Congress
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Speaker Johnson supports expanding ban on lawmakers having sexual relations with staffers
This proposed ban would apply even to aides who aren't subordinates in a personal office or on a committee.
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Thune declines to make official endorsement in race to replace South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham
Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appointed Graham's sister Darline Graham Nordone to serve the remainder of her brother's term, and she announced Monday that she plans to seek the full term in November.
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Rand Paul discloses bombshell evidence that FBI blocked CBP interview of Fauci ally
The latest documents come just over a week before former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci is set to testify in front the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
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Senate GOP unites behind healthcare proposal as chamber prepares to vote Thursday on ACA subsidies
The Senate is expected to vote on the dueling proposals on Thursday, but neither is expected to pass.
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NDAA to limit Hegseth's travel budget unless unedited video of boat strikes in Caribbean is released
A quarter of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's travel budget will be withheld unless the Pentagon releases “video of strikes conducted against designated terrorist organizations in the area of responsibility of the United States Southern Command”
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Mace slams House GOP leaders in op-ed, claiming Pelosi was 'more effective' speaker than Republicans
Mace is the latest female Republican lawmaker to blast House leadership and the Trump administration, after Georgia firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene broke from her party to criticize its leadership in recent months.
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NDAA requires Trump spy agencies to declassify intel on COVID-19 origins and Chinese obstruction
The multi-hundred-billion dollar defense bill which funds the U.S. military is now written to prod the U.S. intelligence community into sharing what it knows about COVID-19's likely emergence from a Chinese government lab in Wuhan, once called a conspiracy theory by politicians and legacy media.
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Loudermilk asks for interview with key pipe bomb witness whose timeline diverges with FBI
The witness, who later publicly identified herself as Karlin Younger, said she found the pipe bomb in an alleyway while doing laundry on the day of the Capitol riot.
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Senate Judiciary Republicans to hold series of Arctic Frost hearings next year
The hearings come after Republicans learned that Smith subpoenaed phone records of multiple GOP senators during his investigation, including Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Florida GOP Sen. Rick Scott.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett jumps into Democratic primary for Senate seat in Texas, after Allred drops out
Allred said he was withdrawing his candidacy in order to avoid a messy primary next year in favor of the party uniting behind one candidate heading into the November midterms.
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House releases $901 billion Defense spending authorization bill, $9B over Trump's request
“This legislation includes important House-passed provisions to ensure our military forces remain the most lethal in the world and can deter any adversary,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said
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Republicans divided over how to address rising health care costs
Senate Republicans have not decided on an alternative health care bill, despite millions of Americans’ premiums set to expire.
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House passes bills to block CCP's influence on schools
The bills prohibit funding from foreign sources and reinforce protections for American students and families. All three passed with bipartisan support.