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Congress debates spending bill with 605 pages of earmarks before Friday shutdown deadline
Congress passed a bill last week to extend the appropriations deadlines to March 8 and March 22. The latest spending bill includes a $850,000 earmark for a bus stop and $1.8 million to expand an LGBTQ community center.
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Congressional leaders announce agreement on funding bills to avert a government shutdown this week
The bills are expected to pass the House with a large majority of Democrat votes and a lower percentage of Republican votes.
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Marco Rubio predicts 'there's no way' Russia takes all or even half of Ukraine
"Neither side is going to be able to achieve victory as defined in the most idealistic terms," the senator also said.
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Ron Johnson evades question about running for Senate GOP leader
Johnson said he sent a letter urging his colleagues to create a defined process for selecting the next leader and to establish goals for the GOP.
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Gun Owners of America speaks out against John Cornyn's bid to replace McConnell as Senate GOP leader
The group's federal affairs director called Cornyn a "traitor" and said he should "join Mitch McConnell in retirement."
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Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan demands answers on White House role in Google's 'Woke' Gemini AI
The tweet says “The committee is investigating how and to what extent the Executive Branch has colluded with Big Tech and other intermediaries to censor Americans' speech.”
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House Speaker Johnson announces the release of 5,000 more hours of Jan. 6 footage
"Today, 5,000 more hours of Capitol security footage from January 6th, 2021 is now available for the public to view," Johnson wrote.
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Alabama Sen. Britt to deliver the GOP response to Biden's State of the Union speech
Britt is the first woman in Alabama's history to be elected to the Senate.
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Democrats vote against personal liability for federal censorship, saying it doesn't go far enough
Republicans tell Dems the Censorship Accountability Act accomplishes the same thing as their own bill from prior Congress. "Every person in the government who's done this for the last decade has got off scot-free," Massie fumes.
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GOP Rep. Mark Green will seek reelection in 2024 instead of retiring
The House Republican conference is facing considerable turnover in the next Congress, with many lawmakers – including several powerful committee chairs – opting against reelection.
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GOP-led House passes last minute short-term CR to avoid government shutdown
The House vote was 320-99 with 13 members not voting
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Republican congressman preparing discharge petition to force House vote on Ukraine war funding
Fitzpatrick has introduced a bipartisan funding bill totaling $66 billion that would provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as enact U.S. border security provisions.