Congress
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Schumer offers plan to end government shutdown
"We’d like to offer a simple proposal that would reopen the government and extend the ACA premium tax credits simultaneously," Sen. Chuck Schumer said
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House committees threaten subpoena over no-show ActBlue official in fundraiser fraud probe
Republicans launched an investigation earlier this year into the fundraising giant over concerns about fraud prevention policies which uncovered lax security measures that allowed foreign donations to American political campaigns.
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Senators reintroduce bipartisan bill to make Secret Service director a Senate confirmed position
The legislation, dubbed the Providing Real Oversight and Transparency to Effectively Counter Threats (PROTECT) Act, comes after President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania last year, despite Secret Service protection.
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Maryland Rep Ivey becomes 1st congressional Dem to call for Schumer to step down as Senate leader
Rep. Glenn Ivey said that while he is not for shutting down the government, it was something that needed to be done at this specific time.
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Schumer defends vote for Trump-backed funding bill, says Democrats must "fight smart"
The Democratic leader in the Senate says his party must "fight smart" against the Trump agenda, arguing a government shutdown would have made programs more vulnerable to cuts from Elon's Musk's DOGE.
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Judiciary Committee demands testimony from Special Counsel Weiss, DOJ officials on weaponization
Jordan re-ups his probes into politicized and weaponization cases under a friendly Justice Department.
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FBI hands over Biden-era “weaponization” scandal documents to Jim Jordan
For years, the FBI under Christopher Wray stonewalled congressional Republican efforts seeking answers on the "weaponization" of the bureau. Now, the FBI under Kash Patel is finally handing over some answers.
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Congress probing two alleged security episodes during Trump visits to Capitol, one involving a gun
A gun was found in a backpack on the day of Trump's address to a joint session of Congress and the Capitol Police watchdog has been asked to probe whether or how a person evaded metal detectors on Inauguration Day when Trump spoke to Congress.
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Top Senate Democrat Schumer postpones book tour due to unspecified 'security concerns'
The tour was postponed after Schumer provided enough votes from Senate Democrats to allow Senate Republicans last week to pass a GOP-crafted spending measure to avoid a government shutdown.
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Former New York Congresswoman Nita Lowey dies at 87
Lowey was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee.
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Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly gets rid of his electric Tesla Model X, buys gas-powered Chevy Tahoe truck
The Chevy Tahoe gets about 21 miles per gallon in the city
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Fight against politically motivated debanking builds momentum
Critics say the Biden administration encouraged banks to remove politically controversial customers in the name of reputational risk.
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Senate Democrats who voted to filibuster CR under Trump supported abolishing filibuster under Biden
"Literally zero Senate Democrats support the filibuster. 38 voted to filibuster the continuing resolution yesterday," wrote former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., on X. "8 who previously voted to eliminate the filibuster (1/19/22) did not filibuster. 1 who previously campaigned against the filibuster did not filibuster."