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Watch Live: Senate kicks off its vote-a-rama on budget resolution
The votes come after the Senate spent nearly the whole day debating the budget.
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Bipartisan effort in Congress looks to strengthen education on the Abraham Accords
The new PEACE Act was introduced by Arizona GOP Rep. Abe Hamadeh and Illinois Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider, and will teach U.S diplomats about the Accords.
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Senate set to vote this weekend on budget resolution, blueprint for Trump tax cuts
The vote could come as early as Saturday.
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ActBlue adopted 'more lenient' donation standards, received foreign money during 2024 election cycle
Three House Committees launched probes last year after reviewing evidence that the platform accepted donations from foreign sources and employed lax verification standards.
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GOP senators plan to bypass parliamentarian to extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts
The parliamentarian is a tool that is often used in the Senate by the majority party under a process called budget reconciliation which allows them to avert a filibuster.
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House DOGE subcommittee to hold hearing on reducing federal real estate
The hearing, titled “Federal Foreclosure: Reducing the Federal Real Estate Portfolio," will examine the management of federal real estate and whether it's cost-effective for American taxpayers.
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Cory Booker breaks record for longest speech on Senate floor
Booker, who's speech was a protest of the current Trump administration, passed Thurmond's record at 7:19 p.m. Eastern. The senator claimed he would be speaking for as long as he was "physically able."
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Democrats replay politics of personal destruction to discredit censorship watchdog at hearing
"Everything looks like a conspiracy when you don't know how anything works," Mary Poppins of misinformation Nina Jankowicz, former head of Disinformation Governance Board, tells lawmakers.
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Guns for me, not for thee: Staffer arrested for gun inside Capitol works for gun-law advocate Booker
Senator Booker has been the leading Democratic advocate for increased gun control, including mandatory federal licenses for gun purchases.
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You Vote: Did Sen. Cory Booker help strengthen opposition to Trump with his 22-hour Senate speech?
This speech is not a filibuster and no legislation is being blocked, meaning Booker was able to give a prolonged speech that kept the Senate floor open.
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The 9 House Republicans who rebelled against leadership over new-mom proxy voting issue
The rule was blocked in a 206-222 split.
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GOP House leaders cancel votes for rest of week after internal revolt over new-mom proxy vote
The news comes after a group of nine Republicans joined House Democrats in opposing a procedural rule that would have blocked the House from voting on allowing proxy voting for new parents.
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Senator Cory Booker staffer arrested for carrying firearm on Capitol grounds, police say
The arrest follows two prior firearm-related security incidents involving congressional staffers.