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Senate approves budget plan to fund immigration enforcement, bowling over Democrat blockade
President Donald Trump has temporarily arranged for key Homeland Security employees to be paid but set a June 1 deadline for Congress to solve the Democrat blockade.
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Comer says he is not in favor of pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, committee split
Comer said members of his panel are split over whether they support the pardon after she invoked the Fifth Amendment during her deposition earlier this year. Maxwell's attorney said she would only answer questions if given clemency.
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Rick Scott holds up Coast Guard promotions over issues with shipbuilders
Eastern Shipbuilding Group won a multibillion-dollar contract with the Coast Guard in 2016 to deliver four new Offshore Patrol Cutters. The company was supposed to finish the first ship by 2023, but faced multiple delays.
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New Jersey Democrat wins special election to fill the late Donald Payne's House seat
McIver will serve the remainder of Payne's term, which ends in January, after the late lawmaker died in April from a heart attack at the age of 65. McIver defeated Republican businessman Carmen Bucco, but will face him again in November for a full term.
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GOP senator demands answers to whistleblower allegations about second Trump assassination attempt
Hawley claimed that a Secret Service whistleblower accused the agency of failing to address "known vulnerabilities" at the golf course, including areas that offer a clear line of sight of people playing on the course.
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House passes funding bill to fix Veteran Affairs' $3 billion shortfall
The VA is asking Congress to supply nearly $3 billion in mandatory benefits funds for the current fiscal year, and for an additional $12 billion for fiscal year 2025.
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House votes to give tennis legend Billie Jean King Congressional Gold Medal
King, who was a major advocate for the passage of Title IX in the 1970s, will be the first solo female athlete to receive the award. The measure still needs to be signed by President Joe Biden in order to take effect.
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Kansas senator demands ABC turn over communications with Harris regarding presidential debate
Marshall claimed in a letter to the network's president and Harris's campaign manager that debate moderators Linsey Davis and David Muir were part of a "three-on-one" onslaught against Trump.
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Failed CR, SAVE Act vote represents another loss for Speaker Johnson's leadership
Discretionary funding for the fiscal year 2024 will expire on Sep. 30 and so far the House has not enacted any of the 12 full-year appropriations bills to fund the government for the next year.
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Witnesses testifying before Congress disprove Harris's statement about no troops in combat zones
During the presidential debate last week, Harris said that there were no members of the U.S. military in a combat or war zone.
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MTG moves to censure House Democrat over bill to strip Trump of Secret Service protection
"Democrats should be held accountable not only for their rhetoric but also for their actions," Greene wrote on the social media platform, X.
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Florida Rep. Luna says her office received a 'serious shooting threat'
"I will not be threatened, intimidated, or bow down to those using violence as a means to push their agenda," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wrote on the social media platform, X.
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Massie blasts 'insincere' and 'unserious' vote on continuing resolution, SAVE Act
Rep. Thomas Massie referred to the vote for the continuing resolution and the SAVE Act as a "fake fight."