s IRS lawsuit and the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files.
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Ron Johnson says he has offered Senate Democrats a proposal to pay federal employees amid shutdown
Johnson said he will encourage Senate Majority Leader John Thune to bring his bill back up for another vote with the compromise amendment if the Senate fails to pass the House's continuing resolution to reopen the government.
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Comer opens probe into whether UNRWA obstructed US oversight into staff's alleged ties to Hamas
Comer noted that the United States has been the biggest contributor to the UN, including by supplying 22% of its general budget, 25% of its peacekeeping budget, and 40% of its humanitarian budget. The contributions includes funds for the UNRWA.
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House Oversight drops schedule for transcribed interviews with online forum reps on radicalization
The general counsel for Steam will go first on Nov. 4, followed by Discord on Nov. 12, Reddit on Nov. 18 and Twitch on Nov. 20.
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House Oversight Committee deems some of Biden’s autopen orders ‘invalid,’ asks DOJ to investigate
The findings come after a monthslong probe into the Biden administration’s use of an autopen for executive decisions and pardons.
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House Judiciary accuses Biden FBI of retaliating against whistleblower
The special agent blew the whistle on the bureau's alleged misuse of "law-enforcement authorities," which prompted the bureau to prolong his security clearance evaluation process, and the FBI asked Emily Fertitta to participate in a two-day interview.
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Democrat Jared Golden accuses party of lying about government shutdown strategy
Golden was the only House Democrat to support the Republican-led clean continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through Nov. 21. The House passed the bill last month, but it has been held up in the Senate.
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You Vote: As the government shutdown continues on, which side do you now think will blink first?
A narrow majority of respondents to a Tuesday poll said that they believe the government shutdown should continue, while just 41% of likely U.S. voters said they disapprove of ending the shutdown.
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Johnson cancels House votes, keeps chamber in recess next week amid government shutdown
Johnson's decision to keep the House in a "district work week," was announced during a brief pro forma session in the lower chamber. The House has not voted on any legislation since Sept. 19.
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Jeffries endorses Mamdani for New York City mayor
The Democratic leader had declined to weigh in on the race since Mamdani triumphed over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary in June. Cuomo is still running, but as an independent.
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California lawmakers demand answers on live artillery fire over Golden State highway
The event included a live-fire amphibious assault demonstration over Interstate five, which saw shrapnel hit at least two California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicles.