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Bipartisan frustration over closed-door Pentagon briefing on Trump defense strategy and Iran war
Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon policy chief, was criticized for his lack of an opening statement and for answers that were considered not very informative.
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Rep. Jordan suggests ActBlue is in legal jeopardy after latest report on company’s fraud policies
New findings allege that the almost exclusively leftist fundraising platform ActBlue failed to properly verify foreign donor identities, prompting renewed calls for Justice Department intervention.
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Former Arizona Senator, GOP Majority Whip Jon Kyl dies
Kyl was first sworn into the Senate in 1995 and retired in 2013. He returned to the Senate in 2018 after former Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., died.
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Pelosi says she will not seek reelection
“I will not be seeking reelection to Congress,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said
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Congressional Perks: Luxury cars and mileage result in big costs for taxpayers
Before he left Congress in 2023, longtime Illinois Democrat, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, was also spending $999 monthly to lease a Lexus, records show.
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Congressional Judiciary chairs urge SCOTUS to address possible ethics violations by federal judges
The letter specifically refers to anonymous statements federal judges have made to the New York Times that appear to smear the Supreme Court, and describes the relationship between the high court and lower courts as a “war zone."
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House Democrat crashes Speaker Johnson's press conference on government shutdown
The government shutdown became the longest on record late Tuesday, replacing the record set during the first Trump administration in 2018 and 2019. The current shutdown began Oct. 1.
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Malliotakis joins Stefanik in condemning swastikas painted on NYC Jewish school, calling out Mamdani
"The day after NYC elects a pro-Hamas Antisemite for Mayor, Nazi swastikas are found painted on the walls of Magen David Yeshiva in Brooklyn," Rep. Elise Stefanik said
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Watchdog files ethics complaint against Rep Crockett over financial disclosures
"Given the inconsistencies in Rep. Crockett’s filings, an immediate investigation is warranted," FACT Executive Director Kendra Arnold said
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Government shutdown becomes longest on record after Senate fails 14th attempt to end it
The Senate voted 54-44 against invoking cloture on the House-passed continuing resolution, with no major changes from previous votes. Tuesday's vote marked the 14th time the Senate tried to pass the resolution.
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MTG says 'women of maturity' should unite to pave a 'new path' for the country
"I believe that people with powerful voices like myself and like you and especially women-to-women, we need to pave a new path," Greene said. "This country, our beautiful country. Our red, white and blue flag, is just being ripped to shreds, and I think it takes women of maturity to sew it back together."
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Jason Smith says Stacey Abrams' nonprofit shutting down is 'huge' win for Americans
Abrams founded the New Georgia Project in 2013, before she ran for governor. She lost to Georgia GOP Gov. Brian Kemp in both 2018 and 2022.
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Texas Republican files articles of impeachment against Judge Boasberg over Arctic Frost
The articles are related to revelations that Boasberg ordered AT&T and Verizon not to notify lawmakers of subpoenas for their phone records in former special counsel Jack Smith's Arctic Frost investigation for at least a year.