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House Speaker Mike Johnson urges US to bring an end to Iran war
Republicans, including Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson, have largely cited the cost of the war, including its impact on the United States economy by causing fuel prices to rise, which Americans are feeling in their wallets.
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Rand Paul drops Fauci bombshell, says more record destruction and gain-of-function research found
Senator says new revelations on Fauci's phone, computer and diary led his committee to try granting prosecutorial immunity to a former top aide to Fauci. That effort failed. The revelations include undisclosed destruction of documents and knowing attempts at increasing "gain-of-function" that weaponized the virus. Democrats -- and a few Republicans -- seem set on keeping the information from public view.
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Rand Paul's immunity bid for key Fauci aide fails Senate committee vote
Sen. Rand Paul said the aide is reluctant to answer the committee's questions without legal immunity.
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House Ethics Committee to investigate GOP Rep. Cory Mills over questionable weapons contracts
Federal law states that members of Congress cannot have contracts with the U.S. government except in rare circumstances.
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Trump endorses ex-Freedom Caucus leader Scott Perry for reelection in 2026
Perry, a known Trump ally who represents the state's 10th congressional district, narrowly won his race last year. He is seeking his eighth term in Congress in 2026.
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Utah GOP Sen. Lee introduces bill to abolish the TSA
"The TSA has not only intruded into the privacy and personal space of most Americans, it has also repeatedly failed tests to find weapons and explosives," Lee said. "Our bill privatizes security functions at American airports under the eye of an Office of Aviation Security Oversight, bringing this bureaucratic behemoth to a welcome end."
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Trump pulls Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to be US ambassador to UN amid tight GOP House majority
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch said he got the notice Thursday afternoon.
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House committee approves bill to remove DC's sanctuary city policies
The bill was introduced by GOP Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins.
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With DOGE gavel, MTG aims to end federal funding of news, tax breaks for nonprofits causing harm
“They can hate us on their own dime, not the American people's hard earned tax dollars,” Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., says.
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Trump slams Jasmine Crockett for referring to Texas' Greg Abbott as 'governor hotwheels'
Crockett made the comment at an event over the weekend for the Human Rights Campaign in Los Angeles, where she stated "We in these hot a** Texas streets, honey. Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there, come on now! And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot a** mess, honey!"
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House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan lays out sweeping agenda for judicial reform
Republicans in Congress have zeroed in on federal judges unilaterally blocking key Trump executive orders on immigration and government reform. The Constitution gives Congress the right to delineate the authority of district courts.
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Kansas senator introduces legislation that would codify definition of male and female
Marshall said the Defining Male and Female Act of 2025 would codify Trump's executive order that defines sex as something determined at conception.
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US likely to reach debt limit by August or September unless action is taken by Congress: CBO report
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will have his prediction on when the debt limit will be reached in May.